ويجعل عينيه ربيئة قلبه ... إلى سلّة من جفن أخلق بانك إذا هزّه في عظم قرن تهلّلت ... نواجذ أفواه المنايا الضّواحك
He makes his eyes observant of his heart, So that he may ever be ready to unsheathe his smooth, sharp sword. If he wields his sword into the bones of an adversary, The teeth in the laughing mouth of death rejoice