وَأَغْيَدٍand a graceful youth يُخْجِلُputs to shame ضَوْءَthe light of الْبُدُورْthe full moons
وَأَغْيَدٍ يُخْجِلُ ضَوْءَ الْبُدُورْ
قَبَضَseized رُوحِيmy soul عِنْدَat the time of بَسْطِexpanding الْكُسُورْthe fractions
قَبَضَ رُوحِي عِنْدَ بَسْطِ الْكُسُورْ
And a graceful youth who shames the light of the full moons
A moon whose light puts lamps to shame
Many a graceful youth who shames the light of full moons,
Seized my soul as he expanded the fractions.
Took my soul when misfortune came
Contracted my soul while expanding fractions;
أَوْدَىbrought ruin بِقَلْبِيto my heart قَوْلُهُhis utterance آمِراًcommanding
أَوْدَى بِقَلْبِي قَوْلُهُ آمِراً
أَضْرِبْmultiply! (also: strike!) فَفِيfor in الأَحْشَاءِthe entrails مِنْهُfrom it فُطُورْrifts
أَضْرِبْ فَفِي الأَحْشَاءِ مِنْهُ فُطُورْ
His utterance, spoken as a command, brought ruin to my heart:
His words destroyed my heart, commanding
His commanding word laid waste to my heart:
"Multiply!"—for it has left rifts in my vitals.
"Strike! Within it rupture and pour!"
"Multiply!"—a strike from which my innermost depths are rent with fissures.
فَقُلْتُso I said إِذْwhen دَلَّهَنِيbewildered me لَفْظُهُhis utterance
فَقُلْتُ إِذْ دَلَّهَنِي لَفْظُهُ
أَلاَindeed إِلَىto اللهِGod تَصِيرُreturn الأُمُورْall matters
أَلاَ إِلَى اللهِ تَصِيرُ الأُمُورْ
So I said, when his words bewildered me:
I said, since his words led me there,
And so I said, as his utterance left me bewildered:
"Indeed, to God all matters return."
"To God all matters come to bear."
"Verily, to God do all matters return!"
Sol 6.1