ليلةnight ذاthis القدرthe Decree ليلةnight الجمعِunion
ليلة ذا القدر ليلة الجمعِ
فيin بصريmy sight شاهدa witness وفيand in سمعيmy hearing
في بصري شاهد وفي سمعي
The night of this Decree is the night of union;
The night of power, the night of assembly
In my sight is a witness, and in my hearing,
In my vision a witness, and in my hearing
منfrom غيرabsence of فرقdistinction لدىin the view of بصائرناour inner sight
من غير فرق لدى بصائرنا
بينbetween جمادinanimate matter وبينand between ذيpossessor of لمعradiance
بين جماد وبين ذي لمع
Without distinction to our inner sight
Without distinction in our insights
Between the lifeless and that which gleams.
Between inanimate and luminous being
ذاthis القدرthe Decree ذاكthat الذيwhich الضميرthe pronoun لهto it
ذا القدر ذاك الذي الضمير له
ينزلdescends منfrom غيبهits unseen realm إلىto الجمعunion
ينزل من غيبه إلى الجمع
This Decree is that to which the pronoun refers;
The night of power, it whom the conscience is for
It descends from its unseen realm into union.
Descends from its unseen realm to the assembly
وكلand everyone منwho نفسهhis own self يشاهدهاhe beholds it
وكل من نفسه يشاهدها
فيهin it يرىhe sees صورةa form منof الشمعwax
فيه يرى صورة من الشمع
And everyone who beholds his own self
And all whose soul beholds it
In it sees a form made of wax.
Sees in it an image of candlelight
حقيقةa reality أضحكتit made laugh أحبتهاits lovers
حقيقة أضحكت أحبتها
والغيرand the other أبكتهit made him weep زائدabundant الهمعtear-flow
والغير أبكته زائد الهمع
A reality that made its lovers laugh,
The truth has smiled, her beloved ones
And made the other weep, with tears overflowing.
While the others it made weep, intense in grief
فدمعةfor a tear فيin السرورjoy باردةcool
فدمعة في السرور باردة
وفيand in الأسىsorrow الحرheat كانwas فيin الدمعthe tears
وفي الأسى الحر كان في الدمع
For a tear of joy is cool,
So a tear in joy is cool
And in sorrow, heat was in the tears.
And in sorrow, hot in the tears
Sol 6.1