The Sar'ufa, the locust. Al-Asma'i said its meaning is like his saying: "If you face it, it is high, and if you turn your back to it, it is low. If you look at it, it is level." He means that if you look at it, it appears level, and if you turn away from it, it is as if it escapes from its levelness. And if you look at its sides, it is as if its extremities are level. The levelness is in its creation, and the striped one is the long one. And it is narrated that it is "Khas," and they said the Sar'ufa is the plump one. And thus are the noble horses. And Al-Qutbi said the Sar'ufa is the locust.

The whip's lash, a possibility. If he intended to strike, it would be like the descent of a bird of prey. Its movement is like the speed of the falling hail and the pouring rain.

"Fu'ad Khata' and Wadi Murrah." This means that its hooves strike their mark and do not miss. This is like the father who was struck. He means that it stops running, and this is the meaning of his saying: "Fu'ad Khata'," meaning it is sometimes mistaken and stops running, and sometimes it runs with the speed of the rain. And Al-Qutbi said it is narrated: "Fu'ad Khatrat."

Al-Khatita is a land between two rained-upon lands. And the breadth of the horse's stride is like two lines drawn on the land. And "Khadam" is a place where they fight.

And he runs quickly, like the swift among the gazelles when they are pursued.

And the Khadhif, the one who strikes with a stick.

He also said: "I heard a Bedouin reciting this poem because of its beauty."