وَقَدand indeed لاحَgleamed فيin الغَورِthe lowland الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades كَأَنَّماas though
وَقَد لاحَ في الغَورِ الثُرَيّا كَأَنَّما
بِهِin it رايَةٌa banner بَيضاءُwhite تَخفِقُfluttering لِلطَعنِfor spear combat
بِهِ رايَةٌ بَيضاءُ تَخفِقُ لِلطَعنِ
And the Pleiades gleamed in the lowland, as though
White banner fluttering for the charge
A white banner were fluttering there for spear combat.
As if a moon rose in the dark ravine