1. لَمّا رَأَيتُ بَني نُفاثَةَ أَقبَلوا

    يُشلَونَ كُلَّ مُقَلِّصٍ خِنّابِ

    When I saw the sons of Nufatha advancing,

    Urging on every long-legged, massive steed,

  2. فَنَشيتُ ريحَ المَوتِ مِن تِلقائِهِم

    وَكَرِهتُ كُلَّ مُهَنَّدٍ قَضّابِ

    So I caught the scent of death from their direction,

    And hated every keen-cutting Indian sword.

  3. وَرَفَعتُ ساقا لا يُخافُ عِثارُها

    وَطَرَحتُ عَنّي بِالعَراءِ ثِيابي

    And lifted a leg with no fear of its stumbling,

    And threw off my clothes in the open.

  4. أَقبَلتُ لا يَشتَدُّ شَدّي واحِدٌ

    عِلجٌ أَقَبُّ مُسَيَّرُ الأَقرابِ

    I sped off; no solitary beast could match my run—

    A sturdy, lean-waisted wild ass with striped flanks.

  5. اللَهُ يَعلَمُ ما تَرَكتُ مُنَبِّها

    عَن طيبِ نَفسٍ فَاِسأَلوا أَصحابي

    God knows I did not leave Munabbih

    Of my own free will; so ask my companions.

  6. لامَت وَلَو شَهِدَت لَكانَ نَكيرُها

    ماءً يَبُلُّ مَشافِرَ القَبقابِ

    She blamed me; but had she witnessed it, her reproach would have been

    Water wetting the lips of her vulva.