النورlight فيin العُلوthe heights لهit has معدنa source
النور في العُلو له معدن
ومعدنand the source الظلمةof darkness فيin الأسفلِthe lowest place
ومعدن الظلمة في الأسفلِ
Light has its source in the heights,
Light has its source on high
and darkness has its source below.
While darkness dwells below.
والحرand heat وهوand it is النورlight منof شأنهits nature
والحر وهو النور من شأنه
فيin سائرall الأحوالcircumstances أنto يعتليrise high
في سائر الأحوال أن يعتلي
And heat, which is light, is by nature disposed
Heat, which is light, will rise
in every circumstance to rise.
In every situation.
تباعدتgrew far apart أطرافends قطريهماtheir two diameters
تباعدت أطراف قطريهما
فاختلفاso the two diverged فيin الأبعدthe farthest الأطولِthe longest
فاختلفا في الأبعد الأطولِ
The ends of their two diameters grew far apart,
Their edges grew apart,
so they diverged across the farthest, longest span.
So they differ in the farther lengths.
فراسبso one sinks بالطبعby nature لاnot يرتقيrise
فراسب بالطبع لا يرتقي
وصاعدand one rises بالطبعby nature لمdid not ينزلِdescend
وصاعد بالطبع لم ينزلِ
Thus one sinks by nature and does not rise,
One settles, does not rise,
and one rises by nature and has not descended.
One rises, does not settle.
ودارتand revolved الأفلاكthe celestial spheres واستخرجتand drew forth
ودارت الأفلاك واستخرجت
أسرارناour secrets فيin سفلهاtheir lower reaches منfrom علِon high
أسرارنا في سفلها من علِ
And the celestial spheres revolved and drew forth
The spheres revolve and take out
our secrets in their lower reaches from on high,
Our secrets from their heights.
تلحمfuses بالظلمةwith darkness نوراًlight وبالand with the
تلحم بالظلمة نوراً وبال
غلظةdensity لطفاًsubtlety وهيand they لاnot تأتليslacken
غلظة لطفاً وهي لا تأتلي
fusing light with darkness, and with
It combines light with darkness
density, subtlety, never flagging.
And thickness with thinness but does not mix.
والتحمتand fused together منهاfrom them تراكيبناour constitutions
والتحمت منها تراكيبنا
حتىuntil انتهتreached منهاfrom them إلىto الأفضلِthe best
حتى انتهت منها إلى الأفضلِ
And from them our constitutions were fused,
Our compositions fused from it
until, from them, they attained the finest state.
Until they ended in the best.
Sol 6.1