1. The cloak of deception whined when
You called it to visit Sinjar's shrine
١. تَرَنَّحَ معطف الزَّوراءِ لَمّا
دعاك لزَوْر سِنْجَار لمامُ
2. And you shook the ground behind Egypt
The next morning when you erected your tents
٢. وَزَلزَلت الصّعيدَ وراءَ مصرٍ
غَداةَ عَلَتْكَ في قَطَنَا الخيامُ
3. Hope shook you, and so did fear
Had you willed, you could have united both
٣. رجاءٌ هَزَّ تِيك وتلك خوفٌ
وَلَو قَد شِئت ضمّهما قرامُ
4. With your life, O horseman, galloping
Are those doves underneath you or rocks
٤. بِعَيشِك يا مُبيدَ الخيلِ رَكضاً
حَمَامٌ هُنَّ تحتك أم حِمَامُ