رَعَيتُ حِمى المَلكِ المُتَّقى

فَرُمتُ بِذَلِكَ أَمراً كَبيرا

I grazed the king's inviolable preserve

And risked thereby a matter fraught with danger

فَأَسمَنَ مِنّا الفَتى مُهرَهُ

وَأَبطَنَ ذو المالِ مِنّا البَعيرا

So the boy grew fat from that which was our due

And the rich filled his camel's belly fuller

فَوَجَّهَ في طَلَبي حِميَراً

فَوَلَّوا غَداةَ التَقَينا الظُهورا

Then he sent men to hunt me down

But they all turned and fled when our steeds met