وَكَأَنَّما تِبَعَ الفوارِسُ أرْنَباً

أو ظَبْيَ رابِيَةٍ خُفاَفاً أَشْعباَ

As if the horsemen had chased a rabbit,

Or a young gazelle with slender legs up the slopes -

وكأَنَّما طَردُوا بِجنْبَيْ عاقِلٍ

صَدْعاً من الأرْوىَ أُحِسَّ مكُلِّبا

And as if they had hunted down by a wise man's side

A piece of the lofty cliffs where echo beats.

أِعْجَزْتُ منهمْ والأكُفُّ تنالُني

وَمضَتْ حِياضُهُمُ وآبوا خُيبَّاَ

I was too weak for them, though fists were ready;

Their onslaught passed and back they went, denied.

أَدْعوشَنوءَةَ غَثَّها وسَمِينهَا

ودَعا المُرَقِّعُ يومَ ذلِكَ أَكْلُبا

I called on Shanwah, though her tribe were no use,

And that day the patched cloak called for dogs to eat.