وبَرْقٍ مِثْلَ حاشيَتَيْ رِداءٍ

وبَرْقٍ مِثْلَ حاشيَتَيْ رِداءٍ

جَديدٍ مُذْهَبٍ في يَوْمِ ريحِ

جَديدٍ مُذْهَبٍ في يَوْمِ ريحِ

And many a lightning flash, like the two hems of a robe—

And lightning like the two edges of a cloak,

new and gilded—on a day of wind.

new and gilded, on a windy day.