غطتcovered الثلوجthe snows الأرضthe earth فهيso it is حمامةa dove
غطت الثلوج الأرض فهي حمامة
بيضاءwhite منهاof it الجليدthe ice غيرnot مطوقneck-ringed
بيضاء منها الجليد غير مطوق
The snows covered the earth, so it is a dove,
The snow has covered the ground, so it is a
White, its ice without a neck-ring.
White dove, from which the ice is unadorned
فلذاكso for that reason أصبحتit became إذwhen قامتit rose رامياًan archer
فلذاك أصبحت إذ قامت رامياً
قوسbow الغمامthe clouds وراءهاbehind her بالبندقwith the pellets
قوس الغمام وراءها بالبندق
Thus, when it rose, it became an archer—
So it has become, when it stood, throwing
The clouds’ bow behind her, shooting pellets.
The bow of clouds behind it with hail