7th Century Pre-Islamic poetry

And surely I recollected you, even when the lances were drinking my blood, and bright swords of Indian make were dripping with my blood.

I wished to kiss the swords, for verily they shone as bright as the flash of the foretooth of your smiling mouth.

This poem is included in the seven Mo'allaqat, a collection of seven poems from the pre-Islamic era, widely considered to be the finest examples of poetry from that time.