1. As if the horsemen had chased a rabbit,
Or a young gazelle with slender legs up the slopes -

2. And as if they had hunted down by a wise man's side
A piece of the lofty cliffs where echo beats.

3. I was too weak for them, though fists were ready;
Their onslaught passed and back they went, denied.

4. I called on Shanwah, though her tribe were no use,
And that day the patched cloak called for dogs to eat.