ولربّ خِرْقٍ جُبْتُهُ بأضامرٍ

لُحُقِ الأياطِلِ قادَها الإقدامُ

And for many a tattered garment I've risked

My life to mend when called by valorous deeds

خُوصٌ كأمثالِ السِهامِ مخافةً

فإذا سَما خطْبٌ فهنّ سنامُ

Timid as arrows at first, in fright taking cover,

Yet when the battle was joined, most fierce indeed

في فتيةٍ بيضِ الوجوهِ حديثُهُمْ

والليلُ داجٍ صبوةٌ وغَرامُ

The talk of fair-faced youths on a pitch-black night

Slumber and passion both shrouding each noble steed

عبثَ الكَرى برؤوسِهم فأحالَها

فكأنهم سَكْرى وليس مُدامُ

Time has disheveled their hair, yet they seem

Intoxicated, though no wine have they freed