مَدَّhe stretched out يَدَيهِhis two hands وَحَناand bowed رَأسَهُhis head
مَدَّ يَدَيهِ وَحَنا رَأسَهُ
وَقامَand stood فيon الجِذعِthe tree trunk مَقامَin the stance of الخَطيبthe orator
وَقامَ في الجِذعِ مَقامَ الخَطيب
He stretched out his hands and bowed his head,
He stretched out his hands and bowed his head
And stood upon the tree trunk as an orator stands.
And stood on the tree stump like an orator
فَغابَتِso it set الشَّمسُthe sun لَهُfor him ضَحوَةًin the forenoon
فَغابَتِ الشَّمسُ لَهُ ضَحوَةً
وَالشَّمسُand the sun ماnot آنَwas time لَهاfor it أَنto تَغيبset
وَالشَّمسُ ما آنَ لَها أَن تَغيب
So the sun set for him in the forenoon,
The sun disappeared for him at midday
Though it was not yet time for the sun to set.
Yet the sun was not inclined to set
Sol 6.1