أدارhe directed سياساتpolicies بمقدارin proportion to عزمهhis resolve
أدار سياسات بمقدار عزمه
تكادalmost تردbring back الأمسyesterday منfrom مذهبthe path of الأمسyesterday
تكاد ترد الأمس من مذهب الأمس
He pursued policies commensurate with his resolve,
That could almost bring yesterday back from yesterday's path.
إلىuntil أنthat تسنىmastered أمرهhis command الدهرTime فانثنىand so it bent
إلى أن تسنى أمره الدهر فانثنى
إليهtoward him كتصريفlike the handling of الأعنةthe reins للشمسfor headstrong steeds
إليه كتصريف الأعنة للشمس
Until his command mastered Time, and it bent
Toward him, as reins steer headstrong steeds.
فطابقthus matched ماwhat فيin نفسهhis soul قدرthe worth of نفسهhis soul
فطابق ما في نفسه قدر نفسه
بمقدارon the scale of عينthe disc of الشمسthe sun فيin فلكthe sphere of الشمسthe sun
بمقدار عين الشمس في فلك الشمس
Thus what lay in his soul matched his soul's worth,
On the scale of the sun's disc within the sun's sphere.
وكانتand were بقاياthe remnants of العزglory شتىscattered فجمعتthen were gathered
وكانت بقايا العز شتى فجمعت
لخنصرهfor his little finger منfrom بينamong أصبعهhis fingers الخمسthe five
لخنصره من بين أصبعه الخمس
And the remnants of glory lay scattered, then were gathered
For his little finger, from among his five fingers.
وترقبهand awaits him العلياءlofty glory منsince قبلbefore آدمAdam
وترقبه العلياء من قبل آدم
إلىuntil أنthat بداhe appeared كالنورlike light منfrom حضرةthe presence of القدسholiness
إلى أن بدا كالنور من حضرة القدس
And lofty glory had awaited him since before Adam,
Until he appeared like light from the Holy Presence.
وعمتand pervaded نفوسthe souls of الكونcreation منهfrom him بشائرglad tidings
وعمت نفوس الكون منه بشائر
فكانتso they were مقامin the place of الحسsensation منin relation to عالمthe world of الحسsensation
فكانت مقام الحس من عالم الحس
And glad tidings from him pervaded the souls of creation,
So they held the place of sensation in the world of sensation.
فبشرىso, glad tidings سريرthe throne of الملكkingship أمapproached مليكهits sovereign
فبشرى سرير الملك أم مليكه
تنزلhe settled منهin relation to it منزلthe station of الروحthe spirit فيin النفسthe soul
تنزل منه منزل الروح في النفس
So glad tidings to the royal throne: its sovereign has come to it,
Taking his place there as the spirit within the soul.
Sol 6.1