جَعَلنَ عَتيقَ أَنماطِ خُدوراً

جَعَلنَ عَتيقَ أَنماطِ خُدوراً

وَأَظهَرنَ الكَرادي وَالعُهونا

وَأَظهَرنَ الكَرادي وَالعُهونا

They made fine patterned coverlets into curtained enclosures,

They made ancient patterns into escorts

And displayed woolen coverings and dyed wool

And revealed the terraces and love nests

عَلى الأَحداجِ وَاِستَشعَرنَ رَيطاً

عَلى الأَحداجِ وَاِستَشعَرنَ رَيطاً

عِراقِيّاً وَقَسّيّاً مَصونا

عِراقِيّاً وَقَسّيّاً مَصونا

Upon the camel litters, and wore fine cloth next to their skin,

On the ridges, and they felt the scent

Iraqi and Qassi, carefully preserved.

Of an Iraqi, rugged, protected land