وكأنّ المُقاتلَ اغتاظَ حتّى

أنفذَ الصُّبحَ بالتّقحّم طَعنا

As if the warrior was enraged until

He dispatched the dawn with rushing stabs

والسُّهى في بناتِ نعشٍ ضميرٌ

بينَ أضلاعِها تَبّوأ كِنّا

And the blades in the ribs of a bier

Took up lodging amidst its chest