مُلَمْلَمَاتُ الجسمِ من صيْخُودِ

مُلَمْلَمَاتُ الجسمِ من صيْخُودِ

مُقَنَّعَاتٌ قِطَعَ الجُلُودِ

مُقَنَّعَاتٌ قِطَعَ الجُلُودِ

Round-bodied, made of hard stone,

The body's wizenedness from the cold of old age

Hooded in pieces of hide,

Masked in pieces of skin

مُزَنَّرَاتٌ بخيوطٍ سود

مُزَنَّرَاتٌ بخيوطٍ سود

كأنّها المرءُ مِنَ الوَعِيْدِ

كأنّها المرءُ مِنَ الوَعِيْدِ

Girdled with black threads,

Adorned with black threads

As though they were a man who, fearing a threat,

As if they were man's threats

قد وضع اللُّمَّةَ للسُّجودِ

قد وضع اللُّمَّةَ للسُّجودِ

Has laid his locks down for prostration.

Who has set down his forehead for prostration