فاقبل مغتاظاً كأني واترٌ

فاقبل مغتاظاً كأني واترٌ

لهُ ذُو كلاح باسر الوجه قاطبه

لهُ ذُو كلاح باسر الوجه قاطبه

Then he approached, enraged, as though I had slain a kinsman

So he came back enraged like a jealous lover,

of his—grimacing, his face scowling and drawn into a frown.

A man with a sword, somber of face from brow to chin.