ألاbehold ياO أيُّهاyou (vocative) البَيتُthe house المُعَلَّىraised high
ألا يا أيُّها البَيتُ المُعَلَّى
عَلىabove كِيوانَSaturn فيin العِزِّglory المَكينِfirmly established
عَلى كِيوانَ في العِزِّ المَكينِ
O you house, raised on high,
Behold, O house raised high,
O lofty house upon Kīwān’s hill
above Saturn, firm in glory—
Above Saturn in steadfast glory!
In glory and in power so strong and still
أتَدريdo you know? ماwhat أحَطتَyou enclosed بهaround him وماذاand what اشstart of 'you contained'
أتَدري ما أحَطتَ به وماذا اش
تَملتَcompletion of 'you contained' عَلَيهِupon him منof بَنجُوتَكينِBanjutakin
تَملتَ عَلَيهِ من بَنجُوتَكينِ
do you know what you have enclosed, and what
Do you know what you enclose, and what you
Do you know whose shade beneath your expanse
you encompass of Banjūtakin?
Contain within you in the person of Banjutakin?
Has wrapped about and whom your towers fill
لقَدindeed طافَتcircled بكَaround you الأيَّامthe days سَعياًin haste
لقَد طافَت بكَ الأيَّام سَعياً
طَوافَthe circling of المُستَجيرthe seeker of refuge المُستَكِينِthe humble
طَوافَ المُستَجير المُستَكِينِ
The days have circled you in eager haste,
The days have indeed circled you in haste,
The days have circled you, to and fro,
like a humbled seeker of refuge circling a sanctuary.
As a humble seeker of refuge circles.
As circles the protected, humble, low.
فَماso, not أَدريI know أمِنwhether of شَرفٍhonor ومجدٍand glory
فَما أَدري أمِن شَرفٍ ومجدٍ
بَناكَbuilt you اللَّهُGod أمor حَجَرٍstone وطِينِand clay
بَناكَ اللَّهُ أم حَجَرٍ وطِينِ
I cannot tell: was it of honor and glory
So I do not know: was it of honor and glory
I know not if for glory and renown
that God built you, or of stone and clay?
That God built you, or of stone and clay?
God built you up or brick and mud and stone.
Sol 6.1