1. سُرج العلم أُسرجت في الهواء

    لمرادٍ بليلة الإسراءِ

    The lamps of knowledge were kindled in the air,

    For one sought, on the night of the Night Journey.

  2. أسرجتها عند المساءِ لديه

    طالعاتٌ كواكبُ الجوزاء

    At dusk, in his presence, they were kindled

    By the rising stars of al-Jawzāʾ.

  3. فاهتدى كلُّ مالكٍ بسناها

    من مقامِ الثرى إلى الاستواء

    So every master was guided by their radiance,

    From the station of dust to enthronement.

  4. ثم لما توحّدوا واستقلُّوا

    ردّ أعلاهمُ إلى الابتداء

    Then, when they became one and rose aloft,

    The highest among them was returned to the beginning.

  5. هكذا حكمة المهيمنِ فينا

    بين دانٍ وبين وانٍ ونائي

    Such is the Guardian’s wisdom among us,

    Between one near, one faltering, and one far away.