1. شَيخٌ لَنا دَبّ إِلى شادِنٍ

    في ظُلمَةِ اللَيلِ فَأَغفى لَهُ

    An old man of ours crept toward a fawn

    in the darkness of night; the fawn dozed before him.

  2. فَلَم يَزَل يَفتحُ أَقفَالَهُ

    حَتّى عَلا بِالوَسمِ أَغفالَهُ

    He kept opening the fawn’s locks

    until he covered his unbranded places with brands.