بداit appeared مُستدِقَّtapering الجانِبَيْنِat both sides كأنَّماas though
بدا مُستدِقَّ الجانِبَيْنِ كأنَّما
علىon الأُفقِthe horizon الغَربيِّwestern مِخلَبُa talon طائرِof a bird
على الأُفقِ الغَربيِّ مِخلَبُ طائرِ
It appeared, tapering at both tips, as though
a bird’s talon lay on the western horizon.
ولاحَand it gleamed لِمَسرىafter a night-journey of ليلَتَيْنِtwo nights كأنَّماas though
ولاحَ لِمَسرى ليلَتَيْنِ كأنَّما
تفرَّقَhad parted مِنهfrom it الغيمُthe clouds عنaway from إثرِthe imprint of حافِرِa hoof
تفرَّقَ مِنه الغيمُ عن إثرِ حافِرِ
And after two nights’ journey it gleamed, as though
the clouds had parted from it to reveal a hoofprint.
Sol 6.1