وَأَطلَسَ مِلءُ جانِحَتَيهِ خَوفٌ

لِأَشوَسَ مِلءُ شَدقَيهِ سِلاحُ

And the expanse of his wings filled with fear

The expanse of his cheeks filled with weapons

يُجاهِرُنا يَطيرُ حَذارَ طاوٍ

لَهُ رَكضٌ يَغَصُّ بِهِ البَراحُ

He overtly flies, cautious of an attacker

He has a galloping that excites the prairie

وَأَعجَبُ أَن تَقَلَصَّ ذَيلُ لَيلٍ

أَحَمَّ وَقَد أَجَدَّ بِهِ الرَواحُ

And it surprises me that the tail of night has shrunk

It blazed and the winds intensified it

يَجولُ بِحَيثُ يَكشِرُ عَن نِصالٍ

مُؤَلَّلَةٍ وَتَحمِلُهُ رِماحُ

It prowls where it brandishes glittering swords

Adorned, carried by spears

وَطَوراً يَرتَقي حُدبَ الرَوابي

وَآوِنَةً تَسيلُ بِهِ البِطاحُ

And it climbs the hilltops of the wilds

And it flows with him into the valleys

جَرى شَدّاً وَلِلصُبحِ اِلتِماعٌ

بِحَيثُ جَرى وَلِلبَرقِ اِلتِماحُ

It flowed rapidly and the dawn was gathering

Where it flowed and for lightning, connection

فَخَلخَلَهُ وَسَوَّرَهُ وَميضٌ

جَرى مَعَهُ وَطَوَّقَهُ صَباحُ

So it shook it, braided it, and a flash

Flowed with it and the morning crowned it