1. وَإِنّي لَعِندَ الحَربِ تَحمِلُ شِكَّتي

    إِلى الرَوعِ جَرداءُ السَيالَةِ ضامِرُ

    And indeed, for war deliberately undertaken, she bears my battle gear

    into battle’s terror—a sleek, lean mare of al-Sayyālah.