أدارhe directed سياساتpolicies بمقدارcommensurate with عزمهhis resolve
أدار سياسات بمقدار عزمه
تكادalmost تردbring back الأمسyesterday منfrom مذهبthe passing of الأمسyesterday
تكاد ترد الأمس من مذهب الأمس
He pursued policies commensurate with his resolve,
that almost bring yesterday back from where yesterday has gone,
إلىuntil أنthat تسنىwon over أمرهhis command الدهرTime فانثنىand so it turned
إلى أن تسنى أمره الدهر فانثنى
إليهtoward him كتصريفlike the guiding by الأعنةthe reins للشمسof headstrong steeds
إليه كتصريف الأعنة للشمس
until his command won Time over, and it turned
toward him, as reins turn headstrong steeds.
فطابقthus matched ماwhat فيwithin نفسهhis soul قدرthe worth of نفسهhis soul
فطابق ما في نفسه قدر نفسه
بمقدارin the measure of عينthe disc of الشمسthe sun فيwithin فلكthe sphere of الشمسthe sun
بمقدار عين الشمس في فلك الشمس
Thus what lay within 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 awaited him العلياءthe heights of 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 the heights of 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 مقامthe station of الحسsense منin relation to عالمthe world of الحسsense
فكانت مقام الحس من عالم الحس
And glad tidings from him pervaded the souls of creation,
so they held the place of sense within the world of sense.
فبشرىso glad tidings to سريرthe throne of الملكkingship أمhas come مليكهits sovereign
فبشرى سرير الملك أم مليكه
تنزلhe settled منهin relation to it منزلthe station of الروحthe spirit فيwithin النفسthe soul
تنزل منه منزل الروح في النفس
Glad tidings, then, to the royal throne: its sovereign has come,
taking his place upon it as the spirit within the soul.
Sol 6.1