ولَرُبَّ زُرْقِ عِدىً لَقيتُ مُواجِهاً

كفّتْ أكُفُّهمْ وقايَةُ واقِي

And I have faced many blue-eyed foes

Whose blows my shield has warded;

جاوَزْتُ والتَفَتُوا إليّ فخِلْتُهُمْ

جعَلوا ذَوابِلَهُمْ علَى الأعْناقِ

I passed them by, they turned and stared,

Their daggers sheathed behind their backs.