نَضَوْتُI stripped away سَحابةًa cloud غَطّتْcovered نُجوماًstars
نَضَوْتُ سَحابةً غَطّتْ نُجوماً
تَلألأglittered فيin سَمَاءa sky منof زُجاجِglass
تَلألأ في سَمَاء من زُجاجِ
I stripped away a cloud that veiled stars,
I blossomed a cloud that covered stars
glittering in a sky of glass.
Twinkling in a sky of glass
لهاthey have عَرْفٌa fragrance وعَرْفand the virtue of الشُّهْبthe stars ألاthat ... not
لها عَرْفٌ وعَرْف الشُّهْب ألا
يَكونُbe لَهاfor them سوىanything but صَدْعcleaving الدياجيthe darkness of night
يَكونُ لَها سوى صَدْع الدياجي
They have a fragrance; the stars’ only virtue
It has a roof, and the roof of meteors, nay
is to cleave the darkness of night.
It has nothing but the cracking of lightning
أُحاكيI resemble المُنْتَشيone intoxicated طرَباًin rapture وَعُجْباًand pride
أُحاكي المُنْتَشي طرَباً وَعُجْباً
بمَطلعِهاat their rising وَأفْحِمُand I silence مَنْwhoever أُحاجِيI challenge with riddles
بمَطلعِها وَأفْحِمُ مَنْ أُحاجِي
I resemble one intoxicated, in rapture and pride,
I emulate the one intoxicated with joy and marvel
at their rising, and silence whoever I challenge with riddles.
At its rising, and silence those I debate
Sol 6.1