أَرِقتُI lay sleepless لِبَرقِbecause of lightning آخَرَthe end of اللَيلِthe night مُنصِبِwearying
أَرِقتُ لِبَرقِ آخَرَ اللَيلِ مُنصِبِ
خَفِيٍّfaint كَبَطنِlike the belly of الحَيَّةِthe snake المُتَقَلِّبِturning over
خَفِيٍّ كَبَطنِ الحَيَّةِ المُتَقَلِّبِ
I lay sleepless at a wearying flash of lightning at night's end,
Over the distant lightning of late night I lay awake
Faint as a snake's belly turning over.
Concealed like the twisting belly of a snake
Sol 6.1