كَأَنَّas though الثُرَياthe Pleiades لُؤلؤpearls مُتَراصفset close together
كَأَنَّ الثُرَيا لُؤلؤ مُتَراصف
يُرىis seen أَبَداًforever حلياadornment لِظَلماءfor a dark night عاطِلِunadorned
يُرى أَبَداً حليا لِظَلماء عاطِلِ
As though the Pleiades were pearls set close together,
As though the Pleiades were a string of pearls
Forever seen as adornment for a dark, unadorned night.
Arranged as an eternal necklace for a listless damsel
Sol 6.1