لِأَبي الصَقرِ دَولَةٌ

مِثلَهُ في التَخَلُّفِ

My father's hawk has a state

None can match in sluggishness

مُزنَةٌ حينَ خَيَّلَت

آذَنَت بِالتَكَشُّفِ

A barn owl when it fancied

It gave a sign to be exposed

عِلمَ الناسُ بَردَهُ

بَعدَ طولِ التَشَوُّفِ

The people knew its coldness

After long expectation

فَهُمُ بَينَ خائِفٍ

وَمُرَوِّعٍ وَمُرجِفِ

So they are between a fearful one

A terrified one and a panicker