1. Were it not for the Commander of the Faithful and his generosity
With mud from Bejila instead of musk upon the glistening camel

2. I would have disturbed you had there been disturbance in you
And mentioned the feminine so the camel feels uneasy

3. And presented you with a eulogy if the eulogizer’s praise
Conceals a defect from your flawless skin

4. We washed faces with mud from Bejila still stuck
To it, embers that even washing could not remove

5. As if I and my praise of him will remain forever
A prisoner, wandering with no way to return