إِلىuntil أَنthat يَشقَّcleaves اللَيلَthe night وِردٌa band coming to water كَأَنَّهُas though it were
إِلى أَن يَشقَّ اللَيلَ وِردٌ كَأَنَّهُ
وَراءَbehind الدُجىthe gloom حادٍa camel-driver أَغَرُّradiant-faced جَوادُgenerous
وَراءَ الدُجى حادٍ أَغَرُّ جَوادُ
Until a band bound for water cleaves the night, as though it were
Behind the gloom, a radiant, generous camel-driver.