أقول مرّت ظبيتان فصدّتا

وراعتهما مني مفارق شيب

I say, two does crossed my path,

And an old man herded them away from me.

أأطيش ما كانت سهامي عنكما

تصدان عني إنّ ذا لعجيب

Would my arrows go astray, were they aimed at you?

That you should turn them away from me is strange indeed.