بديعwondrous in مَلاحاتٍcharms يذوبhe melts منfrom اللَّمسِtouch
بديع مَلاحاتٍ يذوب من اللَّمسِ
تكبَّرhe scorned أنto يُدعىbe called الىto صورةthe form of الإنسِhumankind
تكبَّر أن يُدعى الى صورة الإنسِ
Wondrous in his charms, he melts at a touch;
He scorned to be described as human in form.
فلماso when رأتهshe saw him الشمسthe sun منهat him تعجَّبتshe marveled
فلما رأته الشمس منه تعجَّبت
وقالتand she said لهto him باللَهِby God أنتyou منof الإنسِhumankind
وقالت له باللَهِ أنت من الإنسِ
So when the sun saw him, she marveled at him,
And said to him, “By God, are you human?”
وقالتand she said لهto him ماwhat الاسمthe name قالhe said محمدٌMuhammad
وقالت له ما الاسم قال محمدٌ
فقالتthen she said فقِسso compare فيin الحسنbeauty نفسَكyourself مَعwith نفسيmyself
فقالت فقِس في الحسن نفسَك مَع نفسي
And she asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Muhammad.”
Then she said, “So compare yourself with me in beauty.”
فأُغضبَso he was angered حتىuntil كادhe nearly يلطمslapped وجههاher face
فأُغضبَ حتى كاد يلطم وجهها
وحَدَّرَand brought down بالكفِّwith his palm المليحthe fair one علىupon الشمسِthe sun
وحَدَّرَ بالكفِّ المليح على الشمسِ
So angered was he that he nearly slapped her face;
And the fair one brought his palm down upon the sun.
وقالand he said لهاto her غِيبيset; disappear فإنيَfor I am طالعٌrising
وقال لها غِيبي فإنيَ طالعٌ
علىover الناسِhumankind بالنورwith the light الذيthat كانwas بالأمسِyesterday
على الناسِ بالنور الذي كان بالأمسِ
And he said to her, “Set, for I am rising
Over humankind with the light that shone yesterday.”
Sol 6.1