1. غدوتُ بها مجنونةً في اغتدائِها

    تُلاقي الوحوشُ الحَيْنَ عندَ لقائِها

    I set out at dawn with them as they made their frenzied morning foray.

    Wild beasts meet death upon encountering them.

  2. لهن شياتٌ كَالدَّواويجِ أصبحتْ

    مُوَلَّعَةً ظَلْماؤُها بضيائِها

    They have markings like coverlets; now

    Their darkness has become dappled with their light.

  3. وأيدٍ إذا سَلَّت صوالجَ فِضةٍ

    على الوَحشِ يوماً أذهَبتْ بدِمائِها

    And paws that, when they unsheathe silver clubs

    Against wild beasts on any day, drain them of their blood.