بيتُa house مجدٍglory إنif حوىgathered شكرَthanks الورىhumankind
بيتُ مجدٍ إن حوى شكرَ الورى
فعلىthen upon معروفهits bounty كانواthey were عيالاdependents
فعلى معروفه كانوا عيالا
A house of glory—if it gathered the thanks of all creation,
A house of glory—if it garnered humankind’s thanks,
it was because they lived as dependents upon its kindness.
then upon its bounty they were dependent.
لمnot يكنْwas للجودِfor generosity إلاَّexcept مطلعاًa rising-place
لم يكنْ للجودِ إلاَّ مطلعاً
يملأfills العينَthe eye هلالاًa crescent moon فهلالاthen a crescent moon
يملأ العينَ هلالاً فهلالا
It was nothing but a rising-place for generosity,
It was but a rising-place for generosity,
filling the eye with crescent after crescent.
filling the eye with crescent after crescent.
Sol 6.1