ومُغبرِّ السماءِ إذا تَجلَّى

يغادرُ أرضَه كالأرجوانِ

When the dusty sky is unveiled,

He leaves his land like purple dye.

سَمَوتُ لهُ سموَّ النقعِ فيهِ

بكل مُذَلَّقٍ سَلبِ السِّنَانِ

Its loftiness equals the height of stars within,

With every finely chiseled and polished fragment.

وكُلَّ مُشَطَّبِ المَتْنينِ صافٍ

كلَونِ الملحِ مُنْصَلتٍ يماني

And all the even surfaces are pure,

Like the color of Yemeni salt crystals.

كأنَّ نهارَهُ ظلماءُ ليلٍ

كواكبُهُ منَ السُّمْرِ اللِّدانِ

As if its day were the dark of night,

And its stars were embers glowing bright.