حَلّوا الرَبيعَ فَلَمّا أَن تَجَلَّلَهُم

حَلّوا الرَبيعَ فَلَمّا أَن تَجَلَّلَهُم

يَومٌ مِنَ القَيظِ حامي الوَدقِ مُعتَذِلِ

يَومٌ مِنَ القَيظِ حامي الوَدقِ مُعتَذِلِ

They settled in the spring pasture; then, when they were enveloped

They settled in spring; then, when they were enveloped

by a day of summer’s blaze—the rain’s guardian, weapon at its side—

by a day of high summer, scorching with oppressive heat.