حَتّى إِذا رَقدٌ تَنَكَّبَ عَنهُما

حَتّى إِذا رَقدٌ تَنَكَّبَ عَنهُما

رَجَعَت وَقَد كادَ الخِلاجُ يَلينُ

رَجَعَت وَقَد كادَ الخِلاجُ يَلينُ

Until, when Raqd lay off to one side of them both,

Until when he slept, she turned away from them both,

she returned, and the lead-rope had almost slackened.

She returned, and the darkness was almost softened.