ومُرِنَةٍ بعد الرّواحِ كأنّما

ومُرِنَةٍ بعد الرّواحِ كأنّما

في نَحرِها صوتُ القريعِ الهادرِ

في نَحرِها صوتُ القريعِ الهادرِ

And a resounding one after the evening departure, as though

With a flexibility after the winds, as though

in her throat were the voice of a rumbling stud camel.

In its throat is the crashing sound of hailstones

قرًبت من الأسماع وَهيَ بعيدةٌ

قرًبت من الأسماع وَهيَ بعيدةٌ

منها وغابت في الهبوب الحاضر

منها وغابت في الهبوب الحاضر

She drew near to the ears, though she was far

It drew near to the ears, yet remains distant

from them, and vanished amid the wind now blowing.

From them, and disappeared into the blowing present

فإذا التقى جمهورها في دوحةٍ

فإذا التقى جمهورها في دوحةٍ

فكأنَّ كُلّ ليثِ هاصرِ

فكأنَّ كُلّ ليثِ هاصرِ

Then, when her multitude gathers in a great tree,

So when its multitudes gather in an arena

it is as though each were a mauling lion.

It's as if each roaring lion gathers

وإِذا استقلّ قتامُها فكأنّما

وإِذا استقلّ قتامُها فكأنّما

فيهِ التفافُ عساكرٍ بمساكرٍ

فيهِ التفافُ عساكرٍ بمساكرٍ

And when her dust cloud rises aloft, it is as though

And when its darkness stands alone, it's as though

within it armies are intermingling with [masākir: unclear in the supplied text].

In it, the marching of armies with dwellings