ضَئيلَةَslight جِسمٍof body إِنif أَكُنI be فَلَقَدyet indeed ثَوَتhave lodged
ضَئيلَةَ جِسمٍ إِن أَكُن فَلَقَد ثَوَت
بِصَدريwithin my breast لِإِخوانfor the Brethren of الصَفاءِPurity رَسائِلُepistles
بِصَدري لِإِخوان الصَفاءِ رَسائِلُ
Though I be slight of body, there have indeed lodged
Though slight in build, my heart has borne
within my breast epistles for the Brethren of Purity.
Missives of brotherhood and goodwill.
وَلاand no غروwonder أَنthat طلتُI towered above المجرَّthe Milky Way فَإِنَّماfor it is only
وَلا غرو أَن طلتُ المجرَّ فَإِنَّما
بِملكِthrough the master of رقيّmy servitude الطالِوّيِّal-Talawi أَطاوِلُI vie in loftiness
بِملكِ رقيّ الطالِوّيِّ أَطاوِلُ
And no wonder I have towered above the Milky Way, for only
No wonder I have climbed high mountains, for
through my master, al-Talawi, do I vie in loftiness.
With noble aspirations, I always fill.
Sol 6.1