فللّه من بغلة قد غدت

فللّه من بغلة قد غدت

تفوقُ طيور السما في المسير

تفوقُ طيور السما في المسير

By God, what a mule—she has come to

For Allah, what a she-camel that has become,

outstrip the birds of the sky in her travel!

Surpassing the birds of the sky in journeying.

تطيرُ على ظهرها بالغراب

تطيرُ على ظهرها بالغراب

كأنّ الغراب بها قد يطير

كأنّ الغراب بها قد يطير

She flies with al-Ghurab (the Crow) on her back,

Upon her back the raven flies

as though al-Ghurab were indeed flying with her aid.

As though the raven itself with her might fly.

تسيرُ بأمثالنا مثلما

تسيرُ بأمثالنا مثلما

بها كل أمثالنا قد تسير

بها كل أمثالنا قد تسير

She carries the likes of us along, just as

She journeys with our likes, just as

through her all our proverbs may travel.

With her all our likes might journey.