وقد زعموا أن الجواد كبا عليه

وحاشاه من عيب يضاف إليه

They claimed the steed was unfit for the task

Far be it from any flaw attributed to him

ولكن رأى سلطان عز وهيبة

فقبّل وجه الأرض بين يديه

Yet the sultan of might and awe looked upon him

And he bowed to kiss the earth before his hands