1. لكنني المرء من قوم إذا امتهنوا

    طاروا إلى العز من عدن إلى سقر

    But I am a man of a people who, when humiliated,

    fly toward honor, from Eden to Saqar.

  2. لو لم يكن خارقاً للعاد ما قربت

    توطئة الأم فيه حيضة الذكر

    Were he not one who defies custom, there would not have been brought near,

    by the mother's preparation, a male's menstruation in him.

  3. ولا يحلل ماء من صوارمه

    جمر يطير عليه الهام كالشرر

    Nor can water quench, from his keen swords,

    embers over which heads fly like sparks.