أَكَلنا الشَوى حَتّى إِذا لَم نَجِد شَوىً

أَكَلنا الشَوى حَتّى إِذا لَم نَجِد شَوىً

أَشَرنا إِلى خَيراتِها بِالأَصابِعِ

أَشَرنا إِلى خَيراتِها بِالأَصابِعِ

We ate the lesser livestock until, when we could find no more,

We ate the roasted meat until no more roasted meat was found

We pointed with our fingers to the finest of the herd.

We pointed to its goodness with our fingers