جَلَبنا الخَيلَ مِن أَجَأٍ وَفَرعٍ

تُغَرُّ مِنَ الحَشيشِ لَها العُكومُ

We brought the horses from the rugged valleys

Grass tempts them there, the meadows allure them

حَذَوناها مِنَ الصَوّانِ سِبتاً

أَزَلَّ كَأَنَّ صَفحَتَهُ أَديمُ

We guided them down from the plateau for seven nights

Smooth as if its surface was made of leather

أَقامَت لَيلَتَينِ عَلى مُعانٍ

فَأُعقِبَ بَعدَ فَترَتِها جُمومُ

They stayed for two nights in the valley of Mu'an

Then clouds followed the pause that came after

فَرُحنا وَالجِيادُ مُسَوَّماتٌ

تَنَفَّسُ في مَناخِرِها السَمومُ

We rejoiced, the steeds were branded

Breathed out poison through their nostrils

فَلا وَأَبي مَآبُ لَنَأتِيَنها

وَإِن كانَت بِها عَرَبٌ وَرومُ

No, by my refuge they will come for her

Though around are Arabs and Romans

فَعَبَّأنا أعِنَّتَها فَجاءَت

عَوابِسَ وَالغُبارُ لَها بَريمُ

We loaded their gear, and they came

Glowering, their dust to them a cloak

بِذي لَجَبٍ كَأَنَّ البَيضَ فيهِ

إِذا بَرَزَت قَوانِسُها النُجومُ

With smooth flanks, as if whiteness lies in them

When their lanterns, the stars, shine forth

فَراضِيَةُ المَعيشَةِ طَلَّقَتها

أَسِنَّتُها فَتَنكِحُ أَو تَئيمُ

Satisfied with life, they roam freely

Their tongues marry or spurn as they wish