كَأنَّas though الثريَّاthe Pleiades فيin الدُّجَىthe darkness وَعُطَارِدٌand Mercury
كَأنَّ الثريَّا في الدُّجَى وَعُطَارِدٌ
بأفْقِat the horizon of سَمًاa sky داجيdark الذوائبthe tresses ألْيَلِpitch-black
بأفْقِ سَمًا داجي الذوائب ألْيَلِ
As though the Pleiades in the darkness, and Mercury,
As though the Pleiades in the dusk and Orion
at the horizon of a dark-tressed, pitch-black sky,
Along a horizon of lofty sky, darkly splendid,
بَنَانٌfingers لِخَوْدٍof a lovely maiden نُظِّمَتْwere adorned بِخَوَاتِمٍwith rings
بَنَانٌ لِخَوْدٍ نُظِّمَتْ بِخَوَاتِمٍ
وأبدتْand she displayed سِوَاراًa bracelet فوْقabove زَنْدٍa wrist مُسَبَّلِlowered
وأبدتْ سِوَاراً فوْق زَنْدٍ مُسَبَّلِ
were a lovely maiden’s fingers, adorned with rings,
Necklaces were they for a bosom ornamented
and she displayed a bracelet above her lowered wrist.
With jewels and displayed a bracelet above an arm supple
Sol 6.1