وَلربand many a لَيلnight بَرقُهُits lightning
وَلرب لَيل بَرقُهُ
يُبديreveals خَفاياhidden secrets الأَنجُمِthe stars
يُبدي خَفايا الأَنجُمِ
And many a night—its lightning
By the Lord of the night whose lightning
Reveals the secrets of the stars;
Reveals the secrets of the stars,
يَطويfolds وَيَنشُرand unfolds تارةby turns
يَطوي وَيَنشُر تارة
كَصَحيفةlike a page لِمنجمbelonging to an astrologer
كَصَحيفة لِمنجم
It folds and unfolds by turns,
Spreading and folding at times
Like an astrologer's page.
Like an astrologer's scroll.
Sol 6.1