فكر بأسحم مثل السنان

فكر بأسحم مثل السنان

سوى ما أصاب به مقتلُ

سوى ما أصاب به مقتلُ

Then he wheeled and charged with a jet-black horn like a spearpoint,

aiming it at the mortal spot of whatever he struck;

كأن مُخَّ ريقتِه في الغُطاط

كأن مُخَّ ريقتِه في الغُطاط

به سالخ الجلد مستبدلُ

به سالخ الجلد مستبدلُ

as though its brain were its spittle in deepest sleep,

a skin-shedding serpent having replaced its own with it.