يا خَيرَ رَكبٍ سَلَكوا طَريقاً

وَيَمَّموا مَكَةَ وَالعَقيقا

O best band that traveled the road

O finest caravan to ever traverse the road,

And made pilgrimage to Mecca and Al-Aqeeq

Turning your faces toward Mecca and Al-Aqiq,

وَأَطعَموا ذا الكَعكِ وَالسُوَيقا

وَالخَشكَنانِ اليابِسِ الرَقيقا

And fed he of dry bread and broth

Who served us savory cakes and barley meal,

And dry twigs, brittle and delicate

And dry, thin pastries, delicate and crisp.