تضمَّن حُسبانَ مجري النُجومِ

تضمَّن حُسبانَ مجري النُجومِ

وباح لديك بسِرِّ الفَلَك

وباح لديك بسِرِّ الفَلَك

His calculation encompassed the course of the stars,

It contained the reckoning of the stars’ course,

and disclosed to you the secret of the celestial sphere.

and revealed to you the secret of the celestial sphere.

فما كان شَرّاً فَلِلحاسِدينَ

فما كان شَرّاً فَلِلحاسِدينَ

وما كان خيراً وَبُشرى فَلَك

وما كان خيراً وَبُشرى فَلَك

So whatever boded ill was for the envious,

So whatever was evil was for the envious,

and whatever boded well—and was glad tidings—was for you.

and whatever was good and glad tidings was for you.