وَأَعرابِيَّةٌ تَرتادُ زاداً

فَتَمرُقُ مِن بِلادٍ في بِلادِ

A Bedouin woman travels for provisions,

Roaming from land to land.

غَدَت تَمشي بِمِنشارٍ كَليلٍ

تَبوعُ بِهِ قَرارَةَ كُلِّ وادي

She walks with a slender saw,

Following it through every valley.

وَتَنشُرُ في الهَواءِ رِداءَ شُربٍ

عَلى أَرجائِهِ نُقَطَ المِدادِ

She spreads out a cloak of fine fabric in the air

Ink dots spattered over its hems.

وَتَلبِسُ تَحتَ ذاكَ عِطافَ لاذٍ

عَلى أَكتافِهِ وَدَعَ الجِسادِ

Underneath she wears a soft veil

Draped over her shoulders, barely clothing her body.