ولماand when بدتappeared أعلامbanners; signs صبحdawn بذيat Dhū (the place of) الغضاal-Ghaḍā (saxaul)
ولما بدت أعلام صبح بذي الغضا
غضاGhaḍā (saxaul) الاثلal-Athl (tamarisk) منfrom قبلbefore المماتdeath معادُa place of return
غضا الاثل من قبل الممات معادُ
And when dawn’s banners appeared at Dhū al-Ghaḍā,
When the morning's banners shone on Dhu al-Ghada
Ghaḍā al-Athl—a place of return before death.
The night's darkness receded, giving way to day
Sol 6.1