ما بالُ شُهْب الظّلامِ حاكيةً
شُهْبَ جِيادٍ ثَنَتْ أعِنَّتَها
Why does the cloud-bank’s ashen hue mimic
gray-white steeds that have turned their reins?
فهْيَ وإنْ أخْفِيَتْ فوارِسُها
تشْرَعُ في نقْعِها أسنَّتَها
For though its horsemen are hidden,
it levels its spearheads within its dust-cloud.
Sol 5.6