لَمّاwhen تَوَلّىreceded النَجمُthe star فيin اِنحِطاطِdescent
لَمّا تَوَلّى النَجمُ في اِنحِطاطِ
وَهَمَّand was about to رَأسُthe head اللَيلِof the night بِاِشمِطاطِto grow gray
وَهَمَّ رَأسُ اللَيلِ بِاِشمِطاطِ
When the star receded in its descent,
When the star declined towards its setting
and the head of night was about to grow gray,
And the head of night was about to fall
شَدّواthey tethered لِغِزلانِfor the gazelles of النَقاthe sand dunes العَواطيthose stretching their necks
شَدّوا لِغِزلانِ النَقا العَواطي
داهِيَةًa terror تَجولُpaces فيin الرِباطِthe tether
داهِيَةً تَجولُ في الرِباطِ
they tethered, for the dune-gazelles stretching their necks,
They loosed the gazelles to pasture
a terror pacing on its tether.
Roaming around unfettered
Sol 6.1