سَبَتْ أيدي السماء لُجَيْنَ شمسٍ

سَبَتْ أيدي السماء لُجَيْنَ شمسٍ

وَأخْفَتْهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ البَهِيمِ

وَأخْفَتْهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ البَهِيمِ

A sun’s silver radiance captivated heaven’s hands,

and they hid it from the pitch-black night.

فَحَجَّرَهَا الدُّجَى بشهاب رَجْمٍ

فَحَجَّرَهَا الدُّجَى بشهاب رَجْمٍ

وَسَمَّرَهَا بِمِسْمَارِ النُّجُومِ

وَسَمَّرَهَا بِمِسْمَارِ النُّجُومِ

So darkness turned them to stone with a meteor of stoning,

and nailed them fast with the stars’ own nail.