دَرِيرٍ كَخُذْرُوفِ الْوَلِيدِ أَمَرَّهُ
تَتَابُعُ كَفَّيْهِ بِخَيْطٍ مُوَصَّلِ
“He races unceasingly like a child's spinning toy, driven to rapid rotation by repeated movements of the child's hands through an attached string.”
Darīr describes continuing swift motion. Khudhrūf is a child's spinning top or similar toy, and al-walīd denotes a child. Tatābuʿu kaffayhi describes successive motions of both hands, while bi-khayṭin muwaṣṣal specifies the connected cord.
The image expresses more than speed: it emphasizes continuity, repeated impulse, and rapid turning. A demanding feat of riding becomes visible through a simple, everyday object.