إسَمعListen حَديثاًa tale كماso that يَوماًone day تُحَدِّثُهُyou relate it
إسَمع حَديثاً كما يَوماً تُحَدِّثُهُ
عَنfrom ظَهرِthe back of غَيبٍthe unseen إذاwhen ماemphatic particle سائِلٌa questioner سَأَلاasked
عَن ظَهرِ غَيبٍ إذا ما سائِلٌ سَأَلا
Listen to a tale, so you may relate it one day
From memory, whenever a questioner asks,
أَنthat كيفَhow أَبدَىHe revealed إلَهُthe God of الَخلقِcreation نِعمَتَهُHis blessing
أَن كيفَ أَبدَى إلَهُ الَخلقِ نِعمَتَهُ
فِينَاamong us وعَرَّفَنَاand made known to us آياتِهِHis signs الأُوَلاthe earliest
فِينَا وعَرَّفَنَا آياتِهِ الأُوَلا
How the God of creation revealed His blessing
Among us, and made His earliest signs known to us.
كانَتthere were رِياحاًwinds وماءًand water ذاpossessing عُرانِيَةٍabundance
كانَت رِياحاً وماءً ذا عُرانِيَةٍ
وظُلمَةًand darkness لَمdid not يَدَعleave فَتقاًa fissure ولاnor خَلَلاa gap
وظُلمَةً لَم يَدَع فَتقاً ولا خَلَلا
There were winds and water in abundance,
And darkness, leaving neither fissure nor gap.
فأَمَرَthen He commanded الظُّلمَةَthe darkness السَّوداءَthe black فَانكَشَفَتso it lifted
فأَمَرَ الظُّلمَةَ السَّوداءَ فَانكَشَفَت
وعَزَلَand He removed الماءَthe water عَمَّاfrom what كانَwas قَدalready شَغَلاoccupied
وعَزَلَ الماءَ عَمَّا كانَ قَد شَغَلا
Then He commanded the black darkness, and it lifted,
And removed the water from what it had occupied.
وبسطand He spread الأرضthe earth بسطاًa spreading ثُمّthen قدّرهاHe measured it
وبسط الأرض بسطاً ثُمّ قدّرها
تحتbeneath السَماءthe sky سواءَlevel مِثلlike ماwhat فعلاHe did
تحت السَماء سواءَ مِثل ما فعلا
And spread the earth wide, then measured it out,
Level beneath the sky, just as He had done.
وَجعَلَand He made الشَّمسَthe sun مِصراًa boundary لاno خَفَاءَobscurity بِهin it
وَجعَلَ الشَّمسَ مِصراً لا خَفَاءَ بِه
بَينَbetween النَّهَارِthe day وبَينَand between اللَّيلِthe night قَدindeed فَصَلاHe separated
بَينَ النَّهَارِ وبَينَ اللَّيلِ قَد فَصَلا
And made the sun an unmistakable boundary;
Between the day and the night He made a division.
قَضَىHe completed لِسِتَّةِin six أَيَّامٍdays خَليِقَتَهُHis creation
قَضَى لِسِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ خَليِقَتَهُ
وكانَand was آخِرهَاits last act أَنthat صَوَّرَHe shaped الرَّجُلاthe man
وكانَ آخِرهَا أَن صَوَّرَ الرَّجُلا
He completed His creation in six days,
And His final act was to shape the man.
دَعَاهُHe called him آدَمَAdam صَوتاًaloud فاستَجابَso he answered لَهُHim
دَعَاهُ آدَمَ صَوتاً فاستَجابَ لَهُ
بِنَفحَةِwith a breath of الرُّوحِthe spirit فيin الجِّسمِthe body الَّذيwhich جبِلاwas molded
بِنَفحَةِ الرُّوحِ في الجِّسمِ الَّذي جبِلا
He called him Adam aloud, and he answered Him,
With a breath of the spirit in the body that had been molded.
ثُمَّتَthen أَورَثَهُHe made him inherit الفِردَوسَParadise يَعمُرُهاhe inhabits it
ثُمَّتَ أَورَثَهُ الفِردَوسَ يَعمُرُها
وزَوجُهُand his wife صُنعَةًa crafted work مِنfrom ضِلعِهِhis rib جَعَلاHe made
وزَوجُهُ صُنعَةً مِن ضِلعِهِ جَعَلا
Then He granted him Paradise as an inheritance, to inhabit,
And his wife He fashioned from his rib.
لَمdid not ينَهَهُforbid him رَبُّهُhis Lord عَنfrom غَيرِother than واحِدَةٍa single one
لَم ينَهَهُ رَبُّهُ عَن غَيرِ واحِدَةٍ
مِنamong شَجَرٍtrees طَيِّبٍgoodly أَنthat شَمَّhe smelled أَوor أكَلاhe ate
مِن شَجَرٍ طَيِّبٍ أَن شَمَّ أَو أكَلا
His Lord forbade him nothing but a single tree
Among the goodly trees, to smell it or eat from it.
فكانَتِso was الَحيَّةُthe serpent الرَّقشَاءُthe speckled إذwhen خُلِقَتit was created
فكانَتِ الَحيَّةُ الرَّقشَاءُ إذ خُلِقَت
كماas تَرَىyou see نَاقةًa she-camel فيin الَخلقِphysical form أوor جَمَلاa camel
كما تَرَى نَاقةً في الَخلقِ أو جَمَلا
Now the speckled serpent, when it was created, was
Like a she-camel or a camel in form, as you see.
فَعَمَداso they both turned لِلَّتيto the one that عَنfrom أَكلِهاeating it نُهِياthey were both forbidden
فَعَمَدا لِلَّتي عَن أَكلِها نُهِيا
بأَمرِat the bidding of حَوَّاءَEve لَمdid not تَأخُذshe harbored لَهُtoward him الدَّغَلاdeceit
بأَمرِ حَوَّاءَ لَم تَأخُذ لَهُ الدَّغَلا
Then both turned to the tree they had been forbidden to eat from,
At Eve's bidding; she harbored no deceit toward him.
كِلاَهُمَاboth of them خاطَsewed إذwhen بُزَّاthey were both stripped لُبُوسَهُمضاtheir clothing
كِلاَهُمَا خاطَ إذ بُزَّا لُبُوسَهُمضا
مِنfrom وَرَقِleaves of التِّينِthe fig tree ثَوباًa garment لَمnot يَكُنwas غُزِلاspun
مِن وَرَقِ التِّينِ ثَوباً لَم يَكُن غُزِلا
Both sewed, when stripped of their clothing,
From fig leaves, a garment that had not been spun.
فَلاَطَهاso He cursed her اللهُGod إذwhen أَغوَتshe led astray خَليفتهُHis vicegerent
فَلاَطَها اللهُ إذ أَغوَت خَليفتهُ
طُولthroughout اللّياليthe nights ولمand did not يجعلassign لهاfor her أجلاa term
طُول اللّيالي ولم يجعل لها أجلا
So God cursed her when she led His vicegerent astray,
For as long as nights endure, and set her no term:
تَمشيshe crawls عَلَىupon بَطنِهاher belly فيin الدَّهرِtime ماas long as عَمَرَتshe lives
تَمشي عَلَى بَطنِها في الدَّهرِ ما عَمَرَت
والتُّربُand the dust تأكُلُهُshe eats it حُزناًrough ground وإنand even if سَهُلاit is smooth
والتُّربُ تأكُلُهُ حُزناً وإن سَهُلا
She crawls on her belly through time, as long as she lives,
And she eats dust, from rough ground or smooth.
فأَتعَباso they both toiled أَبَواناour two parents فيin حَياتِهِماtheir lives
فأَتعَبا أَبَوانا في حَياتِهِما
وأَوجَداand they both brought about الُجوعَhunger والأَوصابَand afflictions والعِلَلاand illnesses
وأَوجَدا الُجوعَ والأَوصابَ والعِلَلا
So our two parents toiled during their lives,
And brought hunger, afflictions, and illnesses into being.
وأُوتِياand they were both given المُلكَdominion والأنجيلَand the Gospel نَقرَؤُهُwe read it
وأُوتِيا المُلكَ والأنجيلَ نَقرَؤُهُ
نَشفيwe heal بِحِكمتَهِwith its wisdom أَحلامَناour minds عِلَلاailments
نَشفي بِحِكمتَهِ أَحلامَنا عِلَلا
And they were given dominion and the Gospel, which we read;
With its wisdom we heal our minds of ailments,
مِنfrom غَيرِwithout ماany حاجَةٍneed إلاَّexcept لِيجعَلَناto make us
مِن غَيرِ ما حاجَةٍ إلاَّ لِيجعَلَنا
فَوقَabove البَرِيَّةِcreated beings أَرباباًlords كماjust as فَعَلاHe did
فَوقَ البَرِيَّةِ أَرباباً كما فَعَلا
Not out of any need, but only to make us
Lords above all creatures, just as He had done.
Sol 6.1