وآلوا الأمور واحناءَها

فلم يُبْهِلوها ولم يُهْمِلوا

They took on matters and bent them,

Neither neglecting nor messing them up.

وكان الأباطِحُ مثل الأريِنَ

وشُبِّه بالحِفوَةِ المُنقَلُ

The open deserts were like the meadows

And the camel litter was likened to the palanquin.