لهhe has قَلَمٌa pen تجريrun النجومُthe stars بجَرِيهwith its motion
له قَلَمٌ تجري النجومُ بجَرِيه
يُطيعُobeys لهfor him حَتْمَirrevocable decree القَضاءof fate ويَسمعُand heeds
يُطيعُ له حَتْمَ القَضاء ويَسمعُ
He has a pen whose course the stars follow.
He has a pen by which the stars flow
For him, it obeys fate's irrevocable decree and heeds it.
Fate and destiny obey his decree and hearken
يُديرُgoverns سُعوداًgood fortunes أوor نُحوساًill fortunes وإنَّهand indeed it
يُديرُ سُعوداً أو نُحوساً وإنَّه
منَthan الفَلَكِthe celestial sphere الدَّوَّارِrevolving فيin الجَوِّthe sky أسرَعُswifter
منَ الفَلَكِ الدَّوَّارِ في الجَوِّ أسرَعُ
It governs good fortunes or ill, and indeed it is
He directs good fortune or misfortune, verily
swifter than the revolving celestial sphere in the sky.
Swifter than the spinning celestial sphere in the firmament
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle امتطىmounts منهof him ثلاثَthree أناملٍfingertips
إذا ما امتطى منه ثلاثَ أناملٍ
بَداappears ساجِداًprostrate منfrom تَحتِهاbeneath them وهيwhile they رُكَّعُbowing
بَدا ساجِداً من تَحتِها وهي رُكَّعُ
When it mounts three of his fingertips,
When three of his fingers ride it
it appears prostrate beneath them, while they bow.
It bows in prostration beneath them
Sol 6.1