قَدْ لاَحَ تَحْتَ الصُّبْحِ لَيْلٌ مُظْلِمٌ

إِذْ رَاحَ فِي السَّرْجِ المُحَلَّى الأَدْهَمُ

Beneath the dawn appeared a dark night

As the gorgeous saddle-cloth went about the bay horse

دِيْبَاجُ أَلْوَانِ الجِيَادِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ

لِيُخَصَّ بِالدِّيْبَاجِ إِلاَّ الأَكْرَمُ

The cloak of brilliant steed colors though

None but the noblest should wear such a cloak

ضَحِكَ اللُّجَيْنُ عَلَى سَوَادِ أَدِيْمِهِ

وَكَذَا الظَّلاَمُ تُنِيْرُ الأَنْجُمُ

The two seas laughed at the blackness of its hide

And so the darkness is illuminated by the stars

فَكَأَنَّهُ بِبَنَاتِ نَعْشٍ مُلَبَّبٌ

وَكَأَنَّمَا هُوَ بِالثُّرَيَّا مُلْجَمُ

As if it were shrouded in pallbearers

As if studded with gems