1. كأَنَّ النّعامَ باضَ فَوقَ رُؤوسِهِم

    إلى الموتِ بَرقٌ ، مِن تِهامةَ ، لامعُ

    As though ostriches had laid eggs upon their heads;

    Toward death—a gleaming flash of lightning from Tihamah.