رَكِبتُI rode أَدهَمthe black steed لَيلٍof night فيin زِيارَتِهمvisiting them
رَكِبتُ أَدهَم لَيلٍ في زِيارَتِهم
وَالنّجمُand the star غُرَّتُهits forehead-blaze تهديguides إِلىto السّفحِthe mountain’s foot
وَالنّجمُ غُرَّتُه تهدي إِلى السّفحِ
I rode the black steed of night to visit them,
I rode a dark night to visit them,
And the star, its forehead-blaze, guided me to the mountain’s foot.
And the star with lowered veil guided to the slope.
إِذwhen قمتُI rose أَركَبُهُI mount it عِندَat الذّهابِdeparture قَضىit expired
إِذ قمتُ أَركَبُهُ عِندَ الذّهابِ قَضى
فَأَركَبونيَso they mounted me عنهُin its stead أَشهبَthe gray steed الصّبحِof dawn
فَأَركَبونيَ عنهُ أَشهبَ الصّبحِ
When I rose to mount it at departure, it expired,
When I stood to mount it upon going, it passed away,
So they mounted me in its stead on the gray steed of dawn.
So they mounted me away from it at the gray dawn.