وأكل الجميع حتى ألقى عظامه بيضا، وجثا على كومة من البطحاء وتوسدها ثم غط غطيط البكر. فقلت هذه والله الغنيمة، ثم قمت إلى فحل إبله فخطمته ثم قرنته ببعيري وصحت به، فاتّبعني الفحل واتّبعته الأبل إربابا به في قطار
while he ate the whole, leaving only its bare white bones. He then lay down, made a heap of earth on the flat ground as a pillow, and was soon snoring like a camel. ‘By God,’ I said, ‘this is my loot.’ I went to his camels’ stallion, unleashed it, and tied it to my own camel. I shouted at it, and the camel stallion followed me, along with all the other camels as a single group in a train