وَمُستَخذِلٍand one left alone يَدعوcalls for الصَباحَthe dawn وَقَدwhile already رأَىhe has seen
وَمُستَخذِلٍ يَدعو الصَباحَ وَقَد رأَى
عَرانينَfirst streaks مَشهورٍbright مِنَof الصُبحِthe dawn أَبلَقاdappled black and white
عَرانينَ مَشهورٍ مِنَ الصُبحِ أَبلَقا
And a solitary one calls for dawn, having already seen
And with abandoned resolve he calls the dawn though he has seen
And a cowering soul invoking the morning, having seen
the first streaks of a bright dawn, dappled black and white—
Renowned stars from the dawn turn pale
The prominent signs of a dawn, renowned and bright,
إِلىfor غَيرother than هَيجاbattle صَبَّحَتcame at dawn غَيرَexcept أَنَّهُthat it
إِلى غَير هَيجا صَبَّحَت غَيرَ أَنَّهُ
دَجاgrew dark فَوقَهُabove him لَيلُnight التِمامِfull length فأطرَقاso he bowed his head
دَجا فَوقَهُ لَيلُ التِمامِ فأطرَقا
not for a battle that came at dawn, but because
Towards no excitement has the dawn broken except that
Not for a battle that dawned, but rather because
night at its longest darkened above him, and he bowed his head.
Over it the night of perfection darkened and bowed
The full night darkened over him, so he lowered his gaze.