1. We once passed by a humpback on a gloomy day
Then came to us one like a pregnant camel singing
١. قَد مَرَرنا بِزَحوَلٍ يَومَ دَجنٍ
فَأَتانا يعَدلِ فَحمٍ تُغَنّى
2. An ugly bleary-eyed woman who blinded my eyes
And deafened my ears with her foul words
٢. خُنفَساءٌ أَعمَت مِنَ القُبحِ عَيني
وَأَصَمَّت بِسَيِّئِ القَولِ أُذني
3. I know not when she squealed
If she was serenading her companion or wailing
٣. لَستُ أَدري إِذا أَشارَت بِصَوتٍ
أَتُغَنّي جَليسَها أَم تُزَنّي