إذا أُوتِرَتْ قَوسُ السَّحابِ وَفُوِّقَتْ

إذا أُوتِرَتْ قَوسُ السَّحابِ وَفُوِّقَتْ

سِهَامُ الحَيالِلحلي سَحَّتْ رَاميها

سِهَامُ الحَيالِلحلي سَحَّتْ رَاميها

When the bow of the clouds is strung, and nocked are

When the bow of the clouds is strung

The arrows of [unclear wording]—“poured down, its archer” [syntax unclear];

And the arrows of the new moons are aimed from it

وَإنْ أَشبَهتْ أَلوانُها زَهْرَ الرُّبَا

وَإنْ أَشبَهتْ أَلوانُها زَهْرَ الرُّبَا

عَرْفتُ لِتلكَ القَوسِ قُدرةَ بَارِيها

عَرْفتُ لِتلكَ القَوسِ قُدرةَ بَارِيها

And though its colors resemble the blossoms of the hills,

Though their colors resemble the flowers of the meadow

I recognized in that bow the power of its maker.

I recognize in that bow the power of its Maker