نارٌa fire تَلَعَّبُplays بِالشُقوقِamong the cracks كَأَنَّهاas though it were
نارٌ تَلَعَّبُ بِالشُقوقِ كَأَنَّها
حُلَلٌrobes مُشَقَّقَةٌtorn عَلىupon حُبشانِAbyssinians
حُلَلٌ مُشَقَّقَةٌ عَلى حُبشانِ
A fire plays among the cracks, as though it were
A fire plays among the cracks, as though it were
torn robes upon Abyssinians.
torn robes upon Abyssinians.
رَدَّتreturned عَلَيهاupon it الريحُthe wind فَضلَexcess دُخانِهاits smoke
رَدَّت عَلَيها الريحُ فَضلَ دُخانِها
فَأَتَتso it came بِهِwith it سَبَجاًas jet عَلىupon عِقيانِpure gold
فَأَتَت بِهِ سَبَجاً عَلى عِقيانِ
The wind turned the excess of its smoke back upon it,
The wind drove its excess smoke back upon it,
and brought it as jet upon pure gold.
and brought it as jet upon pure gold.
فَالجَوُّso the air يَضحُكُlaughs فيin اِبيِضاضِwhiteness شَرائِرٍsparks
فَالجَوُّ يَضحُكُ في اِبيِضاضِ شَرائِرٍ
مِنهاfrom it وَيَعبُسُand frowns فيin اِسوِدادِblackness دُخانِsmoke
مِنها وَيَعبُسُ في اِسوِدادِ دُخانِ
The air laughs at the whiteness of its sparks
So the air laughs in the whiteness of sparks
from the fire, and frowns at the blackness of smoke.
from it, and frowns in the blackness of smoke.
