كأَنَّ الظبا مِمّا لَزمنَ أَكفَّهم

مخالِبُهم أَو هنَّ منهم جَوارِحُ

As though the antelopes were bound by what clings to their palms,

Their claws, or they were disabled members.

وَتَعتَمِد الأَرواحَ حَتّى كأَنَّها

جَوانحُ عَمّا لا تضمُّ الجَوانِحُ

And the spirits lean until it is as though they

Were pinions beyond what pinions can contain.