تَلوحُgleam الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades وَالظَلامُand the darkness مُقَطِّبُfrowning
تَلوحُ الثُرَيّا وَالظَلامُ مُقَطِّبُ
فَيَضحَكُso it smiles مِنهاbecause of them عَنrevealing أَغَرَّbright white مُفَلَّجِgap-toothed
فَيَضحَكُ مِنها عَن أَغَرَّ مُفَلَّجِ
The Pleiades gleam while darkness frowns;
The Pleiades twinkle as darkness deepens
So at their sight it smiles, revealing a bright, gap-toothed mouth.
And the he frowns in laughter, teeth flashing white
تَسيرُthey move وَراءًbehind وَالهِلالُand the crescent moon أَمامَهاahead of them
تَسيرُ وَراءً وَالهِلالُ أَمامَها
كَماas أَومَأَتgestured كَفَّa hand إِلىtoward نِصفِhalf of دُملُجِan armlet
كَما أَومَأَت كَفَّ إِلى نِصفِ دُملُجِ
They move behind, with the crescent moon ahead of them,
She moves behind as the crescent moon leads ahead
Like a hand gesturing toward half an armlet.
Beckoning with a hand like the glow of an ember
Sol 6.1