عجباًHow astonishing! منat تماسُكِthe cohesion of الأفلاكِthe celestial spheres
عجباً من تماسُكِ الأفلاكِ
ومساغِand the passage of الزُّلالِclear water فيin الأحناكِthe palates
ومساغِ الزُّلالِ في الأحناكِ
How astonishing that the celestial spheres hold together,
Wonder at the harmony of the spheres
and that clear water passes through the palates,
And flow of limpid streams through rocky clefts
وثباتِand the steadfastness of الجبالِthe mountains بعدَafter زوالِthe passing of الthe
وثباتِ الجبالِ بعدَ زوالِ ال
طودِtowering mountain ذيpossessing الطَّولِbounty مالكmaster of الأملاكِthe kings
طودِ ذي الطَّولِ مالك الأملاكِ
and that the mountains stand firm after the passing of the
Steadfastness of mountains, towering tall
mountain of bounty, lord of kings!
After the ruin of lofty peaks
فلسانُfor the tongue of الزمانِtime شاكٍlamenting وطرفُand the eye of الthe
فلسانُ الزمانِ شاكٍ وطرفُ ال
دهرِage باكٍweeping والرزءُand the calamity فيin الملكِthe realm ناكِwounding
دهرِ باكٍ والرزءُ في الملكِ ناكِ
For Time’s tongue laments, and the eye of the
Tongue of time complains, eye of fate weeps
age weeps, and calamity wounds the realm.
And in realms of kings there lurks decay
Sol 6.1