1. سَرى بَرقُ المَعرّةِ بَعدَ وَهنٍ

    فَباتَ بِرامة يَصِفُ الكلالا

    The lightning of al-Maʿarra traveled late in the night,

    then spent the night at Rāma, describing weariness.

  2. شِجار كباً وَأَفراساً وَإِبلا

    وَزادَ فَكادَ أَن يَشجو الرِحالا

    It saddened riders, horses, and camels [reading an apparent textual misdivision],

    and went further, almost saddening the saddles.