سُلَيمى تِلكَ في العيرِ

سُلَيمى تِلكَ في العيرِ

قِفي إِن شِئتِ أَو سيري

قِفي إِن شِئتِ أَو سيري

That is Sulayma in the caravan.

O Suleima, in that caravan

Halt if you wish, or journey on.

Stop if you wish, or keep going

فَلَمّا أَن دَنا الصُبحُ

فَلَمّا أَن دَنا الصُبحُ

بِأَصواتِ العَصافيرِ

بِأَصواتِ العَصافيرِ

And when dawn drew near

When morning drew near

With the voices of sparrows,

With the birds' voices

خَرَجنا نَتَّقي الشَمسَ

خَرَجنا نَتَّقي الشَمسَ

مَطايا القَومِ كَالعورِ

مَطايا القَومِ كَالعورِ

We set out, shielding ourselves from the sun;

We went out to avoid the sun

The company’s mounts were like one-eyed beasts.

The people's camels limping like the one-eyed

إِذا ما أَعرُضٌ حالَت

إِذا ما أَعرُضٌ حالَت

سَدَدناها بِتَصديرِ

سَدَدناها بِتَصديرِ

Whenever wayward she-camels swerved,

Whenever one turned away

We set them straight with breast-straps.

We guided it with encouragement