فَكَأَنَّهُنَّso, as though they were وَقَدand already تَرَجَّلَتhad risen high الضُحىthe morning light
فَكَأَنَّهُنَّ وَقَد تَرَجَّلَت الضُحى
وَدَعٌcowrie shells تَكَبَّدَoccupied the heart of صَحصَحاناًa level, open plain أَفيَحاspacious
وَدَعٌ تَكَبَّدَ صَحصَحاناً أَفيَحا
So they seemed, with the morning light now risen high,
Like cowrie shells at the heart of a broad, level plain.