1. ولَرُبَّ زُرْقِ عِدىً لَقيتُ مُواجِهاً

    كفّتْ أكُفُّهمْ وقايَةُ واقِي

    And many a blue-eyed foe have I met face-to-face;

    a protector's protection held back their hands.

  2. جاوَزْتُ والتَفَتُوا إليّ فخِلْتُهُمْ

    جعَلوا ذَوابِلَهُمْ علَى الأعْناقِ

    I passed by, and they turned toward me; I imagined they

    had laid their slender spears upon their necks.