مستودعreceptacle (womb) البكرthe Virgin مريمMary حاملٌbearing عجباًa wonder
مستودع البكر مريم حاملٌ عجباً
مدبرٌa ruler لثلاثٍof three كلُّهاall of them عجبُa wonder
مدبرٌ لثلاثٍ كلُّها عجبُ
The womb of Mary the Virgin bears a wonder:
Mary's womb, a wonder repository,
A ruler of three, each a wonder:
Arranging three, each a wonder,
الأرضthe earth والبحرand the sea والأفلاكand the celestial spheres قاطبةًall together
الأرض والبحر والأفلاك قاطبةً
لذاكfor that reason تعنوthey bow لهto him رقّاًin servitude وترتهبand tremble in awe
لذاك تعنو له رقّاً وترتهب
The earth, the sea, and the celestial spheres, all together.
The earth, sea, and planets entirety,
Thus they bow to him in servitude and tremble in awe.
For that, they submit to Him humbly and fervently hope.
لكنbut تدبيرهhis governance العلياءthe heights متصلٌcontinuous
لكن تدبيره العلياء متصلٌ
منهfrom him إليهto him بهthrough him عنهfrom him لهfor him يجبmust be
منه إليه به عنه له يجب
Yet his governance of the heights is unbroken:
Yet His most high arrangement connected,
From him, to him, through him, from him, and for him it must be.
From Him to Him, with Him about Him, duty binds.
فالشمسso the sun تخدمهserves him والبدرand the full moon يرهبهfears him
فالشمس تخدمه والبدر يرهبه
والبرand the land والبحرand the sea فيin تدبيرgoverning ذينthese two أبa father
والبر والبحر في تدبير ذين أب
So the sun serves him, and the full moon fears him.
Thus the sun serves Him and the moon fears Him,
And in governing these two—land and sea—he is a father.
While the land and sea are in the management of the Blessed Lord.
تعنوbows السماءheaven لهto him والأرضand the earth صاغرةًhumbled
تعنو السماء له والأرض صاغرةً
والعبدand the servant يلزمobserves عندin the presence of السيدthe master الأدبproper conduct
والعبد يلزم عند السيد الأدب
Heaven bows to him, and the earth, humbled.
The sky submits to Him and the earth bows low,
And the servant observes decorum in the master's presence.
And the servant keeps proper etiquette before his Master.
وقدand indeed حواهhas contained him حشىwomb بنتٍa maiden مطهرةٍpurified
وقد حواه حشى بنتٍ مطهرةٍ
لماwhen أفاضhe poured forth بهاupon her الآلاءblessings تنسكبflow forth
لما أفاض بها الآلاء تنسكب
And indeed a purified maiden's womb has held him,
He who encompassed everything was ensconced in a purified daughter
When he poured upon her blessings that flowed forth.
When graces overflowed upon her pouring forth.
طوبىblessedness لأمٍto a mother حوتهاenfolded her نعمةٌgrace حكمتdecreed
طوبى لأمٍ حوتها نعمةٌ حكمت
أنthat صانعthe Maker of الكلall وهوwhile he is الواسعvast الرحبspacious
أن صانع الكل وهو الواسع الرحب
Blessed is a mother whom grace enfolded, decreeing
Blessed is a mother who wisdom deemed worthy
That the Maker of all, though vast and boundless,
To contain the Maker of all, He of vast mercy,
يحويهcontains him منهاfrom her حشىa womb قدindeed جاءcame منحبساًconfined
يحويه منها حشى قد جاء منحبساً
فيهwithin it وفيand in كفهhis palm الأكوانthe worlds تنسحبare drawn along
فيه وفي كفه الأكوان تنسحب
Be held within her womb, having come confined
Containing Him from her a confinement He came to filled,
Within it, while the worlds are drawn along in his palm.
While in His grasp are the cosmos pouring.
بشراكyour glad tidings مريمMary قدindeed جاءتhave come علىin عجبٍwonder
بشراك مريم قد جاءت على عجبٍ
منfrom السماءheaven إلىto العذراءthe Virgin تنتسبbelong
من السماء إلى العذراء تنتسب
Your glad tidings, Mary, have come wondrously,
Glad tidings to you Mary, you came in wonder,
From heaven; to the Virgin they belong.
From heaven to the maiden tracing lineage.
خصبٌfruitfulness منfrom الروحthe Spirit روحSpirit القدسholiness حلsettled بهاwithin her
خصبٌ من الروح روح القدس حل بها
للَهfor God مستودعٌa receptacle بينamong الورىhumankind عجبa wonder
للَه مستودعٌ بين الورى عجب
Fruitfulness from the Spirit—the Holy Spirit—has settled within her.
Fertile from the Spirit, the Spirit of Holiness alighted upon her,
God has a wondrous dwelling among humankind.
For God a repository among creation a wonder.
Sol 6.1