ولَقَدAnd indeed عُدِّيتُI was mounted دَوسَرَةًa powerful she-camel
ولَقَد عُدِّيتُ دَوسَرَةً
كَعُلاِةlike an anvil العَينِof the eye مِذكاراmale-like in strength
كَعُلاِة العَينِ مِذكارا
And indeed, I was mounted on a powerful she-camel,
I have endured many a long night
Like the eye’s anvil [as written], strong as a male.
Like the sleepless eyelid remembering