يحدو بها الرعدُ فإن كلَّت زَجَر

كأنّها والمزن دانٍ مكفهر

The thunder rumbles with it, and if it roars he rebukes

As if it and the clouds are a submissive servant, scowling,

خَوَّفَ بالبرق فوافى يعتذر

أو قارئٍ أَمَّ بقومٍ فَجَهَر

It frightened with lightning, so it came making excuses,

Or a reciter who intends to recite aloud to a group,

متعتعاً من أنفٍ ومن حصر

Snorting through a nose and a chest.