منwho ذاthis ابنُson of رعدٍthunder وهوand he ليسis not بصاعقهْa thunderbolt
من ذا ابنُ رعدٍ وهو ليس بصاعقهْ
وترىand you see الصواعقthe thunderbolts للرعودafter the thunderclaps ملاحقهْpursuing
وترى الصواعق للرعود ملاحقهْ
Who is this son of thunder, though he is no thunderbolt?
Who is this son of thunder yet no lightning bolt is he,
And you see thunderbolts pursuing peals of thunder.
Though lightning bolts do chase the thunder ceaselessly,
ومنand who ابنُson of أمthe mother of اللَهGod أخبرْنيtell me ولنand will not
ومن ابنُ أم اللَه أخبرْني ولن
يُدعَىbe called إلهاًa god فيهin him ذاتٌan essence خالقهcreating
يُدعَى إلهاً فيه ذاتٌ خالقه
And who is the son of God's mother? Tell me; yet he will not
And who is this son of the Goddess, tell me and don't
Be called a god with a creating essence within him.
Let him be called a god whose maker he comes to be,
ولهand he has أخٌa brother وأخوهand his brother حرٌّfree مطلقٌunbound
وله أخٌ وأخوه حرٌّ مطلقٌ
بِكرٌfirstborn وحيدٌan only son والقضيةand the claim صادقهtrue
بِكرٌ وحيدٌ والقضية صادقه
And he has a brother, and his brother is free and unbound,
He has a brother who of his own free will is set fully free,
Firstborn, an only son—and the claim is true.
The first born he, alone, and true is this story certainly,
ونرىand we see لهhe has أمّاًa mother رأتهshe saw him ابناًa son لهاof hers
ونرى له أمّاً رأته ابناً لها
فيat وقتِthe time of موتthe death of أخيهhis brother بكراًa virgin عاتقهa maiden
في وقتِ موت أخيه بكراً عاتقه
And we see he has a mother who saw him as her son
And we see he has a mother who saw him as a son to her,
At his brother's death, herself a virgin maiden.
At the very time his brother Bakr breathed his last breath fleetingly,
وأحبَّand he loved يوماًone day أمَّهhis mother منfrom قبلbefore أنthat
وأحبَّ يوماً أمَّه من قبل أن
كانhe was ابنَهاher son والأمand the mother كانتshe was وامقهloving
كان ابنَها والأم كانت وامقه
And one day he loved his mother, before
And one day he loved his mother before ever he
He was her son, and the mother was loving.
Could be her son, and the mother was kind-hearted and gentle certainly,
ومنand among العجائبthe marvels أنهthat he لمdid not ينتبهawaken
ومن العجائب أنه لم ينتبه
إلاexcept بعينٍwith an eye فيin رقادٍslumber غارقهimmersed
إلا بعينٍ في رقادٍ غارقه
And one of the marvels is that he did not awaken
Of wonders is that he was not aware
Except with an eye immersed in slumber.
Save for an eye in slumber sunk completely,
وتعلمand he learned الحبَّthe love الوفيَّfaithful بمقلةٍthrough an eye
وتعلم الحبَّ الوفيَّ بمقلةٍ
هَجْعَىasleep وشرطُand the condition of الحبlove عينٌan eye رامقهgazing
هَجْعَى وشرطُ الحب عينٌ رامقه
And he learned faithful love through an eye
And he learned faithful love from a wink
Asleep—though love requires a watchful eye.
Drowsy, and love's rule is a barely open eye certainly,
لماwhen نُفيhe was banished عنfrom دارهhis home وبلادهand his country
لما نُفي عن داره وبلاده
منهاto it دناhe drew near والدارand the home منهwith him موافقهin accord
منها دنا والدار منه موافقه
When he was banished from his home and his country,
When he was exiled from his land and home
He drew near to it, and the home was in accord with him.
He drew near it, though from him it did flee,
ورأىand he saw حياةthe life of الكونthe universe مائتةًdead ولمand did not
ورأى حياة الكون مائتةً ولم
تكنbe الحياةlife لطعمthe flavor of موتٍdeath ذائقهtasting
تكن الحياة لطعم موتٍ ذائقه
And he saw the life of the universe dead, though
And he saw life's span a scant two hundred years, not
Life had not tasted death's flavor.
As a life whose taste is death's adversity,
وقعarose الخلافthe disagreement بموتهover his death معdespite أنهthe fact that he
وقع الخلاف بموته مع أنه
بالطبعby nature ميتٌmortal والحياةand life مفارقهdeparting
بالطبع ميتٌ والحياة مفارقه
Disagreement arose over his death, although he
Dispute fell on his death, though by nature
Is mortal by nature, and life has left him.
He was dead, and from life cut off utterly,
Sol 6.1