وَيَومand a day أَغَصّchoked أَتساعَvastness الفَضاspace (continued)
وَيَوم أَغَصّ أَتساعَ الفَضا
ءِ(completes 'space') جَيشٌan army لِمَنto whoever أَمَّهُheaded toward it مهولُterrifying
ءِ جَيشٌ لِمَن أَمَّهُ مهولُ
And a day when the vastness of space was choked
And a day when the vastness of space was choked
by an army—dreadful to whoever advanced toward it.
by an army, terrifying to whoever approached it.
يخيلُit seems أَنthat ماnot لَهُit has آخِرan end
يخيلُ أَن ما لَهُ آخِر
إِذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) تَراءىappears لَهُto him أَوَّلُthe front
إِذا ما تَراءى لَهُ أَوَّلُ
It seems to have no end
It seems to have no end
whenever its beginning comes into view.
when its front appears before him.
وَيَغصبُand robs شَمسَthe sun الضُحيof the morning نورَهاits light
وَيَغصبُ شَمسَ الضُحي نورَها
مِنَfrom الخَيلِthe horses ماwhat تَبعَثُstir up الأَرجُلُthe feet
مِنَ الخَيلِ ما تَبعَثُ الأَرجُلُ
And the forenoon sun is robbed of its light
And the morning sun is robbed of its light
by what the horses’ hooves send billowing up.
by what the horses’ feet stir up:
دُجىdarkness أَنتَyou بَدرٌa full moon بِهِwithin it وَالنُجوand the stars (continued)
دُجى أَنتَ بَدرٌ بِهِ وَالنُجو
مُ(completes 'stars') زَرقُكَyour blue-steel spears وَالظُلمَةُand the darkness القَسطَلُthe dust cloud
مُ زَرقُكَ وَالظُلمَةُ القَسطَلُ
A night in which you are the full moon, and the stars
darkness in which you are a full moon, and the stars
are your blue-steeled lances, while the darkness is battle-dust.
are your blue-steel spears, and the darkness is the dust cloud.
Sol 6.1