تَبارَكBlessed is He الَّذيwho خَلَقcreated
تَبارَك الَّذي خَلَق
مِنfrom مُضغةa lump of flesh وَمِنand from عَلَقblood clots
مِن مُضغة وَمِن عَلَق
Blessed is He who created
from a lump of flesh and from blood clots.
سُبحانَهُGlory be to Him مُصَوِراًfashioning
سُبحانَهُ مُصَوِراً
مِنfrom حَمأةblack mire الطِينthe clay حَدقpupils
مِن حَمأة الطِين حَدق
Glory be to Him, fashioning
pupils from the black mire of clay.
شَقَHe split الجُفونthe eyelids السودblack وَاِستَلَand drew out
شَقَ الجُفون السود وَاِستَلَ
مِنfrom اللَيلthe night الفَلَقdaybreak
مِن اللَيل الفَلَق
He split the black eyelids and drew
daybreak from the night.
وَاِستَخرَجand brought forth الإِنسانhumankind مِنfrom مَحـsheer (first part)
وَاِستَخرَج الإِنسان مِن مَحـ
ـض(completes 'sheer') رِياءpretense وَملقand flattery
ـض رِياء وَملق
And brought forth humankind from sheer
pretense and flattery,
مُفتَرِعاًuncovering مِنfrom فَمهhis mouth
مُفتَرِعاً مِن فَمه
سرthe secret البَيانarticulate speech فَنَطَقso he spoke
سر البَيان فَنَطَق
drawing from his mouth
the secret of speech—so he spoke,
وَجاعِلاًand placing بَينَbetween حَناياcurved ribs
وَجاعِلاً بَينَ حَنايا
هhis فُؤاداًa heart فَخَفَقso it beat
ه فُؤاداً فَخَفَق
and placing between his ribs
a heart—and it beat.
بَثَHe infused القِوىstrength فيهِinto him دَماًblood أَحمَـred (first part)
بَثَ القِوى فيهِ دَماً أَحمَـ
ـر(completes 'red') أَوor عظماًbone يَققpure white
ـر أَو عظماً يَقق
He infused strength into him as red blood,
or bone, pure white.
مِنfrom عَدَمnothingness لِعَدَمto nothingness
مِن عَدَم لِعَدَم
وَمِنand from عَناءsuffering يَققpure white
وَمِن عَناء يَقق
From nothingness to nothingness,
and from pure-white suffering.
ضَجcried out الثَرىthe soil مِنfrom رَجمa cairn
ضَج الثَرى مِن رَجم
مَشيدraised high وَمِنand from نَفَقa tunnel
مَشيد وَمِن نَفَق
The soil cried out from a cairn
raised high, and from a tunnel.
سَبحانهGlory be to Him كَمhow often أَلهَمHe inspired العَقـthe mind (first part)
سَبحانه كَم أَلهَم العَقـ
ـل(completes 'the mind') جُنوناًmadness وَحمقand folly
ـل جُنوناً وَحمق
Glory be to Him! How often He inspired the mind
with madness and folly.
يَشكhe doubts ماas long as يَحياhe lives وَإِنand if أَشـneared (first part)
يَشك ما يَحيا وَإِن أَشـ
ـفى(completes 'neared') عَلىto المَوتdeath فَرقhe feared
ـفى عَلى المَوت فَرق
He doubts as long as he lives; yet if he draws
near to death, he is afraid.
وَكَمand how many تَعالىexalted is He عَميتgrew blind
وَكَم تَعالى عَميت
عَنهُto Him قُلوبhearts مِنamong خَلقcreatures
عَنهُ قُلوب مِن خَلق
And how many—exalted is He—have grown blind
to Him—hearts among His creatures!
سُبحانهGlory be to Him قَدindeed وَضحتhave become clear
سُبحانه قَد وَضحت
آثارهHis traces فيناwithin us وَدَقand He is subtle
آثاره فينا وَدَق
Glory be to Him! Clear indeed
are His traces within us, yet He is subtle.
رَمىHe cast بِهَذاthis الطفلthe child فيonto الأَرthe earth (first part)
رَمى بِهَذا الطفل في الأَر
ض(completes 'the earth') وَمِنand from ثُمَthen رُزقhe was given sustenance
ض وَمِن ثُمَ رُزق
He cast this child onto the earth,
and then he was given sustenance.
رَمىHe cast بِهِhim فيinto مَوكبthe procession الدُنياthe world
رَمى بِهِ في مَوكب الدُنيا
مِثالاًan image لِلقَلَقof anxiety
مِثالاً لِلقَلَق
He cast him into the world's procession,
an image of anxiety.
يَديرHe turns عَينيهِhis eyes وَيَستَفسـand inquires (first part)
يَدير عَينيهِ وَيَستَفسـ
ـر(completes 'inquires') عَنabout سرthe secret الشَفَقthe twilight glow
ـر عَن سر الشَفَق
He turns his eyes and inquires
about the secret of twilight.
كَأَنَّهas though he يَصرَخcries out إِنsurely المَـdeath (first part)
كَأَنَّه يَصرَخ إِن المَـ
ـوت(completes 'death') بِالشَمسto the sun عَلقhas clung
ـوت بِالشَمس عَلق
As though he cries, 'Surely death
has clung to the sun!'
أَوor أَنَّهthat he يَعرفknows أَنthat الضُـthe light (first part)
أَو أَنَّه يَعرف أَن الضُـ
ـوء(completes 'the light') فيin الأُفقthe horizon اِختَنَقhas suffocated
ـوء في الأُفق اِختَنَق
Or as though he knows that the light
has suffocated at the horizon.
Sol 6.1