1. خلق الله للظلام جحيماً

    فهي من غيظها عليه تفورُ

    God created a hell for the darkness.

    So it seethes in its rage against the darkness.

  2. ثم أنشا سحابة فسقاها

    ريّ صوب من السحاب درورُ

    Then He brought forth a cloud and watered it

    with drenching rain pouring freely from the clouds.

  3. وأماط الظلام منه برفق

    فهي نور وما سواه غرورُ

    And He gently removed the darkness from it.

    So it is light, and all else is delusion.

  4. يا لها ظلمة أقامت زماناً

    ثم غابت فأصبحت وهي نورُ

    What a darkness, lingering for a time!

    Then it vanished, and it was now light.

  5. هكذا جاءنا الخفي من العل

    م عليه من الرموز ستورُ

    Thus the hidden part of knowledge came to us,

    with veils of symbols over it.