ثُمتَ خلّهُ المُمَرّ الأسمرا

ثُمتَ خلّهُ المُمَرّ الأسمرا

لو مسَّ جَنبي بازِلٍ لَجرجرا

لو مسَّ جَنبي بازِلٍ لَجرجرا

Then pierce him with the stout brown spear;

Then let the dark-skinned passerby caress me

If it touched a full-grown camel’s flanks, the camel would surely bellow.

If he brushes against my side, I will murmur