أَأَيَّ الناسِ آمَنُ بَعدَ بَلجٍ

أَأَيَّ الناسِ آمَنُ بَعدَ بَلجٍ

وَقَرَّةَ صاحِبَيَّ بِذي طَلالِ

وَقَرَّةَ صاحِبَيَّ بِذي طَلالِ

Whom among men can I trust after Balj,

Who of all men believes, after Belj,

and Qarra, my two companions at Dhu Talal?

And the comforting of my friends in Thi Talal,

أَلَمّا أَغزَرَت في العُسِّ بُركٌ

أَلَمّا أَغزَرَت في العُسِّ بُركٌ

وَدَرعَةُ بِنتُها نَسِيا فَعالي

وَدَرعَةُ بِنتُها نَسِيا فَعالي

Was it when Burk yielded abundant milk into the large bowl,

That blessings abounded in oppression,

and Dar‘a, her daughter, that they both forgot my deeds?

And Dar'a, her daughter, forgot her duty,

سَمِنَّ عَلى الرَبيعِ فَهُنَّ ضُبطٌ

سَمِنَّ عَلى الرَبيعِ فَهُنَّ ضُبطٌ

لَهُنَّ لَبالِبٌ تَحتَ السِخالِ

لَهُنَّ لَبالِبٌ تَحتَ السِخالِ

They grew fat on spring pasture and became stout;

They fattened in the spring, so now they're controlled,

they have large udders beneath their suckling young.

With udders for milking beneath the teats.