وأمطَرَand rained down الكأسُthe cup ماءًwater منfrom أبارِقهاits ewers
وأمطَرَ الكأسُ ماءً من أبارِقها
فأنبَتَso it made sprout الدُرَّthe pearls فيin أرضٍsoil منof الذهبِthe gold
فأنبَتَ الدُرَّ في أرضٍ من الذهبِ
And the cup rained down water from its ewers,
And the cup rained down water from its ewers,
The cup rained water from its lightning
Making pearls spring forth in a land of gold.
and made pearls sprout in soil of gold.
Thus growing pearls in land of gold
وَسبّحَand glorified God القومُthe company لمّاwhen إنindeed رأواthey saw عَجَباًa marvel
وَسبّحَ القومُ لمّا إن رأوا عَجَباً
نوراًa light منfrom الماءthe water فيin نارٍa fire منof العِنبِthe grapes
نوراً من الماء في نارٍ من العِنبِ
The company cried “Glory be!” when they beheld a marvel:
And the company glorified God when they saw a marvel:
And the people glorified when they saw wonder
Light born of water, within fire born of grapes—
a light from water in a fire of grapes.
A light from the water in a fire of grapes
سلافةchoice wine وَرِثَتهاinherited it عادُʿĀd عنfrom إرَمٍIram
سلافة وَرِثَتها عادُ عن إرَمٍ
كانتit was ذخيرةَthe treasure of كسرىKisra عنfrom أبٍa father فأبِthen a father
كانت ذخيرةَ كسرى عن أبٍ فأبِ
A choice wine inherited by ʿĀd from Iram,
Choice wine, which ʿĀd inherited from Iram,
Generosity inherited from Aad over Iram
Once Khosrow’s treasure, passed from father to father.
was Kisra’s treasure, passed down from father to father.
Once treasure of Kisra from father over father
Sol 6.1