وَاِقفَرَand became deserted مِنهاof her الجَوُّthe hollow جَوُّthe hollow of قُراقِرٍQuraqir
وَاِقفَرَ مِنها الجَوُّ جَوُّ قُراقِرٍ
وَبُدِّلَand were given instead آراماًwhite gazelles مَذانِبُهاits watercourses السُفلُthe lower ones
وَبُدِّلَ آراماً مَذانِبُها السُفلُ
And the hollow—the hollow of Quraqir—lay deserted of her.
Empty skies and barren dunes
And its lower watercourses were filled instead with white gazelles.
Replace the gentle rains
كَأَنَّas though عَلىupon إِعجازهاtheir hindquarters أُطرِhoneycombs أَدبُرٍof bees
كَأَنَّ عَلى إِعجازها أُطرِ أَدبُرٍ
بَدَتappeared مِنfrom شَفاthe brink of ذيDhu (possessor of) كَفَّةِKaffa ماnot يَطولُهاone reaches them
بَدَت مِن شَفا ذي كَفَّةِ ما يَطولُها
As though upon their hindquarters were honeycombs of bees,
As if etched on her back
Appearing from the brink of Dhu Kaffa, beyond anyone’s reach.
Are scars that still remain
Sol 6.1