1. شدو على بغلةٍ لصاحبنا

    إذ علاها بسوطه عشره

    They saddled a mule for our friend;

    when he mounted her, he gave her ten lashes with his whip.

  2. صاحت ودارت به وما برحت

    موضعها فهي تحته بكره

    She brayed and wheeled around with him, yet never left

    her spot—beneath him, she was a pulley-wheel.