ماhow أحسنbeautiful الصباحُthe morning لماwhen انبلجاit broke forth
ما أحسن الصباحُ لما انبلجا
أتىit came وقبلهُand before it البراياall creation فيin دُجىdarkness
أتى وقبلهُ البرايا في دُجى
How beautiful the morning was when it broke!
How beautiful is the dawn when it shines
It came, and before it all creation was in darkness.
It came while the land was still in darkness
كأنَّماas though الوجودُexistence بيتٌa house مظلمٌdark
كأنَّما الوجودُ بيتٌ مظلمٌ
وحينماand when جاءcame الصباحُthe morning أُسرجاit was lit up
وحينما جاء الصباحُ أُسرجا
As though existence were a dark house,
As if existence was a dark house
and when morning came, it was lit up.
And when dawn came it was illuminated
قدsometimes يولجٌHe makes enter النهارthe day فيinto الليلthe night وقدand sometimes
قد يولجٌ النهار في الليل وقد
يقلبreverses ربيmy Lord حكمthe order ماwhat قدalready أولجاHe made enter
يقلب ربي حكم ما قد أولجا
Sometimes He makes day enter night, and sometimes
Day may slip into night, and my Lord
my Lord reverses the order of what He has made enter.
Could overturn what was ordained
أتىcame بذاwith this القرآنthe Qur’an نصاًa text قيِّماًupright
أتى بذا القرآن نصاً قيِّماً
ولنand never ترىyou will see بهin it لعمريby my life عوجاcrookedness
ولن ترى به لعمري عوجا
The Qur’an brought this in an upright text,
He brought this noble Quran
and, by my life, you will never see any crookedness in it.
You'll never find in it any crookedness
هذاthis دليلٌproof قاطعٌconclusive بأَنَّهُthat it is so
هذا دليلٌ قاطعٌ بأَنَّهُ
منfrom المضيقِhardship اللهُGod يبديbrings forth الفرجاrelief
من المضيقِ اللهُ يبدي الفرجا
This is conclusive proof that
This proves conclusively that He
from hardship, God brings forth relief.
From hardship, God grants relief
Sol 6.1