أَعدَدتُ صَوبَةَ وَالصَّموتَ وَمارِناً

وَمُفاضَةً لِلرَّوعِ كالسَّحلِ

I prepared a riding camel, silent and docile,

And an easy mount for fear like a lizard.

فُرُطَ العِنانِ كَأَنَّ مُلجِمَها

في رَأسِ نابِيَةٍ مِنَ النَخلِ

Her reins are slack as if her bridle

Were on the head of a palm tree.

بَينَ الحِمالَةِ وَالقُرَيظِ فَقَد

أُنجَبتِ مِن أُمٍّ وَمِن فَحلِ

Begotten between a she-camel and a stallion,

She was born of a mare and a sire.

لا يَطمَعُ التَالي اللَحاقَ بِها

يَوماً وَلَيسَ يَفوتُها المُؤلي

No pursuer hopes to catch up with her

One day, and no faster camel can outpace her.