وَيَومٍand a day كَحَسوِlike the sipping of الطَيرِbirds بِتناwe spent the night نَنوشُهُwe reach for it
وَيَومٍ كَحَسوِ الطَيرِ بِتنا نَنوشُهُ
عَلىupon شُعَبِthe forks of الأَكوارِthe camel saddles وَاللَيلُand the night غاسِقُdark
عَلى شُعَبِ الأَكوارِ وَاللَيلُ غاسِقُ
And many a day’s journey—as fleeting as a bird’s sip—we traversed through the night,
And a day like a bird’s sip—we spent the night reaching for it,
astride the forks of camel-saddles, while the night was pitch-dark.
upon the forks of the camel saddles, while the night was dark.
