وَسارِيَةٍand a night-roaming cloud كَاللَّيلِlike the night لَكنbut نُجومهاits stars
وَسارِيَةٍ كَاللَّيلِ لَكن نُجومها
عَلىupon إِثرthe heels of ماthat يَطلُعنَthey rise فيهاwithin it غَوائِرُsinking from sight
عَلى إِثر ما يَطلُعنَ فيها غَوائِرُ
And a night-roaming cloud, like the night—but its stars
With hair as dark as the night, but its stars
sink from sight as soon as they rise within it.
Appear after the ringlets that emerge in it.
فَلماthen when اِستَدارَتit wheeled فيin الهَواءِthe air كَأَنَّهاas though it
فَلما اِستَدارَت في الهَواءِ كَأَنَّها
عُقابٌan eagle مَتىwhen ماever يَخفقِflashes البَرقُthe lightning كاسِرُstooping to strike
عُقابٌ مَتى ما يَخفقِ البَرقُ كاسِرُ
Then, when it wheeled in the air, it seemed like
When it sways in the air, it looks
an eagle stooping whenever the lightning flashed.
Like a falcon when lightning flashes and breaks.
وَشَمَّتand sniffed دَوانيهاits low-hanging fringes الرُّبىthe hills بِأنوفِهاwith their noses
وَشَمَّت دَوانيها الرُّبى بِأنوفِها
كَماjust as شَمَّsniffed أَكفالَthe haunches of العَذارىthe maidens الضَّفائِرُthe braids
كَما شَمَّ أَكفالَ العَذارى الضَّفائِرُ
And its low-hanging fringes sniffed the hills with their noses,
Its braids smelled the meadows with their noses
as braids sniff the haunches of maidens.
As young girls smell their plaits.
هَوتit swooped مِثلَماjust as تَهويswoops العُقابُthe eagle كَأَنَّهاas though it
هَوت مِثلَما تَهوي العُقابُ كَأَنَّها
تَخافُit fears فَواتَthe escape of المحلthe drought فَهيَso it تبادرُhastens
تَخافُ فَواتَ المحل فَهيَ تبادرُ
It swooped as an eagle swoops, as though it
It fell as the falcon falls as if
feared drought might escape it, and so hastened.
It fears missing the place, so it hurries.
كَأَنَّas though اِنتِثارَthe scattering of القطرِthe raindrops فيهِin it ضَوابِطٌcompasses
كَأَنَّ اِنتِثارَ القطرِ فيهِ ضَوابِطٌ
تُدارُare traced عَلىupon الغُدرانthe pools مِنهُfrom it دَوائِرُcircles
تُدارُ عَلى الغُدران مِنهُ دَوائِرُ
As though the raindrops scattered in it were compasses,
As if the scattering of rain in it has orbits
from which circles were traced upon the pools.
That revolve around the cheeks in circles.
Sol 6.1