فَما جَعَلَت ما بَينَ مَكَّةَ ناقَتي

فَما جَعَلَت ما بَينَ مَكَّةَ ناقَتي

إِلى البِركِ إِلا نَومَةَ المُتَهَجِّدِ

إِلى البِركِ إِلا نَومَةَ المُتَهَجِّدِ

So my she-camel covered the distance from Mecca

My she-camel has made the journey from Mecca

to al-Birk in no more than a night worshipper's sleep.

To Al-Barak nothing but a vigil of wakefulness

وَكادَت قُبَيلَ الصُبحِ تَنبِذُ رَحلَها

وَكادَت قُبَيلَ الصُبحِ تَنبِذُ رَحلَها

بِدومَةَ مِن لَغطِ القَطا المُتَبَدِّدِ

بِدومَةَ مِن لَغطِ القَطا المُتَبَدِّدِ

And just before dawn she nearly cast off her saddle

And near dawn she almost flung off her saddle

at Dumah, from the clamor of the scattered sandgrouse.

At Duma from the howling of scattered dogs