أَلا إِنَّ ظَبياً لِلخَليفَةِ صادَني

وَمالِيَ عَن ظَبي الخَليفَةِ مِن عُذرِ

Indeed, a gazelle belonging to the Caliph confronted me,

And I have no excuse for evading the Caliph's gazelle.