حَلَّتsettled عَقَارِبُscorpions (curled locks) صُدغِهِhis temple فيin خَدِّهِhis cheek
حَلَّت عَقَارِبُ صُدغِهِ في خَدِّهِ
قَمَراa moon فَجَلَّso it became exalted بِهَاthrough them عَنِbeyond التَّشبِيهِcomparison
قَمَرا فَجَلَّ بِهَا عَنِ التَّشبِيهِ
The scorpions of his temple settled on his cheek—
The scorpion's claws settled on his cheek
a moon that, through them, rose beyond compare.
Like a moon, outshining any comparison.
وَلَقَدand indeed عَهِدنَاهُwe have known it يَحلُّit dwells بِبُرجِهَاin their zodiac sign
وَلَقَد عَهِدنَاهُ يَحلُّ بِبُرجِهَا
فَمِنَso among العَجَائِبِthe wonders كَيفَhow حَلَّتthey settled فِيهِwithin it
فَمِنَ العَجَائِبِ كَيفَ حَلَّت فِيهِ
And indeed, we have known it to dwell in their zodiac sign;
We knew him to settle in its constellation,
so how wondrous that they have settled within it!
So how strange that it settled on him!
Sol 6.1