كَأَنَّهُas though he were جَيأَلٌa she-hyena عَرفاءُshaggy-maned عارَضَهاconfronted her
كَأَنَّهُ جَيأَلٌ عَرفاءُ عارَضَها
كَلبٌa dog وَوابِلَةٌand a joint-bone دَسماءُgreasy فيin فيهاher mouth
كَلبٌ وَوابِلَةٌ دَسماءُ في فيها
As though he were a shaggy-maned she-hyena confronted
As though it were a brave mountain its heights towering,
by a dog, with a greasy joint-bone in her mouth.
A dog and a downpour, thick and heavy within it.