عُجنا المَطِيَّ وَنَحنُ تَحتَ الحاجِرِ

بَينَ الأَبارِقِ وَالسَبيلِ الغامِرِ

We rode while the rain poured down

Beneath overcast skies and showers

وَإِذا بِداهِيَةٍ كَأَنَّ حَفيفَها

بَينَ الثُمامِ حَفيفُ لَيثٍ خادِرِ

When suddenly a gazelle appeared

Her footsteps amid the grass were like those of a prowling lion

صَمّاءَ لَو نَفَخَت ثَبيراً نَفخَةً

لِاِنساحَ أَو لَهَوى هُوِيَّ الطائِرِ

Had she blew a breath into the dust

It would have flown like a bird takes flight

فَدَعَوتُ وَحشاً فَاِستَجابَ فَلَم نَجِد

لِلأَمرِ عِزّاً مثلَ قُربِ الناصِرِ

I called out to the beast and it responded

But found no help like that of a loyal ally

وَسَمَت إِلَيَّ فَبادَرَتها ضَربَةٌ

تَرَكَت مَعالِمَها كَرَسمٍ دائِرِ

As she charged at me, I struck her a blow

That left her features a fading circle