1. وَرَدنا بِها بَينَ العُذَيبِ وَضارِجٍ

    تَريكَةَ جونٍ أَسأَرَتها البَوارِقُ

    We brought her to water between al-ʿUdhayb and Ḍārij—

    a dark cloud’s remnant, left behind by lightning flashes.

  2. وَقَد ذَعذَعَ اللَيلُ النُجومَ لِغَورِها

    كَبَيضِ الأَداحي بَعثَرَتهُ النَقانِقُ

    And night had scattered the stars toward their setting,

    like eggs in nesting hollows, scattered by male ostriches.