1. إِنّي صَبَحتُ حَمَلَ بنِ كوزِ

    عُلالَةً في وَكَرى أَبوزِ

    At dawn I came upon Ḥamal ibn Kūz,

    a mere remnant in Abūz’s lair,

  2. يُريحُ بَعدَ النَفَسِ المَحفوزِ

    إِراحَةَ الجَدايَةِ النَفّوزِ

    resting after his hard-driven panting,

    as a skittish young gazelle takes rest.