شَمسٌthe sun هَوَتsank وَهِلالُand the crescent of الشَهرِthe month يَتبَعُهاfollows it
شَمسٌ هَوَت وَهِلالُ الشَهرِ يَتبَعُها
كَأَنَّهُas though it were سافِرٌan unveiled person قُدّامَin front of مُنتَقِبِa veiled person
كَأَنَّهُ سافِرٌ قُدّامَ مُنتَقِبِ
The sun has sunk, and the month's crescent follows it,
as though it were an unveiled figure before a veiled one.
تَبدوappear الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades وَأَمرُwhile the state of اللَيلِthe 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 while night is at its height,
as though they were a scorpion with its tail cut off.
Sol 6.1