1. مَرِجَ الدينُ فَأَعدَدتُ لَهُ

    مُشرِفَ الحارِكِ مَحبوكَ الثَبَج

    The established order fell into turmoil, so I readied for it

    A steed with high withers and a firmly knit back,

  2. يَرهَبُ السَوطَ سَريعاً فَإِذا

    وَنَتِ الخَيلُ مِنَ الشَدِّ مَعَج

    Swift, he fears the whip; and when

    The horses flag from galloping, he races on.

  3. سَلِسَ المَرسِنِ مَمحوصَ الشَوى

    شَنِجَ الأَنساءِ مِن غَيرِ فَحَج

    Responsive to the halter, lean of limb,

    Taut in the thigh sinews, without splayed legs.