1. The snā traced gold in the lapis lazuli;
So the horizon lies between inscribed and effaced.
١. خطَّ السَّنا ذَهَبا في اللَّازوَرْدِيِّ
فالأُفقُ ما بَيْنَ مَرْقُومٍ ومَوْشيِّ
2. As though the shooting stars and dawn's light plundered it -
Silver coins spilled from a negro's hand.
٢. كأنَّما الشُّهْبُ والإصْباحُ يَنْهَبُها
دَراهمٌ سَقَطَتْ مِنْ كفِّ زَنجيِّ