أطلتshe appeared منfrom الأفقthe horizon بنتdaughter of السماءheaven
أطلت من الأفق بنت السماء
مغلفةwrapped بالشعاعin the radiance النديdewy
مغلفة بالشعاع الندي
Heaven's daughter appeared from the horizon,
The daughter of the sky emerged from the horizon
Wrapped in dewy radiance.
Wrapped in radiant glow
ووشتand embroidered بساطthe carpet of الفضاthe sky بالسناwith radiance
ووشت بساط الفضا بالسنا
وباللهبand with the flame الباردcold العسجديgolden
وباللهب البارد العسجدي
And embroidered the sky's carpet with radiance,
And carpeted the expanse of space with brilliance
And with cold, golden flame,
And with cold dazzling flames
وبالوهجand with the glow الدافيءwarm المشتهيyearning
وبالوهج الدافيء المشتهي
وبالمنظرand with the sight السحريenchanting الأجودthe finest
وبالمنظر السحري الأجود
And with the warm, yearning glow,
And with desirable warm glow
And with the finest, enchanting sight.
And with the most excellent magical scene
فجنتso went mad بهاfor her نشواتraptures of الصباyouth
فجنت بها نشوات الصبا
وفاضتand overflowed بصدرin the breast of الضحىmidmorning الأمردbeardless
وفاضت بصدر الضحى الأمرد
So youth's raptures went mad for her,
So she brought youthful vitality to the morning
And overflowed in the breast of beardless midmorning.
And the everlasting greenness overflowed in the chest of the morning
وأهدتand she bestowed سناهاher radiance السماويheavenly إلىupon
وأهدت سناها السماوي إلى
رؤوسthe summits of الرباthe hills والثرىand the earth الأوهدlow-lying
رؤوس الربا والثرى الأوهد
And she bestowed her heavenly radiance upon
And she bestowed her heavenly brilliance upon
The hilltops and the low-lying earth;
The heads of hills and plains and valleys
إلىto الطودthe towering mountain والسهلand the plain والمنحنىand the bend
إلى الطود والسهل والمنحنى
إلىto الماءthe water والطينand the clay والجلمدand the hard rock
إلى الماء والطين والجلمد
To the towering mountain, the plain, and the bend;
Upon mountains and lowlands and curved paths
To the water, the clay, and the hard rock;
Upon the water and the mud and the ice
إلىto الكوخthe hut والقصرand the palace مهدthe cradle of الغنىwealth
إلى الكوخ والقصر مهد الغنى
إلىto السوقthe market والسجنand the prison والمعبدand the temple
إلى السوق والسجن والمعبد
To the hut and the palace, cradle of wealth;
Upon huts and mansions, cradles of luxury
To the market, the prison, and the temple.
Upon the market, the prison, and the temple
ووزعتand she distributed النورthe light فيthroughout العالمthe worlds (first part)
ووزعت النور في العالم
ينplural ending of 'worlds' وجادتand she gave generously علىupon العبدthe slave والسيدand the master
ين وجادت على العبد والسيد
And she distributed light throughout the worlds,
And she distributed the light in the world
And lavished it on slave and master;
And was generous to slaves and masters
علىupon المترفينthe pampered علىupon البائthe wretched (first part)
على المترفين على البائ
سينcompletion of 'the wretched' علىupon المجتدىthe one petitioned for alms وعلىand upon المجتديthe beggar
سين على المجتدى وعلى المجتدي
On the pampered, on the wretched;
To the wealthy and the poor, to the guided and the lost
On the benefactor, and on the beggar.
And she delivered her message freely
وأدتand she delivered رسالتهاher message حرةunfettered
وأدت رسالتها حرة
إلىto أقربthe nearest part of الكونthe universe والأبعدand the farthest
إلى أقرب الكون والأبعد
And, unfettered, she delivered her message
To the nearest and furthest reaches of the universe
To the nearest and farthest reaches of the universe.
The justice of the daughter of the sky flowed in existence
جرىflowed عدلthe justice of بنتthe daughter of السماheaven فيthrough الوجوexistence (first part)
جرى عدل بنت السما في الوجو
دcompletion of 'existence' حفياًattentive بجيدهto its good والرديand the bad
د حفياً بجيده والردي
The justice of heaven's daughter flowed through existence,
Covered with beauty and rags
Attentive to its good and its bad.
And the mother of morning spent her light
وأنفقتand spent النورthe light أمthe mother of الضحاmidmorning
وأنفقت النور أم الضحا
فزادتso she added ثراءًwealth إلىto سؤددmajesty
فزادت ثراءً إلى سؤدد
And the mother of midmorning spent her light,
Increasing her already abundant wealth
So she added wealth to her majesty;
And she gained more beauty and more brilliance
وأربتand she grew جمالاًin beauty وزادتand added سناًradiance
وأربت جمالاً وزادت سناً
ونوراًand light إلىto نورهاher light السرمديeverlasting
ونوراً إلى نورها السرمدي
And grew in beauty, adding radiance
And more light in addition to her eternal light
And light to her everlasting light.
And her life was prolonged for it does not end
وطالتand she grew long حياةin life فماand so never تنتهيshe reaches an end
وطالت حياة فما تنتهي
منof العمرlife إلاّexcept لكيin order to تبتديshe begins
من العمر إلاّ لكي تبتدي
And she grew long-lived, never reaching
Except to start over again
Life's end except to begin anew.
And she gave and her eternal kingdom endured
وأعطتand she gave فدامso endured سناthe radiance of ملكهاher kingdom
وأعطت فدام سنا ملكها
جديدrenewed الصبىyouth دائمperpetual المولدbirth
جديد الصبى دائم المولد
And she gave, so her kingdom's radiance endured,
Ever renewed like a child, ever born
Ever youthful, forever reborn.
And the more she spent the more her wealth increased
وماand not زادهاincreased her كثرthe abundance of إنفاقهاher spending
وما زادها كثر إنفاقها
سوىexcept الترفluxury الأكثرgreater الأخلدmore enduring
سوى الترف الأكثر الأخلد
And her abundant spending added nothing to her
Except for the greatest, most eternal luxury
But greater, more enduring luxury.
God has certainly struck similitudes
لقدindeed ضربhas set forth اللهGod أمثالهHis parables
لقد ضرب الله أمثاله
ومنand whoever يضللleads astray اللهGod لاnot يهتديfinds guidance
ومن يضلل الله لا يهتدي
Indeed, God has set forth His parables,
And those whom God leaves astray have no one to guide them
And whoever God leads astray will not find guidance.
Partial English translation: 33 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1