حملتbecame pregnant بناwith us أمٌّa mother منfrom among الأرواحِthe spirits
حملت بنا أمٌّ من الأرواحِ
والوضعand the birth كانwas لهيكلfor the frame الأشباحِthe bodily forms
والوضع كان لهيكل الأشباحِ
A mother from among the spirits conceived us,
A mother bore us of the spirits
And the birth was for the frame of bodily forms.
And the birth was for the temple of ghosts
قلمa pen بِلَوحٍwith a tablet إنif أردتyou wish فقلthen say وإنand if
قلم بِلَوحٍ إن أردت فقل وإن
قدindeed شئتyou wished فالأقلامthen the pens بالألواحwith the tablets
قد شئت فالأقلام بالألواح
'A pen with a tablet'—say so if you wish; and if
A pen with a tablet, if you want then say, and if
You so desire, then 'pens with tablets.'
You wish, then pens are with tablets
هيshe ماwhat ترىyou see لاnot ماwhat رأيتyou saw فإنهاfor indeed she
هي ما ترى لا ما رأيت فإنها
تجلىmanifests herself علىto الرائينthe beholders كلevery صباحmorning
تجلى على الرائين كل صباح
She is what you see, not what you saw, for she
It is what you see, not what you saw, for it
Manifests herself to the beholders every morning.
Appeared to the beholders every morning
فإذاthen when رأوthey see لاnot يعرفونthey know لمنfor whom رأواthey saw
فإذا رأو لا يعرفون لمن رأوا
حتىuntil تقومare established لهمfor them عقودcontracts نكاحof marriage
حتى تقوم لهم عقود نكاح
Then, when they see, they do not know for whom they saw,
So when they saw, they know not for whom they saw
Until marriage contracts are established for them.
Until contracts of marriage stood up for them
حاءthe letter ḥāʾ (ح) الحياmodesty والحلمand forbearance والحفظand protection احتوتencompassed
حاء الحيا والحلم والحفظ احتوت
كلall الجمالbeauty وسائرand all الأفراحthe joys
كل الجمال وسائر الأفراح
The ḥāʾ of modesty, forbearance, and protection encompassed
The living came, and the dream, and the preservation contained
All beauty and every joy.
All the beauty and the rest of the joys
ولهاand hers is منfrom النورthe light الشريفnoble تشعشعa radiance
ولها من النور الشريف تشعشع
كتشعشعlike the radiance of الصهباءthe tawny wine فيin الأقداحthe goblets
كتشعشع الصهباء في الأقداح
And hers is a radiance from the noble light,
And it has from the noble light, glitters
Like the radiance of tawny wine in the goblets.
Like the glitters of mercury in the cups
والحالand the state يشهدbears witness والشهيدand the witness هوhe الذيwho
والحال يشهد والشهيد هو الذي
شهدwitnessed الأمورthe affairs علىin أتمthe most complete صلاحgood order
شهد الأمور على أتم صلاح
And the state bears witness, and the witness is he who
And the case testifies, and the witness is the one who
Witnessed all things in their most perfect order.
Witnessed the matters in the most perfect righteousness
Sol 6.1