1. As though my riding camels and the yearlings
Were struck by a seal stamp competing with ebony, an odoriferous musk;
١. كَأَنَّ قُتودي وَالنُسوعُ جَرى بِها
مِصَكٌ يُباري الجَونَ جَأبٌ مُعَقرَبُ
2. They grazed the meadows until betrayal sprouted
And twisted with their feet the trailing skirts of a cloak, perfumed and dyed.
٢. رَعى الرَوضَ حَتّى نَشَّتِ الغُدرُ وَاِلتَوَت
بِرِجلاتِها قيعانُ شَرجٍ وَأَيهَبُ