1. وجارٍ يُجدُّ به رائضا

    نِ من مطلِقٍ منه أو حابسِ

    And a runner with whom two trainers labor—

    one letting him loose, the other holding him back.

  2. إذا ما مضى في سواء الطري

    ق شقَّ بذاك على الفارسِ

    Whenever he moves down the middle of the road,

    he thereby makes things hard for the rider.

  3. تبوّع تهتز منه الضلو

    عُ بين المرنَّح والجالسِ

    Long-striding, he sets the ribs trembling,

    whether the rider reels or sits.

  4. له نسب في اغتراس الرجا

    ل وهو بلاءٌ على الغارسِ

    He has a pedigree in planting men,

    yet he is a scourge to the planter.