شَمسٌa sun هَوَتhas sunk وَهِلالُand the crescent الشَهرِof the month يَتبَعُهاfollows it
شَمسٌ هَوَت وَهِلالُ الشَهرِ يَتبَعُها
كَأَنَّهُas though it were سافِرٌone unveiled قُدّامَbefore مُنتَقِبِone veiled
كَأَنَّهُ سافِرٌ قُدّامَ مُنتَقِبِ
The sun has sunk, and the month’s crescent follows her,
A sun has sunk, and the month's crescent follows it,
As though he were bare-faced, with a veiled one before him.
As though it were an unveiled one before a veiled one.
تَبدوappear الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades وَأَمرُand the state اللَيلِof night مُجتَمِعٌis fully gathered
تَبدو الثُرَيّا وَأَمرُ اللَيلِ مُجتَمِعٌ
كَأَنَّهاas though they were عَقرَبٌa scorpion مَقطوعَةُcut off الذَنَبِthe tail
كَأَنَّها عَقرَبٌ مَقطوعَةُ الذَنَبِ
The Pleiades appear when night has gathered its full strength,
The Pleiades appear while night is in full sway,
As though they were a scorpion with its tail cut off.
As though they were a scorpion with its tail cut off.
Sol 6.1