بدتshe appeared بينamid أثوابِgarments of الحدادmourning كأنّهاas though she were
بدت بين أثوابِ الحداد كأنّها
هلالٌa crescent moon أتىcame منfrom غمرةdeep gloom فتموّهاthen it disguised itself
هلالٌ أتى من غمرة فتموّها
She appeared amid mourning garments, as though she were
She appeared amid mourning clothes as though
a crescent that emerged from deep gloom, then disguised itself.
A crescent that came from a gloomy darkness and cloaked her.
فسقياًso, may rain bless لذاكfor that الوجهthe face يومَon the day لقيتهI encountered it
فسقياً لذاك الوجه يومَ لقيته
صبيحةon the morning of يومthe day of النحرsacrifice أشعثَdisheveled أمرهاher state
صبيحة يوم النحر أشعثَ أمرها
So may rain bless that face, the day I encountered it,
How morning-like was that face when I met it,
on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, in her disheveled state.
On the morning of the day of sacrifice, dishevelled, commanded.
لقدindeed حاولتshe tried تشويههdisfiguring it كنهthe utmost extent of جَهدِهاher effort
لقد حاولت تشويهه كنه جَهدِها
وهلand (question marker) يستطيعis able البدرthe full moon أنto يتشوهاbecome disfigured
وهل يستطيع البدر أن يتشوها
She indeed tried her utmost to disfigure it—
Truly she tried to mar it, but in vain was her effort.
yet can the full moon become disfigured?
Can the full moon ever be marred?
Sol 6.1