فتىًa youth يَستَمدُّdraws البدرُthe full moon منfrom فضلِthe surplus of نورِهhis light
فتىً يَستَمدُّ البدرُ من فضلِ نورِه
ويُقسمُand it swears أنthat يَرنُوgaze إليهtoward him كواكبُهُits stars
ويُقسمُ أن يَرنُو إليه كواكبُهُ
A youth from whose surplus light the full moon draws its glow.
A youth from whom the full moon borrows light
And it swears that its stars gaze toward him.
And vows that all its stars towards him take flight
فَحامتso hovered علىover هامِthe heads of العِداةِthe enemies سيوفُهhis swords
فَحامت على هامِ العِداةِ سيوفُه
سوحَّتpoured down (apparently intended) علىupon أيديthe hands of العُفاةِthose seeking bounty سحائبُهhis clouds
سوحَّت على أيدي العُفاةِ سحائبُه
So his swords hovered over the heads of his enemies.
His sword did bring down foes in their full height
His clouds poured down upon the hands of those seeking bounty.
His clouds rained heavily on hands benign
Sol 6.1