يَزَعُ الدَّارِعُ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ مَا

يَزَعُ الدَّارِعُ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ مَا

يَزَعُ الدَّالِي مِنَ الدَّلْوِ الوَذِمْ

يَزَعُ الدَّالِي مِنَ الدَّلْوِ الوَذِمْ

The armored man draws back from it, just as

The water-drawer draws back from a bucket with broken straps.

ثُمَّ نَوَّمْنَ ونِمْنَا سَاعَةً

ثُمَّ نَوَّمْنَ ونِمْنَا سَاعَةً

خُشَّعَ الطَّرْفِ سُجُوداً في الخُطُمْ

خُشَّعَ الطَّرْفِ سُجُوداً في الخُطُمْ

Then they lulled us to sleep, and we slept awhile,

Eyes lowered, bowed down in the halters.