1. كَأَنَّ قُتودي وَالنُسوعُ جَرى بِها

    مِصَكٌ يُباري الجَونَ جَأبٌ مُعَقرَبُ

    As though my saddle-frames and the straps were borne at a run

    by a powerful wild ass, racing the dark cloud, thickset and curly-maned.

  2. رَعى الرَوضَ حَتّى نَشَّتِ الغُدرُ وَاِلتَوَت

    بِرِجلاتِها قيعانُ شَرجٍ وَأَيهَبُ

    It grazed the meadows until the pools dried up and

    the basins of Sharj and Ayhab grew parched, along with their watercourses.