فَلا تَأمَنَنَّ بِالعاذِ وَالخُلفِ بَعدَها

فَلا تَأمَنَنَّ بِالعاذِ وَالخُلفِ بَعدَها

جِوارَ أُناسٍ يَبتَنونَ الحَضائِرا

جِوارَ أُناسٍ يَبتَنونَ الحَضائِرا

So never, after that, entrust newly calved and pregnant she-camels

So do not feel safe from betrayal after protection

to the protection of people who build enclosures.

In the company of people who frequent the encampments

أُحَلِّلُها لَحيانَ ثُمَّ تَرَكتُها

أُحَلِّلُها لَحيانَ ثُمَّ تَرَكتُها

تَمُرُّ وَأَملاحٌ تُضيءُ الظَواهِرا

تَمُرُّ وَأَملاحٌ تُضيءُ الظَواهِرا

I make them lawful for Lihyan, then I left them

I analyze it carefully then leave it

passing on, while salts brighten the open ground.

Passing like salt that illuminates phenomena