طعنpierced الأفْقُthe horizon هَامَةَthe crown القُضْبِthe boughs
طعن الأفْقُ هَامَةَ القُضْبِ
بسنانwith the spearpoint الشروقْsunrise
بسنان الشروقْ
The horizon pierced the crown of the boughs
The horizon stabbed the forehead of the lance
with the spearpoint of sunrise;
With the teeth of dawn
وَاكْتَسَىand donned الدوحُthe great trees لاَمَةَarmor الحَرْبِwar
وَاكْتَسَى الدوحُ لاَمَةَ الحَرْبِ
بغمامwith clouds الغَبُوقْthe evening draught
بغمام الغَبُوقْ
and the great trees donned battle armor
And the valley donned the blade of war
with the clouds of the evening draught;
With the clouds of dusk
وَانْتَضَتْand unsheathed كفthe hand عنترِAntar السحْبِthe clouds
وَانْتَضَتْ كف عنترِ السحْبِ
مُرْهَفَاتِkeen-edged blades البروقْthe lightning flashes
مُرْهَفَاتِ البروقْ
and the hand of the clouds’ Antar unsheathed
And Antar's hand unsheathed
the keen blades of lightning.
The sharp flashes of lightning
Sol 6.1