فَاِنَّكَ إِن تَرى عَرَصاتِ جُملٍ

فَاِنَّكَ إِن تَرى عَرَصاتِ جُملٍ

بِعاقِبَةٍ فَأَنتَ إِذَن سَعيدُ

بِعاقِبَةٍ فَأَنتَ إِذَن سَعيدُ

For if you see the courtyards of Juml

For if you see a patch of camels,

in safety, then you are fortunate.

Whose fate is happiness, you’re blessed indeed.

لَها عَينانِ مِن أَقِطٍ وَتَمرٍ

لَها عَينانِ مِن أَقِطٍ وَتَمرٍ

وَسائِرُ خَلقِها بَعدُ الثَريدُ

وَسائِرُ خَلقِها بَعدُ الثَريدُ

She has two eyes of dried curds and dates,

With eyes of strained dates and dried fruits -

and the rest of her form, beyond that, is tharid (bread-and-meat stew).

The rest of their bodies emaciated, thin as threads.