1. وَيَحمِلُ بَزِّيٍ ذو جِراءٍ كَأَنَّهُ

    أَحَمُّ الشَوى وَالمُقلَتَينِ سَبوحُ

    And a fleet runner bears my arms, as though he were

    A dark-limbed, dark-eyed, swift-striding beast,

  2. فَرودٌ بِصَحراءِ اليَفاعِ كَأَنَّهُ

    إِذا ما مَشى خَلفَ الظِباءِ نَطيحُ

    Solitary in the upland wilderness, as though he were

    A butting bull when he walks behind the gazelles.

  3. فَعايَنَهُ قُنّاصُ أَرضٍ فَأَرسَلوا

    ضِراءً بِكُلِّ الطارِداتِ مُشيحُ

    Then hunters of the land spied him and unleashed

    Trained hounds; he was wary of every pursuer.

  4. إِذا خافَ مِنهُنَّ اللَحاقَ اِرتَمى بِهِ

    عَنِ الهَولِ حَمشاتُ القَوائِمِ روحُ

    When he feared they would catch him, he was hurled

    Away from terror by slender, wide-set legs.