كَأَنَّما لَونُها وَالصُبحُ مُنقَشِعٌ

كَأَنَّما لَونُها وَالصُبحُ مُنقَشِعٌ

قَبلَ الغَزالَةِ أَلوانُ الحَماطيطِ

قَبلَ الغَزالَةِ أَلوانُ الحَماطيطِ

As though its hue, while dawn is clearing,

As though its hue when dawn begins to break

Before the sun rises, were the hues of tiny sandworms.

Were like gazelles whose spotted coats awake