1. قَد صَاغَهُ القَينُ مِن دُجَى الغَسَقِ

    ذَا حَلَقٍ تَستَدِيرُ فِي حَلَقِ

    The smith has forged it from the darkness of dusk,

    With rings that circle within rings.

  2. كَأَنَّهُ الصّلُّ حِينَ أَخصَرَهُ الظِّلُّ

    فَخَلاَّهُ خَافِتَ الرَّمَقِ

    As though it were a venomous serpent when the shade chilled it,

    And so left it barely alive.