وَلَقَد شَهدتُ الخَيلَ تَحملُ شكتي

عَتَدٌ أُمِر مِن السَّوابِحِ هَيكَلُ

I have witnessed horses carrying my burdens

A magnificent creature commanded by the swimmer's whip

أَما إِذا اِستَدبَرتُهُ فَمُلَزَّزٌ

وَيزيفه تَصدِيرُهُ إِذ يُقبِلُ

Yet when I face its rear it appears clumsy

Its neighing startles as it approaches

وَكَأَنَّما تَهوي بِبَزّي كُلَّما

حَرَّكتُهُ فَهَوى حَثِيثا أَجدَلُ

As if it would plunge with me whenever

I spur it on, galloping headlong

وَلَقَد تَرَكتُ القِرنَ في يَومِ الوَغى

وَالنَّحرُ مِنهُ بِالدِّماءِ مُرَمَّلُ

I have left the spear behind on battle days

My weapons bloodied from the fray

وَإِذا دُعِيتُ إِلى النِّزالِ فَإِنَّنِي

في القَومِ أَولُ مَن يُجِيبُ وَيَنزِلُ

And when called to fight, I am the first

Among my people to respond and descend