رَماني فأَصْماني وَأَعْرَضَ كَيْ أَرى

بأَنَّ الفَتى لا يَسْتَحِلُّ دَمي ظُلْما

He attacked me then turned away haughtily, that I might see

That this youth does not deserve my blood, unjustly shed,

كَما أَقْصَدَ الرَّامي بسَهْمٍ رَميَّةً

فأَثْبَتَ فيها النَّصْلَ وَانْتَزَعَ السَّهْما

As the shooter aims his arrow at the target,

And leaves the arrowhead embedded while retrieving the shaft.