1. كَأَنَّمَا قِرْنُهُ فِي صَفْح مُرْهَفِهِ

    قُرْبَانُ هِنْدٍ أَتَى يَسْعَى عَلَى قَدَمِهْ

    It is as though his opponent, upon his keen blade's flat,

    Were an Indian sacrificial offering, come hastening on his own feet.

  2. تَبْدُو بِهِ فِي مَبَادِئ الأَمْرِ صُورَتُهُ

    وَتَغْلِبُ النَّارُ إِذْ يَكْسُو شُعَاعَ دَمِهْ

    His image appears upon it at the outset,

    And fire prevails when he clothes it in his blood's radiance.

  3. مَازَالَ قُرْبَانُ نَارِ الْهِنْدِ مُعْتَقَداً

    فِي الدَّهْرِ أَنَّ الْوُجُودَ الْحَقَّ فِي عَدَمِهْ

    The offering to India's fire has always believed,

    Throughout time, that true existence lies in his nonexistence.