إذاif غربتsets شمسُthe sun العلومِof the sciences حميدةًpraiseworthy
إذا غربت شمسُ العلومِ حميدةً
عنfrom البصرthe sight القلبيِّof the heart أوشكَnearly أنto يَعمَىgo blind
عن البصر القلبيِّ أوشكَ أن يَعمَى
If the praiseworthy sun of the sciences sets
If the sun of knowledge declines graciously
beyond the heart's sight, that sight nearly goes blind;
From the heart's sight, it is about to go blind,
وحالَand intervened حجابُthe veil الجهلِof ignorance دونَin the way of نفوذهِits penetration
وحالَ حجابُ الجهلِ دونَ نفوذهِ
فلاقىso it encountered فضاءthe expanse العلمِof knowledge يرميit shoots ولاand not يُرمَىis shot at
فلاقى فضاء العلمِ يرمي ولا يُرمَى
and the veil of ignorance bars its penetration,
And the veil of ignorance prevents its penetration,
so it encounters the expanse of knowledge, shooting but not being shot at.
It finds the space of knowledge shooting but not shot.
وماand not ظَنُّناour belief فيconcerning شمسِناour sun أنَّthat نورهاits light
وما ظَنُّنا في شمسِنا أنَّ نورها
يغيبُvanishes فيُبديso it reveals فيin بصائرِناour inner perceptions كلماa wound
يغيبُ فيُبدي في بصائرِنا كلما
Nor do we suppose that our sun's light
We did not think that our sun, its light
will vanish, revealing a wound in our inner sight.
Would set, showing in our visions, always.
فإنso if قَضتِdecreed الأيامُthe days فيهconcerning it بغيبةٍto absence
فإن قَضتِ الأيامُ فيه بغيبةٍ
بكيناwe wept فأضحىso became مُوقُthe inner eye-corner ناظرِهاof its beholder يدمىbleeds
بكينا فأضحى مُوقُ ناظرِها يدمى
So if the days decree its absence,
If the days decided on its absence,
we shall weep, and its beholder's inner eye-corner will begin to bleed.
We cried, so its watcher's place is tearful.
فياso, O منwho أعارَlent الشمسَthe sun نورَthe light كمالهِof his perfection
فيا من أعارَ الشمسَ نورَ كمالهِ
فأكسبَهاso endowed it مِنfrom علمِthe knowledge بهجتهِof his splendor عِلماknowledge
فأكسبَها مِن علمِ بهجتهِ عِلما
So, O you who lent the sun the light of your perfection,
O you who lent the sun the light of your perfection,
and gave it knowledge from the knowledge of your splendor,
Giving it from your knowledge its joyous knowledge.
تَمننbestow favor علىupon ألبابِناour minds بضيائِهاwith its radiance
تَمنن على ألبابِنا بضيائِها
لكيماso that يُريناmay show us نورهُhis light الكيفُquality والكَمّاand quantity
لكيما يُرينا نورهُ الكيفُ والكَمّا
bestow your favor upon our minds with its radiance,
Bestow upon our minds its radiance,
so that your light may show us quality and quantity,
So that it shows us its how and how much.
وكيفand how يُرىis seen معروضُthe substratum جوهرِهاof its substance بهاthrough it
وكيف يُرى معروضُ جوهرِها بها
وفيand in نسبrelations ماnot انemphasis of negation تراكyou see yourself بهاby them تُسمَىyou are named
وفي نسب ما ان تراك بها تُسمَى
and how the substratum of its substance is seen through it,
And how can its essence's display be seen through it,
and in relations, you do not see yourself named by them,
And in the extent that you are seen through it, you are named?
وفيand in الفعلِaction أوor فيin الانفعالِbeing acted upon مبينّاًmaking clear
وفي الفعلِ أو في الانفعالِ مبينّاً
وأنتَand you جديرٌworthy بالإجابةِof answering فيconcerning العُظمىthe greatest matter
وأنتَ جديرٌ بالإجابةِ في العُظمى
and in action or in being acted upon, making matters clear—
Clarifying in the act or in the passion,
and you are worthy to answer concerning the greatest matter.
And you are worthy of answering the greatest.
Sol 6.1