الليلُthe night أخفَىmore concealing لماfor what يُرادُis intended ومِنand among
الليلُ أخفَى لما يُرادُ ومِن
ذلِكَthat شَيءٌsomething أَرادَهdesired it الفَلَكُthe celestial sphere
ذلِكَ شَيءٌ أَرادَه الفَلَكُ
Night best conceals what is intended—and of
Night better conceals what is intended, and among
The night concealed what was intended
that, there was something the heavens desired
such things is something the celestial sphere desired,
And the heavens willed something of that
فيin لَيلةٍa night لَمdid not تَدُرrevolve مَخافَةfor fear أَنthat
في لَيلةٍ لَم تَدُر مَخافَة أَن
يُدرِكهُwould overtake it صُبحُهاits dawn فَيَنهَتِكُand so it would be laid bare
يُدرِكهُ صُبحُها فَيَنهَتِكُ
on a night that did not revolve, for fear that
on a night when it did not revolve, for fear that
On a night not fearing the dawn would arrive
its dawn might overtake it and lay it bare.
its dawn would overtake it, and it would be laid bare.
And expose its secret intent
Sol 6.1