1. O she-camel, pace gently, do not hurry,
My heart is choked with dust because of you.

2. When it grows dark greet my companions,
Last night as they passed, they told you

3. That soon you would meet a noble steed,
Lord Qais, most generous of all Arabs.

4. He who pledged allegiance then absolved it
Broke with his forefathers and persevered.

5. May God make him a blessing and a curse!
In war he was a flashing meteor.