1. Tell the bare-armed, whose cheek sports a beauty-mark,
And tell the turbaned man who wears a cloak like a Kurd's,

2. And tell the full-lipped one, whose mouth is ever laughing,
And tell the slender-armed, embraced in an embrace -

3. Your chants were a feast for the voracious hyenas.
The cup was passed amongst you, with songs and music,

4. And you shared the darkness when you were prey for the beasts.
A night when good old Abel was absent from your gathering,

5. Riding his camel till dawn's caller called.