بكرَcame at dawn العارضُthe raincloud تحدُوهdrives it onward النُّعامىthe south wind
بكرَ العارضُ تحدُوه النُّعامى
فُسِقيتso may you be watered الغيثَthe rain ياO دارَabode of أُماماUmāma
فُسِقيت الغيثَ يا دارَ أُماما
The raincloud came at dawn, driven onward by the south wind.
The virgin clouds race, spurred by the ostriches,
So may you be watered with rain, O abode of Umāma!
Quenched by rain, O house of Umma!