كأنّماas though نجومُهاits stars
كأنّما نجومُها
نُصبَbefore عيونِthe eyes of الرُمَّقِthose gazing
نُصبَ عيونِ الرُمَّقِ
As though its stars,
As if its stars
before the eyes of those gazing,
Were the eyes of dusk,
دراهمٌdirhams (silver coins) قدalready نُثِرَتwere scattered
دراهمٌ قد نُثِرَت
علىon بساطٍa carpet أزرقblue
على بساطٍ أزرق
were dirhams already scattered
silver coins
on a blue carpet.
Scattered on a blue rug.