1. وَظَبيٍ بِقَفرٍ فَوقَ طِرفٍ مُفَوِّقٍ

    بِقَوسٍ رَمى في النَقعِ وَحشاً بِأَسهُمِ

    And a gazelle in the wilderness, astride a noble steed, taking aim,

    With a bow, shot wild beasts amid the dust with arrows;

  2. كَشَمسٍ بِأُفقٍ فَوقَ بَرقٍ بِكَفِّهِ

    هِلالٌ رَمى في اللَيلِ جِنّاً بِأَنجُمِ

    Like a sun on the horizon above lightning; in his palm,

    A crescent—he shot jinn in the night with stars.