1. نفراتها عن لامحٍ

    كَمَهَا تهيجُ تَسَعُّرا

    Her recoils from a beholder,

    like those of oryxes, kindle a blaze.

  2. صدت يواريها دجىً

    لمحاتُها تنفي الكرى

    She turned away; darkness conceals her.

    Her glances banish sleep.

  3. صَمَدَتْ يوافيها مَها

    بوروائها فتَنَوّرا

    She stood firm; oryxes come to meet her.

    [Unclear wording]; then he shone.

  4. رمت ارتشافاً من حُ

    مَيّا ثغرِها وتَنَفَّرا

    I sought a sip of the

    heady wine of her mouth, and it recoiled.

  5. أضحت يمَجُ حُسامها

    وهوى بعرضي فانبَرَى

    Her sword began to spew,

    and fell upon my side; then out came

  6. عَلَقي فصار لها ثرى

    القوسين ورداً أحمرا

    my clotted blood, which became for her the soil

    of the two bows—a red rose.