1. I prepared a riding camel, silent and docile,
And an easy mount for fear like a lizard.

2. Her reins are slack as if her bridle
Were on the head of a palm tree.

3. Begotten between a she-camel and a stallion,
She was born of a mare and a sire.

4. No pursuer hopes to catch up with her
One day, and no faster camel can outpace her.