إنّ الذي ولّى ففرٌ بنفسه

للخَوفِ مكشوفٌ بلا سِريالِ

He who flees has abandoned himself

To fear, with no concealment for his soul

تُحدى به القوداءُ وَهوَ يَظنُّها

من رُعبهِ معقُولةٌ بعقالِ

The cravens challenge him, though he thinks them

Frenzied with fear, not reasonable mind

طارت بهِ وكأنّما أوصالُها

ولّت بعَينيها مِنَ الإعجالِ

He fled as if his limbs had taken wings

His eyes turning in terror and haste

ركبَ الشمالَ مولّياً ولقلبِهِ

خفقانُ هاذلةٍ بريحِ شمالِ

He rode northwards, his heart aflutter

With the violent gusts from the north wind.