الشُهُبُthe stars عَظَّمَهاexalted them المَليكُthe Sovereign وَنَصَّهاand raised them high
الشُهُبُ عَظَّمَها المَليكُ وَنَصَّها
لِلعالَمينَfor all the worlds فَواجِبٌso it is obligatory إِعظامُهاhonoring them
لِلعالَمينَ فَواجِبٌ إِعظامُها
The stars—the Sovereign exalted them and raised them high
The meteors, glorified by the King and supported
For all the worlds; so honoring them is a duty.
For all worlds, so glorifying them is obligatory
وَأَرىand I see الحَياةَlife وَإِنّand though لَهَجَتyou are devoted بِحُبِّهاto loving it
وَأَرى الحَياةَ وَإِنّ لَهَجَت بِحُبِّها
كَالسِلكِlike a thread طَوَّقَكَencircled you with الأَذاةَharm نِظامُهاits stringing
كَالسِلكِ طَوَّقَكَ الأَذاةَ نِظامُها
And I see life, though you are devoted to loving it,
And I see life, though it sings passionately of its love
As a thread whose stringing has encircled you with harm.
Like a chain that surrounds you, its system brings suffering
Sol 6.1