وأَصُيَدَ ظَلَّ يُدْرِكُ يومَ صَيْدٍ
طَرائِدَهُ بِجُرْدٍ كالسَّعَالي
And a proud, lordly man, on a day of hunting, kept overtaking
his quarry on sleek, short-haired steeds like desert ghouls.
فإنْ عَبِقَتْ لنا يُمناهُ مِسْكاً
فَإنَّ المِسْكَ بَعضُ دَمِ الغَزال
If his right hand was fragrant to us with musk,
then musk is but a portion of the gazelle’s blood.
Sol 5.6