عجبتُI marveled منat الموتِdeath كيفhow اهتدىit found its way
عجبتُ من الموتِ كيف اهتدى
إلىto مَلكٍa king فيin سجاياqualities مَلَلكْan angel (apparent typo for مَلَك)
إلى مَلكٍ في سجايا مَلَلكْ
I marveled at death—how it found its way
I am amazed at death, how it found
to a king with an angel’s qualities.
A king in the folds of his kingdom,
وكيفand how ثَوَىcame to rest الفَلَكُthe celestial sphere المستديthe round (word continues)
وكيف ثَوَى الفَلَكُ المستدي
رُcompletion of 'round' فيin الأرضِthe earth والأرضُand the earth وسطthe center of الفَلَكْthe celestial sphere
رُ في الأرضِ والأرضُ وسط الفَلَكْ
And how the round celestial sphere came to rest
And how the revolving sphere has settled
within the earth, while the earth lies at the sphere’s center.
In the earth while the earth is in the sphere
Sol 6.1