1. إذا الأروُن إِروُ الحرب العوان لهم

    شُبَّتْ وركبَّت الارحاء والثُفُلُ

    When, for them, the fires—the fires of recurring war—

    were kindled, and the millstones and the hides beneath them were set in place,

  2. واستشفر الكلب إنكاراً لمولغه

    في حولة قصرت عن نعتها الحُولُ

    and the dog tucked its tail, not recognizing the one who gave it drink,

    amid a calamity that other calamities fell short of describing.