أَعدَدتُ كَلباً لِلطِرادِ فَظّا

إِذا غَدا مِن نَهَمٍ تَلَظّى

I prepared a vicious dog for the hunt

I readied a savage hound for the chase,

When it went out ravenously it snarled

Who, setting out in hunger, blazes like fire,

وَجاذَبَ المِقوَدَ وَاِستَلَظّا

كَأَنَّ شَيطاناً لَهُ أَلَظّا

It pulled at the leash and became ferocious

Straining at the tether, inflamed with zeal,

As if an evil spirit made it savage

As if a demon were spurring him on,

يَكَظُّ أَسرابَ الظِباءِ كَظّا

حَتّى تَراها فِرَقاً تَشَظّى

It startled the deer herds violently

He harries the herds of gazelle with crushing force,

Until you see them scattered fragments

Until you see them shatter into scattered bands,

يَحوزُ مِنها كُلَّ يَومٍ حَظّا

حَتّى تَرى نَجيعَها مُفتَظّا

It seizes from them each day a share

Claiming from their midst his daily prize,

Until you see their dwelling deserted

Until you see their lifeblood spilled and drawn.