وَمَضروبَةٍand one struck مِنfrom غَيرُother than; without جُرمٍcrime وَلاnor ذَنبِsin
وَمَضروبَةٍ مِن غَيرُ جُرمٍ وَلا ذَنبِ
حَوىheld قَلبُهاher heart مِثلَthe like of الَّذيwhat قَدalready حَوىheld قَلبيmy heart
حَوى قَلبُها مِثلَ الَّذي قَد حَوى قَلبي
And one struck, without crime or sin,
Struck though she's done no wrong or crime
Her heart held the like of what my heart had held.
Her heart held what mine held all this time
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَتاهاcame to her القابِسونَthose seeking fire عَشِيَّةًat evening
إِذا ما أَتاها القابِسونَ عَشِيَّةً
حَكَتshe resembled فُلكاًa firmament (vocalized as 'a ship') يَرميpelting الشَياطينَthe devils بِالشُهُبِwith the meteors
حَكَت فُلكاً يَرمي الشَياطينَ بِالشُهُبِ
When those seeking fire came to her at evening,
When foes approached her at eventide
She resembled a firmament pelting devils with meteors.
She spun a sphere that drove off evil's tide
Sol 6.1