1. وأقبَّ من آل الوجيه ولاحق

    قيد العيون وغاية المتمثل

    And a lean-flanked steed of the line of al-Wajih and Lahiq,

    A fetter for the eyes and the ideal of anyone seeking an exemplar.

  2. مَلَكَ النواظرَ والقلوب بحسنه

    فمتى تَرَقَّ العينَ فيه تسهَّلِ

    He has captured eyes and hearts with his beauty;

    So whenever you raise your gaze over him, you descend to level ground.

  3. ذو منخِر رَحبٍ وزَورٍ ضيِّق

    وسماوةٍ خِصبٍ وأرض مُمحِل

    With a wide nostril and a narrow chest,

    And fertile heights and barren ground.

  4. قصُرت له تسع وطالت أربع

    وصفت ثلاث منه للمتأمِّل

    Nine of his parts are short, and four are long;

    And three of his parts are unblemished to the discerning eye.

  5. وتراه أحياناً لعزَّة نفسه

    يرنو بلا قَبَلٍ بعين الأقبَلِ

    And sometimes, out of pride of spirit, you see him

    Gazing, though not cross-eyed, with a cross-eyed look.

  6. وكأنَّما سال الظلام بمتنه

    وبدا الصابح بوجهه المتهلل

    And it is as though darkness flowed over his back,

    And morning light appeared upon his beaming face.

  7. وكأن راكبه على ظهر الصَبا

    من سرعةٍ أو فوق ظهر الشمأل

    And it is as though his rider were on the back of the east wind,

    From such swiftness—or upon the back of the north wind.