1. أزال عظم ذراعي عن مركبّةٍ

    حمل الردينيَّ ولأدلاجُ في السحَرِ

    The bone of my arm was dislodged from its socket

    by carrying the Rudayni spear and traveling in the predawn hours.

  2. حولينِ ما اغتمضت عيني بمنزلةٍ

    إلا وكفي وساد لي على حجرِ

    For two years, my eye never closed at any lodging

    except with my palm as my pillow upon a stone.