منطقspeech كانwas ثامنan eighth beside السبعةthe seven الthe
منطق كان ثامن السبعة ال
شهبbright stars وإنand if قلتyou say تاسعa ninth among الأفلاكthe celestial spheres
شهب وإن قلت تاسع الأفلاك
Speech that was an eighth beside the seven
Logic was the eighth of the seven
bright stars—or, if you will, a ninth among the spheres.
Stars, and if I said the ninth firmament
يشهدperceives العقلthe mind منهfrom it ماwhat يشهدperceives السمthe… (start of 'hearing')
يشهد العقل منه ما يشهد السم
عُ…hearing (completion) ومعناهand its meaning شاسعfar beyond الادراكcomprehension
عُ ومعناه شاسع الادراك
The mind perceives from it what is perceived by the
Reason testifies what poison testifies
ear; its meaning lies far beyond comprehension.
Its principles are vast
لوif نحاit approached البحرthe sea كانit would become عذباًsweet فراتاًrefreshing
لو نحا البحر كان عذباً فراتاً
أوor رفاتاًcrumbled bones لآذنتthey would surely give signs بحراكof stirring
أو رفاتاً لآذنت بحراك
If it approached the sea, the sea would turn sweet and refreshing;
If the sea turned fresh as Euphrates
or crumbled bones, they would give signs of stirring.
Or murmuring, the sea would roar
كلماتwords كالسحبlike clouds تمطرraining نوراًlight
كلمات كالسحب تمطر نوراً
ومعانand meanings كالدرlike pearls فيon الأسلاكthe strings
ومعان كالدر في الأسلاك
Words like clouds, raining light,
Words like clouds rain light
and meanings like pearls upon strings.
And meanings like pearls in necklaces
صبغتthey dyed صفحةthe face of الوجودexistence ضياءradiance
صبغت صفحة الوجود ضياء
خطفsnatched النورthe light منfrom بصيرkeen-eyed السماكal-Simāk
خطف النور من بصير السماك
They dyed existence's face with radiance
It dyed the page of existence with light
that stole the light from keen-eyed al-Simāk.
Snatching light from the Seer's eyes
يلمعgleams الضوءthe light حيثwherever تجريrun بهاwith them الأقthe… (start of 'pens')
يلمع الضوء حيث تجري بها الأق
لام…pens (completion) حتىuntil الأقلامthe pens صارتbecame مذاكيsteeds in their prime
لام حتى الأقلام صارت مذاكي
Light gleams wherever, with these words, the
Light shines wherever the verses flow
pens run, until the pens become steeds in their prime.
Even the pens have become candles
لستI do not أدريknow أوجههis it his face أوor سناthe radiance of المthe… (start of 'speech')
لست أدري أوجهه أو سنا الم
نطق…speech (completion) أعلىloftier أمor الأياديthe favors الزواكيthe bountiful
نطق أعلى أم الأيادي الزواكي
I cannot tell: is his face, or the radiance of his
I do not know whether his aspects or traits
speech, loftier—or his bountiful favors,
Logic is higher or the blessed hands
أمor ضياءthe radiance of الجلالmajesty والعزand might منهfrom him
أم ضياء الجلال والعز منه
مذهبيmy stance فيهon this مذهبthe stance of الشكاكthe doubters
مذهبي فيه مذهب الشكاك
or the radiance of majesty and might that comes from him?
Or the light of majesty and might from it
On this, I take the doubters' stance.
My doctrine in it is the skeptic’s
كادتalmost الأرضthe earth أنto تميدsway ابتهاجاًwith joy
كادت الأرض أن تميد ابتهاجاً
وتخرand falls prostrate الدنياthe world للثمto kiss الشراكthe sandal-strap
وتخر الدنيا للثم الشراك
The earth almost swayed for joy,
The earth almost swayed in elation
and the world fell prostrate to kiss his sandal-strap,
And the world almost bowed in homage
يومon the day ألقىimparted الملاكthe angel منsome of حكمةthe wisdom of القوthe… (start of 'speech')
يوم ألقى الملاك من حكمة القو
ل…speech (completion) فسرتand so were gladdened بهby it نفوسthe souls of الملاكthe angels
ل فسرت به نفوس الملاك
on the day the angel imparted some of the wisdom of
The day the angel spoke the wisdom of the Word
speech, and the souls of angels rejoiced in it.
With it the angel and human souls were inspired
ونفوسand the souls of الأكوانthe created worlds تصغيlisten intently إليهto him
ونفوس الأكوان تصغي إليه
فيin ازدحامa throng كمرسلاتlike she-camels let loose العراكthe jostling at water
في ازدحام كمرسلات العراك
And the souls of all worlds listened to him,
And the souls of the universe listen to it
in a throng, like she-camels loosed to jostle at water.
In a throng like fighting stallions
Sol 6.1