وإِذاand when ماemphatic particle الزَّمانُTime أعرَضَturned away عَنِّيfrom me
وإِذا ما الزَّمانُ أعرَضَ عَنِّي
عَطَفَتهُturned it back يَمينُthe right hand of إبراهِيماIbrahim
عَطَفَتهُ يَمينُ إبراهِيما
And whenever Time turned away from me,
Ibrahim's right hand turned it back.
وانثَنَيناand we returned بالمُعجِزاتِwith marvels ومِنهاand among them
وانثَنَينا بالمُعجِزاتِ ومِنها
كَرَمٌgenerosity يَترُكُleaves الزَّمانَTime كَرِيماgenerous
كَرَمٌ يَترُكُ الزَّمانَ كَرِيما
And we returned with marvels, among them
A generosity that leaves Time itself generous.
حاكِمٌa ruler لاnot تَرَىyou see لَهُby him أبدَthroughout الدَّهtime (word begins)
حاكِمٌ لا تَرَى لَهُ أبدَ الدَّه
رِcompletion of 'time' سِوَىexcept الدَّهرِTime وَحدهit alone مَظلُوماwronged
رِ سِوَى الدَّهرِ وَحده مَظلُوما
A ruler—you never, through all time, see
Anyone wronged by him save Time alone.
هِمَمٌaspirations صِرنَthey became فيin سَماءِthe sky of المَعاليlofty deeds
هِمَمٌ صِرنَ في سَماءِ المَعالي
حينwhen أشرَقنَthey shone وارتَفَعنَand they rose نُجُوماstars
حين أشرَقنَ وارتَفَعنَ نُجُوما
His aspirations became, in the sky of lofty deeds,
Stars when they shone and rose aloft.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle تَرَفَّعَتrose aloft هِممُaspirations of النَّاthe people (word begins)
وإذا ما تَرَفَّعَت هِممُ النَّا
سِcompletion of 'people' إليهاtoward them صارَتthey became لهنَّagainst them رُجوماpelting missiles
سِ إليها صارَت لهنَّ رُجوما
And whenever people's aspirations rise
Toward them, his become missiles against theirs.
غيرةًout of jealousy أنlest يَنالgain غيرُanyone other than أبيAbu (father of) إسIs- (start of Ishaq)
غيرةً أن يَنال غيرُ أبي إس
حاقَ-haq (end of Ishaq) منهاof them حَظَّاًa share فَتُسمىso they would be called عُمُوماcommon to all
حاقَ منها حَظَّاً فَتُسمى عُمُوما
Out of jealousy lest anyone but Abu Ishaq gain
A share in them, and they then be called common to all.
Sol 6.1