إسَمعlisten حَديثاًa tale كماso that يَوماًone day تُحَدِّثُهُyou may recount it
إسَمع حَديثاً كما يَوماً تُحَدِّثُهُ
عَنfrom ظَهرِthe back of غَيبٍthe unseen إذاif ماever (emphatic) سائِلٌa questioner سَأَلاasks
عَن ظَهرِ غَيبٍ إذا ما سائِلٌ سَأَلا
Listen to a tale that you may one day recount,
from memory, if a questioner should ask:
أَنthat كيفَhow أَبدَىHe revealed إلَهُthe God of الَخلقِcreation نِعمَتَهُHis favor
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 favor
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 rift ولاnor خَلَلاa gap
وظُلمَةً لَم يَدَع فَتقاً ولا خَلَلا
There were winds and water in abundance,
and darkness leaving neither rift nor gap.
فأَمَرَthen He commanded الظُّلمَةَthe darkness السَّوداءَblack فَانكَشَفَتso it lifted
فأَمَرَ الظُّلمَةَ السَّوداءَ فَانكَشَفَت
وعَزَلَand He removed الماءَthe water عَمَّاfrom what كانَit had 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 out
وبسط الأرض بسطاً ثُمّ قدّرها
تحتbeneath السَماءthe sky سواءَlevel مِثلlike ماwhat فعلاHe did
تحت السَماء سواءَ مِثل ما فعلا
And He 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 He made the sun an unmistakable boundary
between day and night, which He had set apart.
قَضَىHe completed لِسِتَّةِin six أَيَّامٍdays خَليِقَتَهُHis creation
قَضَى لِسِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ خَليِقَتَهُ
وكانَand it was آخِرهَاthe last of it أَنthat صَوَّرَHe fashioned الرَّجُلاman
وكانَ آخِرهَا أَن صَوَّرَ الرَّجُلا
He completed His creation in six days,
and His last act was to fashion 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,
through a breath of spirit in the body that was molded.
ثُمَّتَthen أَورَثَهُHe made him inherit الفِردَوسَParadise يَعمُرُهاto inhabit it
ثُمَّتَ أَورَثَهُ الفِردَوسَ يَعمُرُها
وزَوجُهُand his wife صُنعَةًa fashioned creation مِنfrom ضِلعِهِhis rib جَعَلاHe made
وزَوجُهُ صُنعَةً مِن ضِلعِهِ جَعَلا
Then He gave him Paradise as an inheritance, to inhabit,
and fashioned his wife from his rib.
لَمdid not ينَهَهُforbid him رَبُّهُhis Lord عَنfrom غَيرِother than واحِدَةٍone
لَم ينَهَهُ رَبُّهُ عَن غَيرِ واحِدَةٍ
مِنamong شَجَرٍtrees طَيِّبٍgoodly أَنto شَمَّsmell أَوor أكَلاeat
مِن شَجَرٍ طَيِّبٍ أَن شَمَّ أَو أكَلا
His Lord forbade him none but a single tree,
among the goodly trees, whether to smell or eat.
فكانَتِand it was الَحيَّةُthe serpent الرَّقشَاءُspeckled إذwhen خُلِقَتit was created
فكانَتِ الَحيَّةُ الرَّقشَاءُ إذ خُلِقَت
كماjust as تَرَىyou see نَاقةًa she-camel فيin الَخلقِform أوor جَمَلاa he-camel
كما تَرَى نَاقةً في الَخلقِ أو جَمَلا
The speckled serpent, when it was created, was
like a she-camel or he-camel in form, as you see them.
فَعَمَداthen the two headed لِلَّتيfor the one which عَنfrom أَكلِهاeating it نُهِياthey were both forbidden
فَعَمَدا لِلَّتي عَن أَكلِها نُهِيا
بأَمرِat the command of حَوَّاءَEve لَمdid not تَأخُذharbor لَهُtoward him الدَّغَلاdeceit
بأَمرِ حَوَّاءَ لَم تَأخُذ لَهُ الدَّغَلا
Then the two made for the tree they were forbidden to eat,
at Eve's urging; she meant him no deceit.
كِلاَهُمَاboth of them خاطَsewed إذwhen بُزَّاthey were stripped of لُبُوسَهُمضاtheir clothing (apparent typo)
كِلاَهُمَا خاطَ إذ بُزَّا لُبُوسَهُمضا
مِنfrom وَرَقِleaves of التِّينِthe fig tree ثَوباًa garment لَمnot يَكُنhad been غُزِلاspun
مِن وَرَقِ التِّينِ ثَوباً لَم يَكُن غُزِلا
Both sewed, when they were stripped of their clothing,
from fig leaves a garment that had never been spun.
فَلاَطَهاso He cursed her اللهُGod إذwhen أَغوَتshe led astray خَليفتهُHis vicegerent
فَلاَطَها اللهُ إذ أَغوَت خَليفتهُ
طُولthroughout اللّياليthe nights ولمand did not يجعلset لهاfor her أجلاan appointed end
طُول اللّيالي ولم يجعل لها أجلا
Then God cursed the serpent for misleading His vicegerent,
for as long as nights endure, with no end set to the curse.
تَمشيshe crawls عَلَىon بَطنِهاher belly فيthrough الدَّهرِtime ماas long as عَمَرَتshe lives
تَمشي عَلَى بَطنِها في الدَّهرِ ما عَمَرَت
والتُّربُand the dust تأكُلُهُshe eats it حُزناًrough وإنand even if سَهُلاsmooth
والتُّربُ تأكُلُهُ حُزناً وإن سَهُلا
It crawls upon its belly for as long as it lives,
and eats the dust, whether rough or smooth.
فأَتعَباso the two toiled أَبَواناour two parents فيin حَياتِهِماtheir lives
فأَتعَبا أَبَوانا في حَياتِهِما
وأَوجَداand the two brought about الُجوعَhunger والأَوصابَand suffering والعِلَلاand diseases
وأَوجَدا الُجوعَ والأَوصابَ والعِلَلا
So our two parents knew toil in their lives,
and brought about hunger, suffering, and disease.
وأُوتِياand the two were 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 the two were given dominion and the Gospel, which we read;
through its wisdom we heal our minds of ailments.
مِنfrom غَيرِother than ماany (emphatic) حاجَةٍneed إلاَّexcept لِيجعَلَناso that He may make us
مِن غَيرِ ما حاجَةٍ إلاَّ لِيجعَلَنا
فَوقَabove البَرِيَّةِcreation أَرباباًlords كماas فَعَلاHe has done
فَوقَ البَرِيَّةِ أَرباباً كما فَعَلا
Not out of any need, but only to make us
lords above creation, as He has done.
Sol 6.1