أَمُونٍ كَأَلْوَاحِ الْإِرَانِ نَصَأْتُهَا
عَلَى لَاحِبٍ كَأَنَّهُ ظَهْرُ بُرْجُدِ
Meaning: My dependable she-camel has the sturdy build of broad planks from a great chest-like structure. I urge her along a distinct, open track whose surface resembles the back of a patterned cloth.
Amūn denotes a reliable, hardy mount. Ka-alwāḥ al-irān compares her powerful body with the broad boards of a large coffin or chest. Naṣaʾtuhā means I urged or drove her forward.
Lāḥib describes a clear, open path; burjud is associated with a patterned textile. The verse brings together a simile for the animal’s structural strength and another for the appearance of the road.