يا أُمَّ عَمروٍ أَنجِزي المَوعودا

وَاِرعَي بِذاكَ أَمانَةً وَعُهودا

O mother of Amr fulfill the promise

And in doing so be faithful and true to your word

وَلَقَد طَرَقتُ كِلابَ أَهلِكِ بِالضُحى

حَتّى تَرَكنَ عُقورَهُنَّ رُقودا

Many times have I visited your tribe at dawn

Until I left their sleeping quarters desolate

يَضرِبنَ بِالأَذنابِ مِن فَرَحٍ بِنا

مُتَوَسِّداتٍ أَذرُعاً وَخُدودا

They wag their tails in joy at my coming

Curling up, leaning on elbows and cheeks