بَدَت الثُرَيّا وَالنُجومُ تَحُفُّها
وَالجَوُّ بَينَ غَياهِبٍ وَدَياجي
The Pleiades appeared, and stars surround them,
The sky between darkness and mist.
فَكَأَنَّما هَذي خَريطَةُ فَضَّةٍ
وَكَأَنَّما هَذي بَنادِقُ عاجِ
As if it were a map of silver,
As if it were tusks of ivory.
