يَخرُجنَ مِن مُستَطيرِ النَّقعِ دامِيَةً

يَخرُجنَ مِن مُستَطيرِ النَّقعِ دامِيَةً

كأَنَّ آذانَهَا أَطرافُ أَقلامِ

كأَنَّ آذانَهَا أَطرافُ أَقلامِ

They emerge bloodied from the far-spreading battle dust,

They emerge from the billowing dust, bloodied,

as though their ears were the points of reed pens.

As though their ears were the tips of pens.