أناI فيin حجرةa chamber تجلis too great عنfor الوصفdescription
أنا في حجرة تجل عن الوصف
ويعمىand goes blind البصيرthe sighted person فيهاin it نهاراby day
ويعمى البصير فيها نهارا
I am in a chamber beyond description;
I am in a room beyond description
Even the sighted go blind in it by day.
The seer is blinded in it by day
هيit فيin الصبحthe morning كالظلامlike darkness وفيand at
هي في الصبح كالظلام وفي
الليلnight يوليturn away الأنامpeople عنهاfrom it فراراin flight
الليل يولي الأنام عنها فرارا
In the morning it is like darkness, and at
It is like darkness at dawn and at
night people turn away from it in flight.
Night people flee from it in terror
أناI منهاin it كأننيas though I were جرفthe edge of بئرa well
أنا منها كأنني جرف بئر
أتقىI guard against عقرباa scorpion واحذرand I watch out for فاراa mouse
أتقى عقربا واحذر فارا
In it, I am as though on the edge of a well,
I am in it as if on the edge of a well
Guarding against a scorpion and watching for a mouse.
Fearing scorpion and dreading mouse
وإذاand when ماan emphatic particle الرياحthe winds هبتblow رخاءgently
وإذا ما الرياح هبت رخاء
خلتI imagine حيطانهاits walls تميداtottering انهياراtoward collapse
خلت حيطانها تميدا انهيارا
And whenever the winds blow gently,
And when soft winds blow
I imagine its walls tottering toward collapse.
Its walls begin to sway and collapse
ربLord عجلhasten خرابهاits ruin وارحنيand relieve me
رب عجل خرابها وارحني
منfrom حذاريmy fear فقدfor indeed مللتI have tired of الحذاراfear
من حذاري فقد مللت الحذارا
Lord, hasten its ruin and relieve me
Lord, hasten its decay and deliver me
of my fear, for I am weary of fear.
From my fears, for I am weary of caution
Sol 6.1