وطُوفانِand a flood ليلٍof night مُذْsince طَفًَاfloated up فيهin it مَوْجُهُits waves
وطُوفانِ ليلٍ مُذْ طَفًَا فيه مَوْجُهُ
طَفَاfloated up زَبَدُthe foam الدهرِof time المُزَيِّنِthe adorner للْخَضْرَاof the green sky
طَفَا زَبَدُ الدهرِ المُزَيِّنِ للْخَضْرَا
And a flood of night—since its waves rose within it,
Since a night storm whose waves were raging
The foam of time, which adorns the green sky, floated up.
The foam of time, adorning the greenery, drifted
تفَجَّرburst forth سَيْلُthe torrent الصبحِof morning منfrom سَدِّthe dam شَرْقِهِof its east
تفَجَّر سَيْلُ الصبحِ من سَدِّ شَرْقِهِ
فمِنso for أجْلِthe sake of ذاthis يُدْعَىis called الصباحُthe morning بهِbecause of it فَجْرَاdawn
فمِن أجْلِ ذا يُدْعَى الصباحُ بهِ فَجْرَا
The torrent of morning burst forth from the dam of its east;
The flood of dawn burst from its eastern dam
Thus, for this reason, morning is called dawn.
That is why dawn is called fajr