كنتُI was فِيماin what مَضَىpassed مُباحاًopen to all فأصبَحthen became (continued)
كنتُ فِيما مَضَى مُباحاً فأصبَح
تُI (ending of ‘became’) حِمىًa protected sanctuary فيin جَنَابِthe presence of هذاthis الإمامِthe Imam
تُ حِمىً في جَنَابِ هذا الإمامِ
Once I was open to all; then I became
I was once easy to access, but now
a protected sanctuary in the presence of this Imam.
I have become a protected sanctuary in the care of this imam.
تَتَوطَّانِيَtread upon me الخُدُودُthe cheeks وبُسطُand the rugs of النthe (fragment before ‘people’)
تَتَوطَّانِيَ الخُدُودُ وبُسطُ الن
ناسِpeople حَوليaround me مَواطيءُplaces for treading الأقدامِthe feet
ناسِ حَولي مَواطيءُ الأقدامِ
Cheeks tread upon me, and the rugs of the
Cheeks blush and people gather around me,
people around me are places for feet to tread.
Their feet treading my ground with reverence.
خَرِسَتfell mute أَلسُنُthe tongues الوُفُودِthe delegations عَنfrom القَوspeech (word beginning)
خَرِسَت أَلسُنُ الوُفُودِ عَن القَو
لِcompletion of ‘speech’ وخَرَّتand fell جِباهُهُمtheir foreheads للسَّلامِfor greeting
لِ وخَرَّت جِباهُهُم للسَّلامِ
The delegations’ tongues fell mute, unable to utter
The tongues of delegates fall silent,
a word, and their foreheads bowed in greeting.
And their foreheads bow down in salutation.
فاعجَبواso marvel إِنif رأيتُمyou see عِزَّةَthe glory of المُلroyal power (word beginning)
فاعجَبوا إِن رأيتُم عِزَّةَ المُل
كِcompletion of ‘royal power’ بمِصرin Egypt عَلىupon نَباتِthe plants of الشَّامِSyria
كِ بمِصر عَلى نَباتِ الشَّامِ
So marvel if you see the glory of royal
So wonder not if you see the honor of the King
power in Egypt upon the plants of Syria.
In Egypt over the plants of Syria.
Sol 6.1