لمَّاwhen بَدَتْshe appeared غيداءُa slender beauty فيin حلَّةٍa gown
لمَّا بَدَتْ غيداءُ في حلَّةٍ
سوداءَblack مثلَlike الشمسِthe sun تحتbeneath السحابْthe clouds
سوداءَ مثلَ الشمسِ تحت السحابْ
When a slender beauty appeared in a gown,
When she appeared in a black robe
Black, like the sun beneath the clouds,
Like the sun beneath the clouds
هزَّstirred الصباthe east wind السالفَthe sidelock فيon خدِّهاher cheek
هزَّ الصبا السالفَ في خدِّها
فَرَوَّحَand so fanned النارَthe fire بريشِwith the feathers of الغرابْthe raven
فَرَوَّحَ النارَ بريشِ الغرابْ
The east wind stirred the sidelock on her cheek,
The morning breeze shook the pendant on her cheek
And so fanned the fire with the raven’s feathers.
And fanned the fire with a raven's feather