1. When the star declined towards its setting
And the head of night was about to fall
١. لَمّا تَوَلّى النَجمُ في اِنحِطاطِ
وَهَمَّ رَأسُ اللَيلِ بِاِشمِطاطِ
2. They loosed the gazelles to pasture
Roaming around unfettered
٢. شَدّوا لِغِزلانِ النَقا العَواطي
داهِيَةً تَجولُ في الرِباطِ