لَمّاwhen بَسَطَstretched out الفَجرُdawn إِلَيناtoward us يَدَهُits hand
لَمّا بَسَطَ الفَجرُ إِلَينا يَدَهُ
لاnot تَأمَنُfeels safe from ثَغرَةُthe breach الدُجىnight’s darkness مطردَهُits spear
لا تَأمَنُ ثَغرَةُ الدُجى مطردَهُ
When dawn stretched its hand toward us,
When the dawn spread out its hand to us
The breach in darkness is not safe from its spear.
The dark mouth could not resist its flow
أَخفَيتُI hid سَناthe radiance الصَباحof morning عَنهاfrom her عَمداdeliberately
أَخفَيتُ سَنا الصَباح عَنها عَمدا
وَالحليُand the jewelry بِهِabout it يَنِمُّtells tales ماhow أَبرَدَهُcold it is
وَالحليُ بِهِ يَنِمُّ ما أَبرَدَهُ
I deliberately hid the morning’s radiance from her,
I hid the brilliance of the morning from it intentionally
And the jewelry betrays it—how cold it is!
While the adornments on it made cooler what it presented