1. In the evening I left my companion as though
On his neck was the color of embroidered silk
١. عَشية غادَرتُ الحَليس كَأَنَّه
عَلى النَحرِ مِنهُ لون بُردٍ مَحبَّرِ
2. I gathered in my palms a spear that adorns him
With teeth like lamps illuminating the darkness
٢. جَمَعتُ له كَفّي بِلَدنٍ يَزينُهُ
سِنانٌ كَمِصباحِ الدُجى المتسعَرِ
3. Whether he survives it or dies, I do not care
A clean stab, no poison, and no dagger
٣. فَلَم أَرقِهِ إِن يَنجُ منها وَإِن يَمُت
فَطعنة لا غَسٍّ وَلا بمغمَّرِ