1. وَنَجّاكَ ياِبنَ العامِرِيَّةِ سابِحٌ

    شَديدُ النَسا وَالقُصرَتَينِ نُجيبُ

    And a steed with swimming strides saved you, O son of al-ʿĀmiriyya,

    Strong in thigh-sinew and both sides of the neck, nobly bred.

  2. إِذا قُلت قَد أَدرَكتُ فَاِبسُط عَنانَهُ

    تَجَرَّدَ سَيِّدٌ أَسلَمتهُ غُيوبُ

    When I say, 'I have caught up,' loosen his reins:

    He streaks away—a wolf whose hiding places have forsaken him.

  3. فَلِلسَوطِ أُلهوبٌ وَلِساقِ دِرَّةٌ

    وَبِالكَفِّ مِرّيخُ العِنانِ نَعوبُ

    For the whip he has a fiery gallop, and for the leg a surge of speed;

    And under the hand, light on the reins, he speeds along.

  4. يَجُمُّ عَلى الساقَينِ بَعدَ كَلالِهِ

    كَما جَمَّ جَفرٌ بِالكِلابِ نَقيبُ

    He rallies under the rider’s legs after his weariness,

    As a young goat mauled by hounds rallies.