سُلَيمى تِلكَ في العيرِ

قِفي إِن شِئتِ أَو سيري

O Suleima, in that caravan

Stop if you wish, or keep going

فَلَمّا أَن دَنا الصُبحُ

بِأَصواتِ العَصافيرِ

When morning drew near

With the birds' voices

خَرَجنا نَتَّقي الشَمسَ

مَطايا القَومِ كَالعورِ

We went out to avoid the sun

The people's camels limping like the one-eyed

إِذا ما أَعرُضٌ حالَت

سَدَدناها بِتَصديرِ

Whenever one turned away

We guided it with encouragement