لماwhen أَتىcame الزيرal-Zīr موسىMoses يسألasking الباريthe Creator
لما أَتى الزير موسى يسأل الباري
كيماso that يراهhe might see Him بعينwith an eye رؤيةseeing الصاريthe Withholder
كيما يراه بعين رؤية الصاري
When Moses came to al-Zīr, asking the Creator,
When Moses came to Mount Sinai seeking the Creator
so that he might behold the Withholder with his own eyes,
That he may behold Him with the eye of clear insight
تقسمsplit apart الزبرthe rocky masses أَقساماًinto portions وقدand indeed قصدتthey headed for
تقسم الزبر أَقساماً وقد قصدت
ليليLaylī وبعضand some أحاطتsurrounded دارthe abode أَنصارthe Ansar (Helpers)
ليلي وبعض أحاطت دار أَنصار
the rocky masses split into portions and headed for
The mountain split into parts, for it intended
Laylī, while some surrounded the Ansar’s abode.
To envelop Layli while the rest surrounded the homes of the Helpers
أَحدUhud وَرضوىand Radwa وورقانand Wariqan فقدso indeed نزلتthey descended
أَحد وَرضوى وورقان فقد نزلت
حولaround المدينةMedina عنهاfrom it لمحa glance أَبصارeyes
حول المدينة عنها لمح أَبصار
Uhud, Radwa, and Wariqan had indeed descended
One part was Hud and Ridwa, and Warqan descended
around Medina, a glance away from it.
Around the city, from which gazes glanced
أَماas for ثبيرThabir وثورand Thawr والاشمand the lofty حرىHira
أَما ثبير وثور والاشم حرى
أَمMother القرىthe towns نزلتthey settled فيin خيرthe best أَمصارcities
أَم القرى نزلت في خير أَمصار
As for Thabir, Thawr, and lofty Hira,
As for Thabeer, Thowr, and Al-Ashim they hurried
they settled in Umm al-Qura, the finest of cities.
To Umm Al-Qura, descending in the best of settlements
والزيرand al-Zīr أَصبحbecame روضاًa meadow ماnot بهin it حجرa stone
والزير أَصبح روضاً ما به حجر
لماwhen تجلىmanifested Himself عليهupon it الواصلthe Uniter الصاريthe Withholder
لما تجلى عليه الواصل الصاري
And al-Zīr became a meadow without a stone in it,
And Sinai became a meadow without any stones
when the Uniter, the Withholder, manifested Himself upon it.
When the Connected One manifested Himself upon it
سبحانهglory be to Him منas a عزيزmighty one لاnot يغيرهalters Him
سبحانه من عزيز لا يغيره
عنfrom حالthe state قدرتهHis power تكرارthe recurrence أَعصارages
عن حال قدرته تكرار أَعصار
Glory be to Him, the Mighty One, unaltered
Glory be to Him, the Almighty whom ages cannot change
in the state of His power by the succession of ages.
From the state of His omnipotence and repeated seasons
Sol 6.1