يمشيwalks بهاin it غُلبُthick-necked الرقابthe necks كأنّهمas though they were
يمشي بها غُلبُ الرقاب كأنّهم
بُزلٌmature camels كُسِينَthey were clothed منof الكُحَيلthe tar جِلالاcoverings
بُزلٌ كُسِينَ من الكُحَيل جِلالا
In it walk thick-necked men, as though they were
With bowed necks they walk as though they were
Mature camels clothed in mantles of tar.
Slippers dyed with henna out of pride