لَيلَةٌa night لِلبُروقِbelonging to the lightning flashes فيهاin it جُروحُwounds
لَيلَةٌ لِلبُروقِ فيها جُروحُ
وَغُيوثٌand rains تَبكيweep وَرَعدٌand thunder يَنوحُwails
وَغُيوثٌ تَبكي وَرَعدٌ يَنوحُ
A night with lightning's wounds within it,
A night for lightning in which wounds
And rains weep, and thunder wails.
And help that weeps and thunder that groans
وَكَأَنَّand as though السَماءَthe sky حِرباءُa chameleon جِسمٍa body
وَكَأَنَّ السَماءَ حِرباءُ جِسمٍ
وَعَلَيهاand upon it النُجومُthe stars حَبٌّpimples مَقيحُpus-filled
وَعَلَيها النُجومُ حَبٌّ مَقيحُ
And the sky seems a chameleon of a body,
As though the sky the fever of a body
And upon it the stars are pus-filled pimples.
And on it the stars love spots that fester
Sol 6.1