وَالنَجمُand the star فيin اللَيلِthe night البَهيمِpitch-black تَخالُهُyou imagine it
وَالنَجمُ في اللَيلِ البَهيمِ تَخالُهُ
عَيناًan eye تُخالِسُstealthily exploits غَفلَةَthe inattention of الرُقَباءِthe watchers
عَيناً تُخالِسُ غَفلَةَ الرُقَباءِ
And the star in the pitch-black night—you imagine it
The star in the dark night seems
An eye taking furtive advantage of the watchers’ inattention.
An eye that watches the guards' unawareness
وَالصُبحُand dawn مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath الظَلامِthe darkness كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَالصُبحُ مِن تَحتِ الظَلامِ كَأَنَّهُ
شَيبٌgray hair بَداappeared فيin لِمَّةٍa head of hair سَوداءِblack
شَيبٌ بَدا في لِمَّةٍ سَوداءِ
And dawn, from beneath the darkness, seems like
And dawn under the darkness is as though
Gray hair appearing amid black locks.
Gray hair appeared on a black forelock
Sol 6.1