الخَتْمُthe seal يَحفَظُsafeguards مَضْنونَwhat is jealously guarded الكِتابِthe letter بهِwith it
الخَتْمُ يَحفَظُ مَضْنونَ الكِتابِ بهِ
وهْوَand it الدّليلُthe sign علَىof مَضمونِthe assurance عِزّتِهِits dignity
وهْوَ الدّليلُ علَى مَضمونِ عِزّتِهِ
The seal safeguards the letter’s jealously guarded contents,
And it is the sign of its assured dignity.
قُفْلٌa lock منَof الشّمْعِwax يَثْنيturns away العَيْنَthe eye هَيبَتُهُits imposing presence
قُفْلٌ منَ الشّمْعِ يَثْني العَيْنَ هَيبَتُهُ
فَضلاًlet alone عنِbeyond اليَدِthe hand أنْto تَدْنُوdraw near لحَوْزَتِهِto its domain
فَضلاً عنِ اليَدِ أنْ تَدْنُو لحَوْزَتِهِ
A lock of wax whose imposing presence turns the eye away,
Let alone a hand drawing near its domain.
Sol 6.1