وَالخَيْلُ تَجْرِي بَعْدَ خَرْقٍ خَرْقا

تَنْجُو وَأَدْناهُنَّ يَلْقَى مشْقا

The horses gallop on, after a tear, tearing away,

They escape unharmed, while beneath them they meet misery,

بِأَرْبَعٍ لا يَعْتَنِفْنَ العَفْقا

يَهْوِينَ شَتَّى وَيَقَعْنَ وَفْقا

With four hooves that do not heed the stumbling-block,

They plunge headlong and fall prone,

لا يَكْدَحُ الناسُ لَهُنَّ صَفْقا

وَإِنْ هَمَرْنَ بَعْدَ مَعْقٍ مَعْقا

Men do not toil for them with applause,

And if they gallop after being well-fed, well-fed,

عَرَفْتَ مِنْ ضَرْبِ الحَرِيرِ عِتْقا

فِيهِ إِذا السَهْبُ بِهِنَّ ارْمَقّا

You recognize from the beating of silk, deliverance,

When in it the arrows with them twinkle,

أَلَا نُبالِي إِذْ بَدَرْنا الشَرْقا

أَيَوْمُ نَحْسٍ أَمْ يَكُونُ طَلْقا

Do we not care, when we radiate the East,

Whether it be an ill-omened day, or whether it be serene,

كَيْفَ تَرَى الكامِلَ يَقْضِي فَرْقا

وَالمَرْءُ ذُو الصِدْقِ يُبَلِّي الصِدْقا

How do you see the valiant man decide separation?

And the truthful man of integrity makes evident his integrity,

لَوْلا شَكِيمُ المِسْحَلَيْنِ انْدَقّا

إِذا العَجاجُ المُسْتَطارُ انْعَقَّا

Were it not for the Chief of Mishalayn's disdaining,

When the importunate pedlar begins to rant.