ومشبهَةٍand one resembling فيin الجَوِّthe air أنوارَlights أختهاher sister
ومشبهَةٍ في الجَوِّ أنوارَ أختها
يضيءُlights up سَنَاهاher radiance كلَّevery أسحمَpitch-black داجdark
يضيءُ سَنَاها كلَّ أسحمَ داج
And one aloft, resembling her sister’s lights—
In the sky like the lights of her sister,
Her radiance lights up every pitch-black gloom.
Her splendor illuminates each dark night,
كأنّas though صلالاًvenomous snakes وسطهاat her center فيin مكامنٍhiding places
كأنّ صلالاً وسطها في مكامنٍ
تحركُmove فيهاwithin her ألسناًtongues بلجاجinsistently
تحركُ فيها ألسناً بلجاج
As though venomous snakes, in hiding places at her center,
As if she has salalah in her bosom,
Were flicking tongues within her insistently.
Stirring tongues of flashing light,
وتحسبهاand you fancy her تجلوrevealing علىto كلّevery ناظرٍbeholder
وتحسبها تجلو على كلّ ناظرٍ
كواكبَstars نارٍfire فيin بروجِtowers زجاجglass
كواكبَ نارٍ في بروجِ زجاج
And you fancy her revealing to every beholder
You would think she reveals to every onlooker,
Stars of fire in towers of glass.
Stars of fire in crystal zodiacs.
Sol 6.1