في سالِبٍ لِلشَمسِ ثَوبَ ضِيائِها

في سالِبٍ لِلشَمسِ ثَوبَ ضِيائِها

بِعَجاجَةٍ مِلء الفَضاءِ لَهامِ

بِعَجاجَةٍ مِلء الفَضاءِ لَهامِ

Amid a host that strips the sun of its robe of radiance,

The sun has shed its robe of radiance

with a dust cloud filling the sky—a vast host.

In turbulent darkness filling the space

كَاللَيلِ إِلا أَنَّ ثَوبَ ظَلامِهِ

كَاللَيلِ إِلا أَنَّ ثَوبَ ظَلامِهِ

مِن عَثيرٍ وَنُجومُهُ مِن لامِ

مِن عَثيرٍ وَنُجومُهُ مِن لامِ

Like night, except that the robe of its darkness

Like the night except the robe of its darkness

is made of dust, and its stars of armor.

Is made of motes and its stars of glitter

يَلقى الدُجى مِن بيضِهِ بِضُحى كَما

يَلقى الدُجى مِن بيضِهِ بِضُحى كَما

يَلقى الضُحى مِن نَقعِهِ بِظَلامِ

يَلقى الضُحى مِن نَقعِهِ بِظَلامِ

It meets night's darkness with daylight from its gleaming swords, just as

Dusk meets dawn in its whiteness as though

it meets daylight with darkness from its dust.

Dawn meets dusk in its darkness