وَاِنشَقَّand split open ثَوبُthe robe of الظَلامِdarkness عَنto reveal قَمَرٍa moon
وَاِنشَقَّ ثَوبُ الظَلامِ عَن قَمَرٍ
يَضحَكُlaughing فيin أَوجُهِthe faces of الدُجُنّاتِthe deep darknesses
يَضحَكُ في أَوجُهِ الدُجُنّاتِ
And the robe of darkness split open to reveal a moon,
And the robe of darkness split open to reveal a moon,
laughing in the faces of the deep glooms,
Laughing in the faces of the deep darkness.
كَأَنَّماas though النَجمُthe star حينَwhen قابَلَهُfaced it
كَأَنَّما النَجمُ حينَ قابَلَهُ
قَبيعَةٌa pommel فيin نِصابِthe handle of مِرآةِa mirror
قَبيعَةٌ في نِصابِ مِرآةِ
as though the star, when it faced the moon,
As though the star, when it faced the moon,
were a pommel set in a mirror’s handle.
Were a pommel in the handle of a mirror.
