كَأَنَّ الظُعنَ حينَ طَفَونَ ظُهراً

سَفينُ البَحرِ يَمَّمنَ القَراحا

As though when the lances appeared dorsal

The ship of the sea inclined towards the hencoop

قِفا فَتَبَيَّنا أَعُرَيتَناتٍ

يُوَخّي الحَيُّ أَم أَمّوا لُباحا

Stop so we can see are you of 'Uraynāt

Does the living frighten or do they bellow with madness?

كَأَنَّ عَلى الحُدوجِ نِعاجَ رَملٍ

زَهاها الذُعرُ أَو سَمِعَت صِياحا

As though on the sand dunes, ewes

Their bleating aroused by alarm or hearing a scream