1. خَلِيلَىَّ رُوحا بالهَجِينِ فَسَلِّمَا

    عَلَى الخَيمِ أَو مُرّا بِذِ العُشَرَاتِ

    My two friends, set out by al-Hajīn and offer greetings

    To al-Khaym, or pass by Dhī al-‘Usharāt.

  2. وَقِيلا بِنا فِى ظِلِّهِنَّ وَرَمِّيا

    ذُرَاهُنَّ رَمىَ المُحرِمِ الجمَراتِ

    And rest at noon with us in their shade, and pelt

    Their tops as a pilgrim in ihram pelts the jamarāt.

  3. وَقُولا لِمَن لاقَيتُما يا هُدِيتُما

    أَحِثّا لنا فِى الطَّوفِ مِن بَكَرَاتِ

    And say to whomever you meet—may you two be guided—

    Urge some young she-camels onward for us on your rounds:

  4. قَلائِصُ فِيهِنَّ الَّتِى الّتِى كِبرُ هَمِّها

    أَنِينٌ وَتُذرِى الدَّمعَ بالزَّفَرَاتِ

    Young riding she-camels, among them the one—the one—whose chief concern

    Is moaning, and she scatters tears with sighs.