بِها جِيَفُ الحَسرى فَأَمّا عِظامُها

بِها جِيَفُ الحَسرى فَأَمّا عِظامُها

فَبيضٌ وَأَمّا جِلدُها فَصَليبُ

فَبيضٌ وَأَمّا جِلدُها فَصَليبُ

There lie the carcasses of exhausted camels; as for their bones,

In it lies the carcass of regret, as for its bones

they are white; and as for their hide, it is hard.

They are white, and as for its skin, it is wooden