ما كانَ هَطُورٌ لِيُقسِمَ صادِقاً

لكِنَّهُ ذُولُونَ شَدَّدَ يُقنِعُ

He was not one to swear truthfully

Yet he, insistently obstinate, was convincing

عَجلاً مَضى يَأتي بِقَوسٍ فارِجٍ

وَبفَروِ ذِئبٍ أَبيَضٍ يَتَلَفَّعُ

Hastening, he went and came with a yielding bow

And with the mane of a howling white wolf

وَبِمغفَرِ السِّنجابِ يَستُرُ رَاسَهُ

وَسنانُ عامِلِهِ المُثَقَّفِ يَلمُع

And with the forgiveness of the squirrel he covers his head

And the teeth of his cultured worker shine

لِمَواقِفِ الاُسطُولِ سارَ وَإِنَّما

هَيهاتِ مِن تِلكَ الرِّسالَةِ يَرجِعُ

For the stand of the fleet he went, yet

Alas! From that message he will not return

حَتَّى إِذا بَرِحَ الحِما والخَيلَ وال

فُرسانَ جَدَّ مَسِيرَهُ يَتسَرَّعُ

Until when the protection, the horses and the

Knights departed, his journey hurried