وذواتand those possessing أجسادbodies نكهنunclear as written ضعائفfrail ones
وذوات أجساد نكهن ضعائف
أجيادهاtheir necks حامتhovered علىabove أوراقهاtheir leaves
أجيادها حامت على أوراقها
And embodied creatures grew breathless, frail of neck;
And frail beings with bodies—[one word unclear];
their necks hovered over their leaves.
Their necks hovered above their leaves.
غذينهاthey fed them بالنارwith fire إلىup to أنthat
غذينها بالنار إلى أن
أديناwe paid رماتهاtheir archers بفراقهاby parting from them
أدينا رماتها بفراقها
They fed it with fire until
They fed them with fire until
we paid its archers their due with its departure.
We paid their archers by parting from them.
وأرادتand sought النيرانthe fires إحراقburning التيthose that
وأرادت النيران إحراق التي
بقيتremained فلمbut did not تقدرhave power علىto إحراقهاburn them
بقيت فلم تقدر على إحراقها
The fires sought to burn the one that
And the fires sought to burn those that
remained, but could not burn it,
Remained, but could not burn them,
حتىuntil إذاwhen عجزتthey were unable عنto استخراجextract
حتى إذا عجزت عن استخراج
نفسهاtheir soul ولاand no ثباتstability لاستغراقهاfor their immersion
نفسها ولا ثبات لاستغراقها
until, when it could no longer extricate
Until, when they failed to extract
itself and had no strength to withstand engulfment,
Their soul, with no stability for their immersion,
أحرقنهاthey burned them بالناwith fire (apparently incomplete) حتىuntil عودتwere habituated (uncertain reading)
أحرقنها بالنا حتى عودت
مماfrom what طيورbirds الجوthe air منfrom أطراقهاtheir head-bowing (uncertain reading)
مما طيور الجو من أطراقها
they burned it with fire until it was restored
They burned them with [fire] until they were habituated,
among those whose fellows are the birds of the air.
From what—the birds of the air—from their head-bowing [wording unclear].
ورددنand they restored فيinto أجسادهاtheir bodies أرواحهاtheir spirits
ورددن في أجسادها أرواحها
بعدafter البلىdecay فسرينthen they coursed فيthrough أعراقهاtheir veins
بعد البلى فسرين في أعراقها
And they restored its souls to its bodies;
And they restored their spirits to their bodies;
after decay, they coursed through its veins.
After decay, they coursed through their veins.
وبقينand they remained أجساداًbodies خوالدimmortal بعدماafter
وبقين أجساداً خوالد بعدما
بليتdecayed رمائهنtheir [unclear noun] فيwithin أطباقهاtheir dishes
بليت رمائهن في أطباقها
And they remained as bodies everlasting, after
And they remained immortal bodies after
their cast-off remains had decayed within its layers.
Their [unclear noun] had decayed within their dishes.
خلدتbecame immortal فلاso no نارfire علىto إحراقهاburn them
خلدت فلا نار على إحراقها
قدرتhad power ولاnor ماءwater علىto إغراقهاdrown them
قدرت ولا ماء على إغراقها
It became immortal: no fire could burn it,
They became immortal: to burn them no fire
nor could any water drown it.
Had power, nor water to drown them.
فافطنso discern لسرthe secret of اللهGod فيكwithin you فإنهfor indeed it
فافطن لسر الله فيك فإنه
لذويto those possessing النهىunderstanding كالشمسlike the sun فيin إشراقهاits radiance
لذوي النهى كالشمس في إشراقها
So discern God's secret within you, for it is
So discern God's secret within you, for it,
to people of understanding like the sun in its radiance.
To those of understanding, is like the sun in its radiance.
والسرand the secret فيكwithin you وأنتwhile you تجهلهdo not know it كماjust as
والسر فيك وأنت تجهله كما
جهلknew not الحمائمthe doves ماwhat علىupon أعناقهاtheir necks
جهل الحمائم ما على أعناقها
The secret is within you, though you know it not, just as
And the secret is within you, yet you do not know it, just as
the doves know not what lies upon their necks.
Doves knew not what was upon their necks.
Sol 6.1