بينماwhile الجوthe sky بديعbeautiful رائقٌclear
بينما الجو بديع رائقٌ
فيهin it للنفسfor the soul منof الصفوserenity مجالroom
فيه للنفس من الصفو مجال
While the sky was lovely and clear,
While the weather was so pleasant and clear
The soul had room in it for serenity,
Bringing joy and serenity to the soul
والهواءand the air الطلقfresh يهفوwafts عابثاtoying
والهواء الطلق يهفو عابثا
بغصونwith branches تتثنىsway بدلالwith coy grace
بغصون تتثنى بدلال
And the fresh breeze wafted, toying
The open air was blowing playfully
With branches swaying coyly,
Among the swaying branches so gentle
ومياهand the waters الحوضthe pool تنسابflow ضحىat midmorning
ومياه الحوض تنساب ضحى
بينbetween أشجارtrees الحديقةthe garden كالصلالlike venomous snakes
بين أشجار الحديقة كالصلال
And the pool's waters flowed at midmorning
And the fountain's waters were flowing in the morning
Between the garden's trees like serpents,
Among the trees of the garden like strands
وشعاعand the rays الشمسthe sun منهاfrom it مرسلsent forth
وشعاع الشمس منها مرسل
مثلlike أسلاكwires منof النورlight طوالlong
مثل أسلاك من النور طوال
And the sun's rays streamed forth from it
The rays of sunshine emanating
Like long wires of light,
Like beams of light, long and bright
دهمتناassailed us فجأةsuddenly عاصفةa storm
دهمتنا فجأة عاصفة
بظلامwith a darkness مسبكرfar-spreading منof رمالsand
بظلام مسبكر من رمال
Suddenly a storm assailed us,
Suddenly we were struck by a storm
With a far-spreading darkness of sand,
With thick darkness from the sands
وصفيرٍand a whistling هوit كالنفخةlike the blast فيinto الصورthe Trumpet
وصفيرٍ هو كالنفخة في الصور
إيذاناًannouncing لدنياto the world بالزوالof passing away
إيذاناً لدنيا بالزوال
And a whistling like the blast of the Trumpet,
And a whistling like the blowing of a horn
Announcing to the world its end,
Announcing the demise of this world
وبروقٍand lightning flashes أمطرتناrained upon us شرراًsparks
وبروقٍ أمطرتنا شرراً
هائلاenormous كالقصرlike a palace أوor صفرyellow الجمالthe camels
هائلا كالقصر أو صفر الجمال
And lightning that rained sparks upon us,
With lightning that showered us with sparks
Enormous as a palace, or like yellow camels,
Enormous like a palace or yellow camels
ورعودand thunderclaps ذهلbecame oblivious الناسthe people بهاbecause of them
ورعود ذهل الناس بها
عنfrom حطامworldly goods جمعوهthey amassed it وعيالand dependants
عن حطام جمعوه وعيال
And thunder that made people oblivious
And thunder that startled the people
To the worldly goods they had amassed and their families.
Over the wreckage they gathered and their families
هيit كالصيحةlike the Cry فيin شدتهاits intensity
هي كالصيحة في شدتها
أوor جبالٍmountains تتصادمcollide بجبالwith mountains
أو جبالٍ تتصادم بجبال
It was like the Cry in its intensity,
It was intense like a scream
Or mountains crashing into mountains.
Or mountains colliding with mountains
نكبةa calamity قدalready أصبحbecame الجوthe sky لهاfor it
نكبة قد أصبح الجو لها
شرthe worst ميدانbattlefield بهin it شرthe worst قتالfighting
شر ميدان به شر قتال
A calamity for which the sky had become
A calamity - the weather had become for it
The worst battlefield, with the worst fighting.
An evil battlefield of evil fighting
حملتit carried off ماwhatever صادفتit encountered فيin سيرهاits course
حملت ما صادفت في سيرها
منof متاعpossessions حطمتهshattered it بالقلالagainst the peaks
من متاع حطمته بالقلال
It carried off whatever it encountered on its way—
It carried whatever it encountered in its path
Possessions it shattered against the peaks.
Of possessions that it crushed and ruined
ليتهاif only it كانhad رآهاseen it نفرsome people
ليتها كان رآها نفر
غرهمdeceived them ماwhat للطبيعةbelongs to nature منof جمالbeauty
غرهم ما للطبيعة من جمال
If only some people had seen it—
If only those who saw it, deluded
Those whom nature's beauty had deceived,
By nature's beauty, had remembered God
فنسواso they forgot اللهGod الذيwho أبدعهاcreated it
فنسوا الله الذي أبدعها
فائقاsurpassing فيin صنعهHis handiwork حدthe limit الكمالperfection
فائقا في صنعه حد الكمال
So they forgot God, who created it,
Who created it, exceeding in His making
Surpassing in His handiwork the bounds of perfection.
The limits of perfection, Glorious and Sublime
واستكينيand submit واتركيand leave الأمرthe matter لمنto Him who
واستكيني واتركي الأمر لمن
أبدعcreated الكونthe universe تعالىis exalted ذوPossessor of الجلالmajesty
أبدع الكون تعالى ذو الجلال
And submit, and leave the matter to Him who
Be reassured and leave the matter to Him
Created the universe—exalted is the Possessor of Majesty.
Who created the universe, Exalted be His Majesty
Sol 6.1