كأنّas though الثُّرَياthe Pleiades تقدمprecedes الفجرَdawn والدُّجىand the darkness
كأنّ الثُّرَيا تقدم الفجرَ والدُّجى
يضمgathers حَواشِىthe edges of سَجْفِهits curtain للمَغاربِtoward the west
يضم حَواشِى سَجْفِه للمَغاربِ
It is as though the Pleiades, preceding dawn while darkness
The Pleiades advance the dawn and dusk
gathers the edges of its curtain toward the west,
Embracing the horizons in its overflowing basin
مُقدَّمُthe commander of جيشِthe army of الرّومthe Romans أَوْمَىgestured بكفهwith his hand
مُقدَّمُ جيشِ الرّوم أَوْمَى بكفه
لتهديدto threaten جيشٍan army منof بنىthe sons of الزنجthe Zanj هاربfleeing
لتهديد جيشٍ من بنى الزنج هارب
were a commander of the Roman army, gesturing with his hand
The vanguard of the Roman army gestured with his palm
to threaten a fleeing army of the sons of the Zanj.
Threatening an army of fleeing Zanj
Sol 6.1