أُعطىgiven عُبَيداًʿUbayd وَعُبَيدٌand ʿUbayd مَقنَعُworthy
أُعطى عُبَيداً وَعُبَيدٌ مَقنَعُ
مِنof عِرمِسٍa sturdy she-camel مَحزِمُهاher girth جَلَنفَعُenormous
مِن عِرمِسٍ مَحزِمُها جَلَنفَعُ
ʿUbayd was given—and ʿUbayd is worthy—
A sturdy she-camel, enormous about the girth,
ذاتhaving عِساسٍlarge drinking bowls ماnot تَكادُshe nearly تَشبَعُis sated
ذات عِساسٍ ما تَكادُ تَشبَعُ
تَجتَلِدُshe drains الصَحنَthe bowl وَماyet not إِنat all (emphatic) تَبضَعُshe drinks her fill
تَجتَلِدُ الصَحنَ وَما إِن تَبضَعُ
With great drinking bowls, yet scarcely ever sated.
She drains the bowl, yet never drinks her fill;
تَمرُّshe passes فيthrough الدارِthe house وَلاand not تَوَرَّعُis restrained
تَمرُّ في الدارِ وَلا تَوَرَّعُ
كَأَنَّهاas though she فيهِمamong them شُجاعٌa serpent أَقرَعُbald
كَأَنَّها فيهِم شُجاعٌ أَقرَعُ
She passes through the house unchecked,
As though among them she were a bald serpent.