قالُواthey said مَشيبُكَyour gray hair قدalready تبسَّمَsmiled ضاحِكاًlaughing
قالُوا مَشيبُكَ قد تبسَّمَ ضاحِكاً
وهْوَand it is النَّهارthe day أتاكَcame to you بالأنْوارِwith lights
وهْوَ النَّهار أتاكَ بالأنْوارِ
They said: Your gray hair has smiled in laughter,
and it is day, come to you bearing light.
فاستوضِحِso discern clearly القَصدَthe course اليمينَthe right ولاand do not تَزُغْstray
فاستوضِحِ القَصدَ اليمينَ ولا تَزُغْ
عَنهُfrom it فإنَّكَfor indeed you فيin ضياءthe light of نَهارِday
عَنهُ فإنَّكَ في ضياء نَهارِ
So discern the right course, and do not stray
from it, for you are in the light of day.
فأجبْتُهُمْso I answered them والحَقُّand the truth بَدرٌa full moon باهِرٌdazzling
فأجبْتُهُمْ والحَقُّ بَدرٌ باهِرٌ
لاnot يَستسِرُّis concealed ضياؤهُits radiance بسِرارِin the moon's dark phase
لا يَستسِرُّ ضياؤهُ بسِرارِ
So I answered them—and truth is a dazzling full moon,
whose radiance is not concealed in the moon's dark phase—
إنَّindeed النَّهارَthe day وإنْand although أضاءَit shone فإنَّهاthen indeed it (feminine)
إنَّ النَّهارَ وإنْ أضاءَ فإنَّها
يَهديdirects الضّياءَthe light إلىto ذويthose possessing الأبصارِsight
يَهدي الضّياءَ إلى ذوي الأبصارِ
Indeed, the day, though it shines,
directs light to those with sight.
Sol 6.1