قد أغْتِدي والليلُ في دُجاهُ

والصبح لم يَنْهَضْ به سَناهُ

I set out at night in its darkness,

And morning had not yet emerged with its radiance,

على حِصَانٍ شَنِجٍ نَساهُ

أنْبَطَ نَهْدٍ عَبِلٍ شَواه

On a lively horse I had forgotten,

With protruding chest and sturdy build,

سامي التَّليلِ سالمٍ شَظَاهُ

ذي غُرّة أوّلُها أُذْناه

Tall, complete, perfectly formed,

Its four legs matching each other,

جاز بها مسيلُها مداه

حتى لقد كادت تُغَطِّي فاه

Hind legs higher than forelegs,

With a coat the color of dark night,

مُسْتكمِل التّحجِيلِ مُسْتَوْفَاه

أربَعُه وبطنُه أشباه

That had dyed its mane and tail,

So it blended into the dark that carried the dawn,

مُخالِفٌ أسفلُه أعلاه

بدُهْمةٍ قد ملأتْ قَراه

Its pace outpacing the glance of an eye,

Not touching the ground or feeling it,

وانصبغت منه أليَّتاه

فهو دُجىً يَحْمِله ضُحاهُ

Its legs gliding as if flying,

If a lion roared calling its cubs, it would answer,

تَسْبِق أقصَى لحظِه خُطاه

لا يَطَأُ التُّرْبَ ولا تَلْقاه

Swifter to reach what it seeks,

Than an arrow reaching its target,

رِجلاهُ في العَدْو ولا يَداهُ

كأنه يطير في مَجْرَاهُ

Its legs moving in accord with what it sees,

As if the word conforms to its meaning,

إذا دعا ليثُ الفَلاَ لبّاه

أسرعُ للشيء إذا ابتغاه

Its legs match its hands in speed,

As if when galloping in its stride,

منْ مَبْلَغ السَّهْم لُمنتهاه

مُرْتَبِطُ الرِّجْلِ بما يَراه

Its hind legs precede its forelegs,

Without tiring or flagging in zeal,

كالّلفظ ملتفّاً به معناه

تحسُد منه يدَه رجلاه

Or sweating moisture from its flank,

As if when it ran past others,

حتى يكاد وهو في مَعْدَاه

تَسْبِق أُخْراه به أُولاه

Its master could sleep atop its back,

Galloping strongly, unstoppable,

لا يَشْتكي من تَعَبٍ وجَاه

ولا تَنَدّى عَرَقاً جَنْباه

Without an eyelid flinching in displeasure,

Deliberate in its smooth gait, wandering,

كأنّه إذا جرى سواه

لو نام فوق مَتْنِه مولاه

Chasing the deer wherever they fled,

With claws like those of a creature of prey,

وهو شديد العَدْوِ لاسْتَوطاه

ولم يَطِرْ عن جفنه كَراه

All winged creatures flee from its onslaught,

It spends the night restless with hunger at dawn,

أشْوسُ في مِشْيته تيّاه

يُطاولِ الجوزاءَ مَن مَطَاه

Its eyes like chiseled gold,

In a forehead protruding behind,

وأشْهبٍ مِخْلَبُهُ شَبَاهُ

كلُّ ذوات الرِّيش مِن عِدَاه

Guiding those lost from its path,

Its intelligence almost burning it,

بات يَهِيج جوعَه غَدَاه

كأنّ فَصَّيْ ذهبٍ عيناه

If it sought a planet it would reach it,

Never tired or exhausted by it,

في هامةٍ قد بَرزتْ وَراه

هادِيَةٍ مَنْ ضَلّ عن سُراه

Its eyelids never closed in the air,

While seeking its food yearningly,

يكاد أن يَحْرِقه ذَكاه

لو طلب الكوكبَ لاَنتهاه

When the partridge appeared before it,

And it descended upon it from its right,

ما غاله يوماً ولا أعياه

ما رَمَقتْ في الجوّ مُقْلتَاه

Rushing down towards it to engulf it,

Until when it drew near towering over it,

بيناهُ يبغي جائعاً قِرَاه

إذ وقع الحُبْرُج في رُؤْياه

With a swoop demonstrating its strength,

Spraying it with what it had gathered of dust,

وحلّه القانصُ من يُسْراه

وطار يَهْوِي نَحْوَه يَغْشَاه

Then it appeared standing over its prey,

And terror poured from its heart,

حتَّى إذا قارَبه عَلاَه

بَوَقْعةٍ بَزّ بها قُوَاه

Covered in its blood dripping,

Oh what an ill-fated partridge it was!

كما وَهي من شَطَنٍ رِشَاهُ

ثم بَدَا وهْو على قَفَاه

The hawk did no wrong in what it attained,

When the partridge returned to what it faced,

وسلَّ من فؤاده حشاه

مُخَضَّباً من دمه ثَراه

Then it saw behind it another of its brothers,

And a doe following with its female,

يا شِقْوَة الحُبْرُج ما دَهاه

لم يَسُؤ البازِيَ ما جناه

And a ram stubborn in its zeal,

And every hawk with its companion,

إذ رَجَع الحبرجُ ما لاَقاه

ثم رأى من بعده أخاه

Until the leader made them its spoils,

And the four were left by its killing,

وبركةً تَتْبَعُه أُنْثاه

وكرّ لا يجبُن عن هَيْجاه

So our hearty feast was from its catch,

And every good thing we grant it,

وكلُّ بازٍ معه فتاه

حتى سَقَاها المُرَّ من جَناه

So some of what it brought back in its endeavor,

It gave to the hawks what God granted in its meaning,

فأَضحتِ الأَرْبَعُ من قَتْلاَه

فَلَحْمُنا الغَريضُ من صَرْعاه

What no falcon attained or saw before,

The day of the hawks was altogether joyous,

وكلُّ خيرٍ عندنا نؤتاه

فبَعْضُ ما عاد به مَسْعاه

I am the son of him who honor adorned,

And the son of him whose renown filled the world,

أعطى البُزاةَ اللهُ من معناه

ما لم يَحُزْ صَقْرٍ ولا رآه

And established the kingdom it encompassed,

And was protector from every harm,

يومُ البُزاة كلّه أُسَاه

أنا ابن مَنْ زينتْ به عُلاَه

That magnificent, glorious supporter,

Whom ambition never motivated,

وابنُ الذي عتم الورى نَدَاه

وشيّد المُلْكَ الذي حواه

Nor did sin obscure his piety,

Nor did the world change his faith,

وكان من كلّ أذىً حِمَاه

ذاك المُعِزُّ الماجد الأَوّاه

May God bless and choose him,

مَنْ لم يكَدّر مَنُّهُ جَدْوَاه

ولم يُمَحِّص إثْمُه تَقْواه

ولم تغير دينَه دنياه

صلى عليه الله واصطفاه