سُرجlamps العلمknowledge أُسرجتwere kindled فيin الهواءthe air
سُرج العلم أُسرجت في الهواء
لمرادٍfor one sought بليلةon the night of الإسراءِthe Night Journey
لمرادٍ بليلة الإسراءِ
The lamps of knowledge were kindled in the air,
For one sought, on the night of the Night Journey.
أسرجتهاkindled them عندat المساءِdusk لديهin his presence
أسرجتها عند المساءِ لديه
طالعاتٌrising كواكبُstars الجوزاءal-Jawzāʾ (the constellation)
طالعاتٌ كواكبُ الجوزاء
At dusk, in his presence, they were kindled
By the rising stars of al-Jawzāʾ.
فاهتدىso was guided كلُّevery مالكٍmaster بسناهاby their radiance
فاهتدى كلُّ مالكٍ بسناها
منfrom مقامِthe station of الثرىdust إلىto الاستواءenthronement
من مقامِ الثرى إلى الاستواء
So every master was guided by their radiance,
From the station of dust to enthronement.
ثمthen لماwhen توحّدواthey became one واستقلُّواand they rose aloft
ثم لما توحّدوا واستقلُّوا
ردّwas returned أعلاهمُthe highest of them إلىto الابتداءthe beginning
ردّ أعلاهمُ إلى الابتداء
Then, when they became one and rose aloft,
The highest among them was returned to the beginning.
هكذاthus حكمةthe wisdom of المهيمنِthe Guardian فيناamong us
هكذا حكمة المهيمنِ فينا
بينbetween دانٍone near وبينand between وانٍone faltering ونائيand one far away
بين دانٍ وبين وانٍ ونائي
Such is the Guardian’s wisdom among us,
Between one near, one faltering, and one far away.
Sol 6.1