مُرهَفَةٌ تُعْجِزُ وَصْفَ اللسَانْ

للسَّيْفِ مَعْنَى ولها معنيانْ

Delicate, defying description by the tongue

The sword has one meaning, she has two

تَخْلُفُهُ في حَدّهِ تَارةً

وتارةً تَخْلُفُ حَدَّ السِّنَانْ

Sometimes she leaves it behind in its sharpness

And sometimes she leaves the blade behind

ما أَبصرَ الناظرُ من قبلها

ماءً وناراً جُمِعَا في مكَانْ

Never before has a beholder seen

Water and fire gathered in one place

أُىُّ سِلاَحٍ هىَ أَو عُدَّةٌ

لِرابطِ الجاشِ جَرِيء الجنَانْ

What weapon is she? Or gear

For the audacious warrior in the fray