قَدindeed صَاغَهُforged it القَينُthe smith مِنfrom دُجَىdarkness الغَسَقِdusk
قَد صَاغَهُ القَينُ مِن دُجَى الغَسَقِ
ذَاhaving حَلَقٍrings تَستَدِيرُcircle فِيwithin حَلَقِrings
ذَا حَلَقٍ تَستَدِيرُ فِي حَلَقِ
The smith has forged it from the darkness of dusk,
With rings that circle within rings.
كَأَنَّهُas though it were الصّلُّthe venomous serpent حِينَwhen أَخصَرَهُchilled it الظِّلُّthe shade
كَأَنَّهُ الصّلُّ حِينَ أَخصَرَهُ الظِّلُّ
فَخَلاَّهُand so it left it خَافِتَfaint الرَّمَقِremaining life
فَخَلاَّهُ خَافِتَ الرَّمَقِ
As though it were a venomous serpent when the shade chilled it,
And so left it barely alive.
Sol 6.1