مَن يَكُن ذا لِقَحٍ راِخياتِ

مَن يَكُن ذا لِقَحٍ راِخياتِ

فَلِقاحي ما تَذُوقُ الشَّعيرا

فَلِقاحي ما تَذُوقُ الشَّعيرا

Whoever owns milch-camels grazing at ease—

Whoever has milch camels yielding milk freely—

my milch-camels taste no barley.

My milch camels never taste barley;

بَل حَوابٍ في ظِلالِ فَسيلٍ

بَل حَوابٍ في ظِلالِ فَسيلٍ

مُلِئَت أَجوافُهُنَّ عَصيرا

مُلِئَت أَجوافُهُنَّ عَصيرا

Rather, they are great vessels beneath young palms’ shade,

Rather, they are great jars in the shade of young date palms,

their bellies filled with pressed-out juice.

Their bellies filled with juice.

فَتَهادَرنَ لِذاكَ زَماناً

فَتَهادَرنَ لِذاكَ زَماناً

ثُمَّ مُوِّتنَ فَكُنَّ قُبُورا

ثُمَّ مُوِّتنَ فَكُنَّ قُبُورا

Because of it they rumbled for a time;

So, because of that, they rumbled together for a time;

then they were made to die, and became tombs.

Then they were put to death and became graves.