ولا خير فيه غير أن جياده
مسومة ليست بهن كلوم
No good in him but his steeds are marked
With omen that bodes no defeat.
وأسيافه لم تدر ما طعم ضربة
فهن صحاح ما بهن ثلوم
And his sword, though it never has tasted
A blow, has a flawless edge and sheen.
ولا خير فيه غير أن جياده
مسومة ليست بهن كلوم
No good in him but his steeds are marked
With omen that bodes no defeat.
وأسيافه لم تدر ما طعم ضربة
فهن صحاح ما بهن ثلوم
And his sword, though it never has tasted
A blow, has a flawless edge and sheen.