هوit ذاthis الصباحthe morning بداappeared وبِالأَنوارِand with the lights
هو ذا الصباح بدا وبِالأَنوارِ
طبعتwere imprinted وجوهfaces of الكونthe universe فيin الأبصارِthe eyes
طبعت وجوه الكون في الأبصارِ
Behold, morning has appeared, and with its lights
Behold the dawn has emerged with lights
The faces of the universe have been imprinted in the eyes.
That adorned the faces of the universe in sights
والشمسُand the sun قدalready نشَرتunfurled بيارقهاits banners علىover
والشمسُ قد نشَرت بيارقها على
قِمَمpeaks of الجِبالthe mountains أمامbefore جيشan army of نهارday
قِمَم الجِبال أمام جيش نهار
And the sun has unfurled its banners over
And the sun has unfurled its banners
The mountain peaks, ahead of the army of day.
Upon the mountain peaks before the army of daylight
وعلىand on عمودthe pillar of الصبحdawn قدalready شادraised الضُحىthe forenoon
وعلى عمود الصبح قد شاد الضُحى
برجthe tower of النهارday مسلحاًarmed بالنارِwith fire
برج النهار مسلحاً بالنارِ
And on dawn’s pillar, the forenoon has raised
And at the pillar of dawn, the morning
The tower of day, armed with fire.
Has erected the tower of daylight armed with fire
والشَرقand the east أوترstrung قوسa bow of نورlight وانثنىand turned
والشَرق أوتر قوس نور وانثنى
يرميshoots علىupon الدنياthe world سِهامarrows of شرارِsparks
يرمي على الدنيا سِهام شرارِ
And the east has strung a bow of light and turned
And the east has strung the bow of light and bent
To shoot arrows of sparks upon the world.
To shoot the world with arrows of embers
وغداand began يزجhurling علىupon الرياضthe gardens أشعةrays
وغدا يزج على الرياض أشعة
كالنارِlike fire تحرقburns أرؤُسthe heads of الأشجارِthe trees
كالنارِ تحرق أرؤُس الأشجارِ
And it began hurling rays upon the gardens,
And tomorrow pours upon the gardens rays
Like fire, burning the heads of trees.
Like fire that scorches the heads of trees
والفجرand dawn مدspread علىover السماthe sky بحرa sea of السناradiance
والفجر مد على السما بحر السنا
فهوتso fell دراريthe bright stars of الأوجthe zenith فيinto التيارthe current
فهوت دراري الأوج في التيار
And dawn spread over the sky a sea of radiance,
And the dawn spread upon the sky a sea of radiance
So the bright stars of the zenith fell into the current.
So the streams of summits poured into the currents
والليلand night مزقtore ثوبهits robe حزناًin grief علىover
والليل مزق ثوبه حزناً على
فقدthe loss of النجومthe stars وغارand sank فيinto الأغوارِthe depths
فقد النجوم وغار في الأغوارِ
And night tore its robe in grief over
And the night tore its gown in sorrow
The loss of the stars, and sank into the depths.
For the loss of stars and hid in the caves
مازالcontinued مدthe tide of النورlight يدفعdrives back فيin العلىthe heights
مازال مد النور يدفع في العلى
جزرthe ebb of الظلالthe shadows كعاصفlike a gale لغبارagainst dust
جزر الظلال كعاصف لغبار
The tide of light kept driving back, on high,
The spreading of light continues to push
The ebbing shadows, as a gale sweeps dust,
The ebbs of shadows like a storm of dust
حتىuntil امتلاwas filled جوفthe hollow of الفضاءِspace منwith الضياlight
حتى امتلا جوف الفضاءِ من الضيا
وزهتand gleamed بذلكwith that كافةall الأقطارِthe regions
وزهت بذلك كافة الأقطارِ
Until the hollow of space was filled with light,
Until the space has filled with illumination
And all the regions gleamed with it.
And with it all horizons have become bright
والنهرand the river أصبحbecame بالسناwith radiance متموِّجاًrippling
والنهر أصبح بالسنا متموِّجاً
فجرىso it flowed يردreflects الضوءthe light للنظارto the onlookers
فجرى يرد الضوء للنظار
And the river began to ripple with radiance,
And the river has become rippling with splendor
So it flowed, reflecting the light to onlookers.
Flowing reflecting the light for onlookers
فترنمthen sang القمريthe turtledove فوقabove غصونهits branches
فترنم القمري فوق غصونه
طرباًin delight وفاحتand wafted fragrance نسمةthe breeze of الأسحارِthe predawn hours
طرباً وفاحت نسمة الأسحارِ
Then the turtledove sang above its branches
So the moonflower trilled over its branches
In delight, and the predawn breeze breathed fragrance.
With joy and the breeze of dawn exuded fragrance
والنسرand the eagle هبrose إلىto العلاءِthe heights كأنهas though it
والنسر هب إلى العلاءِ كأنه
يبغيseeks المسيرthe journey معwith السحابthe clouds الجاريdrifting
يبغي المسير مع السحاب الجاري
And the eagle rose to the heights, as though it
And the eagle soared high as if
Sought to journey with the drifting clouds.
Seeking to travel with the flowing clouds
ومنand from الغمامthe clouds الشمسthe sun حينwhen بدتappeared حكتresembled
ومن الغمام الشمس حين بدت حكت
وجهthe face of الحبيبةthe beloved لاحshone تحتbeneath خمارa veil
وجه الحبيبة لاح تحت خمار
And when the sun appeared from the clouds, it resembled
And when the sun emerged from the clouds
The beloved’s face, gleaming beneath a veil.
The face of the beloved appeared shining under the veil
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