وذي هَيَفٍ يُدعى بموسى بطرفِهِ

بَقيَّةُ سحرٍ تأخذُ العينَ والسمعا

And with a cloak called Moses in its fringe,

And a slender one named Musa; in his glance,

A remnant of magic that captivates the eye and the hearing,

Is a remnant of magic that seizes the eye and ear.

وحَيَّاتُه أصاغُهُ وعِذَارُهُ

يُخَيَّلُ لى فى وَجهِهِ أنّها تسعى

And its snakes he created, and its threats,

His side-locks and cheek-down are his serpents;

It seems to me in its face that they hasten.

It seems to me, upon his face, that they are slithering.