1. The prince has obtained from the wilderness a spear
That no other prince has obtained
١. حازَ الأَميرُ عَن البرِيَّةِ مُنصُلاً
ما حازَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الأُمَراءِ
2. With a blade that gleams as if it were
The family of lightning in the camphor wood
٢. جاري الفِرِندِ كأَنَّهُ في لمعِهِ
آلٌ زَهَتهُ وَقدَةُ المَعزاءِ
3. And its elegance is like the eyelids of wild geese
Gleaming in the cooked pot of al-Ramtha
٣. وَكأنَّ رَونقَهُ حِداقُ جَنادِبٍ
يَلمعنَ في مَسجورَةِ الرَمضاءِ
4. It is sharpened then ignited with the ignition of fire when it is heated
And it chases away like the flow of water
٤. يُنضى فيتَّقِدُ اتِّقادَ النارِ تُذ
كيها وَيطَّرِدُ اطِّرادَ الماءِ
5. Changing colors like an Indian sword seeking to smite
And determined like a deaf viper
٥. مُتَلَوِّناً كالحينِ يَطلُبُ باغِياً
وَمُصَمِّماً كالحيَّةِ الصَمّاءِ