إنيindeed I أرىsee شمسsun الأصيلlate afternoon عليلةailing
إني أرى شمس الأصيل عليلة
تزتادunclear as written; likely 'seeks' منfrom بينamong المغاربplaces of sunset مغرباa place to set
تزتاد من بين المغارب مغربا
Indeed, I see the late-afternoon sun ailing,
I see the sun of origin ailing,
Seeking a place to set among the western horizons (conjectural reading).
Increasingly setting from the west,
مالتshe inclined لتحجبto conceal شخصهاher form فكأنهاso it was as though she
مالت لتحجب شخصها فكأنها
صدتshe turned away; possibly intended 'she spread' علىover الدنياthe world بساطاa carpet مذهباgilded
صدت على الدنيا بساطا مذهبا
She inclined to conceal her form, as though she
It leaned to veil its figure, as though
Had spread a gilded carpet over the world (conjectural reading).
It folded a gilded carpet on the world.