أحلفI swear باللهby God ماnot رمزتI spoke cryptically ولاnor
أحلف بالله ما رمزت ولا
كتمتI concealed شيئاanything منof سرthe secret أسراريof my secrets
كتمت شيئا من سر أسراري
I swear by God: I have spoken in no riddles, nor
concealed anything of my innermost secrets.
الماءwater والأرضand earth أصلthe foundation صنعتناof our craft
الماء والأرض أصل صنعتنا
قدindeed دبراthe two were treated بالهواءwith air والنارِand fire
قد دبرا بالهواء والنارِ
Water and earth are the foundation of our craft;
both have been treated with air and fire.
مكشوفةuncovered للعيونto the eyes بارزةplainly visible
مكشوفة للعيون بارزة
ماnot حجبتI screened دونهاbefore it بأستارِwith veils
ما حجبت دونها بأستارِ
It is open to the eyes, plainly visible;
I have drawn no veils before it.
أوزانهاits weights سرّهاits secret فإنso if علمتyou know them
أوزانها سرّها فإن علمت
فإنّthen indeed مثالهاits sample بقنطارِfor a qintar (a large weight)
فإنّ مثالها بقنطارِ
Its weights are its secret; if you know them,
then a sample of it is worth a qintar.
وإنماand only صبغهاits color تولّدarose منfrom
وإنما صبغها تولّد من
مزاجthe blending أركانهاof its elements بمقدارِin due measure
مزاج أركانها بمقدارِ
And its color arises only from
the blending of its elements in due measure,
كالنبتlike a plant منfrom مائهits water وتربتهand its soil
كالنبت من مائه وتربته
والشمسand the sun قدindeed جاءناhas come to us بأزهارِwith flowers
والشمس قد جاءنا بأزهارِ
like a plant that, from its water and soil
and the sun, has come to us bearing flowers.
وأحكمand the most skillful الناسof people فيin صناعتهhis craft
وأحكم الناس في صناعته
منone who اقتدىmodeled himself بالمهيمنon the Guardian الباريthe Creator
من اقتدى بالمهيمن الباري
And the most skillful of people in his craft
is he who models himself on the Guardian, the Creator.
Sol 6.1