معلّمٌa teacher كالبدرِlike the full moon مِنْfrom حولِهِaround him
معلّمٌ كالبدرِ مِنْ حولِهِ
كواكبٌstars ترقبُwatch for أوقاتاmoments
كواكبٌ ترقبُ أوقاتا
A teacher, like the full moon, with all around him
A teacher like the full moon; around him
stars keeping watch upon the hours.
stars watch for moments.
قلتُI said لهُto him نفسُكَyour soul ترضىconsents to اللقاthe meeting
قلتُ لهُ نفسُكَ ترضى اللقا
أوَor? أَبَتْit refused ألفٌalif (letter) باءٌba (letter) تاta (letter)
أوَ أَبَتْ ألفٌ باءٌ تا
I said to him, “Would your soul consent to our meeting,
I said to him, “Does your soul consent to a meeting,
or has it refused—alif, bāʾ, tāʾ?”
or has it refused? Alif, ba, ta.”
Sol 6.1