لَمّاwhen رَأتهُshe saw him السّماheaven فيon الأَرضِthe earth سارَhe walked بِهاupon it
لَمّا رَأتهُ السّما في الأَرضِ سارَ بِها
ظَنّتهُshe thought him بَدرَthe full moon of الدّجىthe darkness مِنهاfrom her لَقَدindeed نَزَلاhe had descended
ظَنّتهُ بَدرَ الدّجى مِنها لَقَد نَزَلا
When heaven saw him walking upon the earth,
she thought him the full moon of night, surely descended from her.
فَأَرسَلتso she sent غَيثهاher rain مِثلlike الحِبالthe ropes لَهُfor him
فَأَرسَلت غَيثها مِثل الحِبال لَهُ
حَتّىso that يَعودhe returns وَمِنهاand from her يَنزِلُdescends الحملاthe Ram (Aries)
حَتّى يَعود وَمِنها يَنزِلُ الحملا
So she sent him her rain like ropes,
that he might return, and the Ram descend from her.