وَمَجلِسٍand a gathering-place حَلَّsettled مَنwhoever يَحِلُّdwells بِهِin it
وَمَجلِسٍ حَلَّ مَن يَحِلُّ بِهِ
مِنَamong المَعاليlofty honors فيin أَرفَعِthe highest الدَرَجِthe ranks
مِنَ المَعالي في أَرفَعِ الدَرَجِ
And a gathering-place where whoever dwells takes his place
A gathering where the eminent convene
among lofty honors, on the highest rung.
At the highest of ranks
أَمسيbecame at evening نِدامَcompanionship الكانونَthe brazier فيهِin it لَناfor us
أَمسي نِدامَ الكانونَ فيهِ لَنا
أَكثَرُthe greatest أُنسِdelight النُفوسِthe souls وَالمُهَجِand the hearts
أَكثَرُ أُنسِ النُفوسِ وَالمُهَجِ
By evening, the brazier’s company there became for us
Last night the fireplace was for us
the greatest delight of souls and hearts.
A companion brightening souls and hearts
يُبديshows لَناto us أَلسُناًtongues كَأَلسِنَةِlike the tongues of الthe
يُبدي لَنا أَلسُناً كَأَلسِنَةِ ال
حَيّاتِsnakes مِنincluding ثابِتٍmotionless وَمُختَلِجِand quivering
حَيّاتِ مِن ثابِتٍ وَمُختَلِجِ
It shows us tongues like the tongues of
It spoke to us with tongues like those
snakes, some still and some quivering.
Of snakes, steady and writhing
لَمّاwhen بداappeared الفَحمُthe charcoal فيهِin it أَسوَدَblack كَالlike the
لَمّا بدا الفَحمُ فيهِ أَسوَدَ كَال
لَيلِnight وَبَثَّand scattered الشَرارَthe sparks كَالسَرجِlike the lamps
لَيلِ وَبَثَّ الشَرارَ كَالسَرجِ
When the charcoal appeared within it, black as the
When the embers appeared black as
night, and scattered sparks like lamps,
The night and scattered sparks like planets
وَدَبَّand crept صِبغُthe hue اللَهيبِthe flame فيهِthrough it بِتَضwith red-
وَدَبَّ صِبغُ اللَهيبِ فيهِ بِتَض
ريجِ-dening خُدودِcheeks الشَقائِقِthe anemones الضُرُجِthe crimson ones
ريجِ خُدودِ الشَقائِقِ الضُرُجِ
and the flame’s hue crept through it with the crimson blush
And the glow of flames bloomed on it
of the cheeks of blood-red anemones,
In the blush of rosy cheeks
ظَنَنتُI thought شَمسَthe sun الضُحىmidmorning بِهِwithin it اِنكَشَفَتrevealed itself
ظَنَنتُ شَمسَ الضُحى بِهِ اِنكَشَفَت
لِلخَلقِto creation فيin قُبَّةٍa dome مِنَof السُبَجِjet
لِلخَلقِ في قُبَّةٍ مِنَ السُبَجِ
I thought the midmorning sun had revealed itself within it
I thought the dawn sun was unveiled
to all creation, in a dome of jet.
To creation in a dome of clouds
Sol 6.1