1. وَعادَ الأَوابِدَ قَبلَ الصَباحِ

    بنَدبٍ يُفَرِّقُ فيها النُدوبا

    And he visited the wild beasts before dawn,

    with a bold one that scatters scars among them:

  2. مَروحٍ طَموح حَمي الفؤادِ

    تَحسِبُ في الطَرفِ منهُ قُلوبا

    lively, eager, fiery-hearted,

    you would think its eye held many hearts;

  3. حصيفٍ يكادُ لفَرطِ الذكاءِ

    يُبدي لمُستخبريه العُيوبا

    shrewd, so exceedingly intelligent

    that it almost reveals faults to those who question it.

  4. كسا صَدرَهُ صُدرةٌ مِن حريرٍ

    وَشقَّ على النَحرِ مِنهُ الجيوبا

    A silken vest clothed its chest,

    with openings cut into it at the throat.

  5. وَيفتَرُّ عَن عُصُلٍ شُزَّبٍ

    يظلُّ الحديدُ لَدَيها نَكيبا

    And it bares curved, slender fangs,

    before which iron remains defeated.

  6. إذا فاتَ في الصَيدِ حِفظُ الرَقي

    بِ كانَ الحِفاظ عَلَيه رَقيبا

    If, in the hunt, the keeper's vigilance fails,

    its fidelity stands watch over it.