1. When the bow is strung taut by a strong hand,
It shoots to strike the vitals and the joints.
١. إِذا القَوسُ وَتَّرَها أَيِّدٌ
رَمى فَأَصابَ الكُلى وَالذُرا
2. And gives life to a land that had lain wasted,
After the rains had flooded it with plenty.
٢. وَأَحيا بِبَلدَتِهِ بَلدَةً
عَفَت بَعدَ أَن قَد عَفاها الصَرى