منعلةٌshod بالهلالwith the crescent مُلجمةٌbridled
منعلةٌ بالهلال مُلجمةٌ
مجدولَةٌbraided منَfrom الشّفَقِthe red twilight glow
مجدولَةٌ منَ الشّفَقِ
Shod with the crescent, bridled,
With a new moon as a muzzle it appears
braided from twilight’s red glow.
Outlined by the sunset’s glow
كأَنّماas though حبرُهاits ink تميّعَliquefied فِيin
كأَنّما حبرُها تميّعَ فِي
فُرضَتِهاits hollow سائلٌa liquid منfrom الغَسَقِdusk
فُرضَتِها سائلٌ من الغَسَقِ
As though its ink, liquefied in
As though its ink has melted into
its hollow, were a liquid of dusk.
The dark fluid of its socket
فأَنتَso you مهماwhatever تُرِدyou wish تُشَبِّهُهاyou liken it
فأَنتَ مهما تُرِد تُشَبِّهُها
فيin كلّevery حالٍcase فانظُرthen look إِلىtoward الأفقِthe horizon
في كلّ حالٍ فانظُر إِلى الأفقِ
So, whatever you wish to liken it to,
So whatever you wish to compare it to
in every case, look toward the horizon.
In any case look to the horizon
Sol 6.1