كَأَنَّ قُتودي وَالنُسوعُ جَرى بِها

مِصَكٌ يُباري الجَونَ جَأبٌ مُعَقرَبُ

As though my riding camels and the yearlings

Were struck by a seal stamp competing with ebony, an odoriferous musk;

رَعى الرَوضَ حَتّى نَشَّتِ الغُدرُ وَاِلتَوَت

بِرِجلاتِها قيعانُ شَرجٍ وَأَيهَبُ

They grazed the meadows until betrayal sprouted

And twisted with their feet the trailing skirts of a cloak, perfumed and dyed.