وسهْمِ فَوَّارَة انْبَعَثَتْ

غادَرَتِ الجَوَّ يَحْتَذِي أَرْضَهْ

With fiery arrow launched on high

It cleaved the air, and claimed the sky,

كأَنها خَيْمَةٌ مُكَلَّلًةٌ

عَمُودُها من سبائِكِ الفِضَّهْ

As though some tent begemmed it were

With silver columns planted there.