Translation (Rimbaud)

[Khandro]

[i] J'écartai du ciel l'azure, qui est du noir [i]
Please.

[ichkeria]

I separated the azure from the sky, which is black
It loses a bit in translation :-)

[mikey4444]

I have found this Khandro, although I am none the wiser !

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6Vp9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=J%27%C3%A9cartai+du+ciel+l%27azure,+qui+est+du+noir&source=bl&ots=AMxmGpKm3Q&sig=JZoxBejCK_fS79vjajaUwPo5oqM&hl=en&;sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7waDe7v3SAhVIGsAKHUiVDpoQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=J'%C3%A9cartai%20du%20ciel%20l'azure%2C%20qui%20est%20du%20noir&f=false

[Khandro]

Thanks to both.
Ichi, glad you are some use! (only joking)
The problem word for us is écart, which seems to have several meanings; diverge, deviate, discard, move apart etc. I think your 'separate' is probably as good as it can be.