وشمسٍand a sun بأَعلاهُat his uppermost part وليلينِand two nights أُسْبِلاwere let fall
وشمسٍ بأَعلاهُ وليلينِ أُسْبِلا
بِخَدَّيْهِover his two cheeks إِلاexcept أَنَّهاthat it ليسَdoes not تغربُset
بِخَدَّيْهِ إِلا أَنَّها ليسَ تغربُ
And a sun above him, and two nights let fall
Over his cheeks—except that it does not set.
ولمَّاand when حوىheld نصفَhalf الدُّجىthe night's darkness نصفُhalf خدِّهِhis cheek
ولمَّا حوى نصفَ الدُّجى نصفُ خدِّهِ
تحيَّرgrew bewildered حتىuntil ماnot درىknew أَيْنَwhere يذهبُto go
تحيَّر حتى ما درى أَيْنَ يذهبُ
And when half his cheek held half the night's darkness,
It grew bewildered, till it knew not where to go.