مَتىwhen ماever (emphatic) صَفاgrew pure لِلحَقِّfor the Truth قَلبٌa heart بَدالَهُappeared to it
مَتى ما صَفا لِلحَقِّ قَلبٌ بَدالَهُ
سَناهُHis radiance كَماjust as يَبدوappears سَناradiance الشَمسُthe sun فيin البَدرِthe full moon
سَناهُ كَما يَبدو سَنا الشَمسُ في البَدرِ
Whenever a heart grows pure for the Truth, there appears to it
His radiance, as the sun's radiance appears in the full moon.
وَيُصبِحُand it becomes فيin اللَيلِthe night المَديدِlong مُنَوِّراًilluminating
وَيُصبِحُ في اللَيلِ المَديدِ مُنَوِّراً
لِلَيلِfor the night of ذَويthose possessing الأَبصارِsight فيon البَرِّthe land وَالبَحرِand the sea
لِلَيلِ ذَوي الأَبصارِ في البَرِّ وَالبَحرِ
And in the long night it becomes a light
For the night of those with sight, on land and sea.
Sol 6.1