صنوانtwo kindred scions ضدانtwo opposites أبa father واحدone
صنوان ضدان أب واحد
رباهماreared them both فيin الزمنthe time الذاهبِbygone
رباهما في الزمن الذاهبِ
Two kindred scions, two opposites—a single father
Two opposites, one father
Reared them both in bygone time.
Raised them in the fleeting time
بينهماbetween them both بعدdistance فمنso one طالعrising
بينهما بعد فمن طالع
فيin أفقthe horizon of الشرقthe east ومنand one غاربِsetting
في أفق الشرق ومن غاربِ
Distance lay between them: one rising
Between them was distance, so one’s fate
On the eastern horizon, and one setting.
Was the east’s horizon, the other’s the west
قدindeed ظفرtriumphed الطالبthe pursuer بالهاربover the fugitive
قد ظفر الطالب بالهارب
وتمّand was fulfilled منهfrom him بغيةthe desire الطالبِof the pursuer
وتمّ منه بغية الطالبِ
The pursuer has triumphed over the fugitive,
The seeker has found the fugitive
And through him the pursuer's desire was fulfilled.
And attained what the seeker desired
فصاحبso he of المشرقthe east منfrom جانبa side
فصاحب المشرق من جانب
وصاحبand he of المغربthe west منfrom جانبِa side
وصاحب المغرب من جانبِ
So he of the east, from one side,
So the lord of sunrise from one side
And he of the west, from the other,
And the lord of sunset from the other side
صاراthe two went جميعاtogether نحوtoward وسطthe middle of السماthe sky
صارا جميعا نحو وسط السما
فالتقياso the two met فيin الوسطthe middle الغالبِprevailing
فالتقيا في الوسط الغالبِ
Went together toward the middle of the sky,
Both together now towards midst of sky
And met in the prevailing middle.
Met in the center, the dominant midpoint
فاصطحباso the two became companions فيهin it وزالتand vanished بهthrough it
فاصطحبا فيه وزالت به
عداوةenmity المصحوبthe accompanied one والصاحبِand the companion
عداوة المصحوب والصاحبِ
So they became companions there, and through it vanished
So they accompanied there and with it vanished
The enmity between the accompanied one and the companion.
The enmity of the accompanied and accompanier
ومنand from حراكthe motion of النافرthe fleeing one المرتقيascending
ومن حراك النافر المرتقي
ومنand from سكونthe stillness of الثابتthe fixed one الراسبِsunken
ومن سكون الثابت الراسبِ
And from the motion of the fleeing, ascending one,
And from the turmoil of the repelled climber
And from the stillness of the fixed, sunken one,
And from the stillness of the fixed sinker
طبيعةa nature خامسةfifth ولّدتwas engendered
طبيعة خامسة ولّدت
فيهاin it انبساطexpansion الغائصthe diving one الذائبِmelting
فيها انبساط الغائص الذائبِ
A fifth nature was engendered:
A fifth nature birthed
Within it, the diving, melting one expands,
In it the diffusion of the melting diver
كالذهبlike gold الإبريزpure باقٍremaining علىupon الthe
كالذهب الإبريز باقٍ على ال
نارfire صبورsteadfast ليسis not بالهاربِa fugitive (emphatic)
نار صبور ليس بالهاربِ
Like pure gold, enduring in the
Like gold embers lasting on the
Fire—steadfast, not a fugitive.
Fire, patient, not fleeing
Sol 6.1