رأيتُI saw سماa sky لاحshone بأفقٍon a horizon مبينclear
رأيتُ سما لاح بأفقٍ مبين
منfrom العَلَمِthe landmark الفردِpeerless
من العَلَمِ الفردِ
I saw a sky shine on a clear horizon,
I saw a sky shining on the horizon
from the peerless landmark.
From the unique banner
ولماand when ارتدىit cloaked itself
ولما ارتدى
بالبرُدةِin the mantle المثلىthe finest
بالبرُدةِ المثلى
And when it cloaked itself
And when it was adorned
in the finest mantle,
With the ideal cloak
هلالٌa crescent بداappeared
هلالٌ بدا
بالأُفقِon the horizon الأعلىthe highest
بالأُفقِ الأعلى
a crescent appeared
A crescent appeared
on the highest horizon.
In the highest horizon
طعمتُI tasted الهدىguidance
طعمتُ الهدى
بالموردat the watering place الأحلىthe sweetest
بالمورد الأحلى
I tasted guidance
I tasted guidance
at the sweetest watering place.
With the sweetest spring
وماand not أناI فيماin what ذقتُهI tasted it بالظنينunder suspicion
وما أنا فيما ذقتُه بالظنين
لعلميbecause of my knowledge بالقصْدِof the intent
لعلمي بالقصْدِ
Nor am I suspect concerning what I tasted,
And I'm not guessing what I tasted
for I know the intent.
For my knowledge of purpose
سمعتُI heard الصداthe echo
سمعتُ الصدا
منfrom طورِMount سيناءSinai
من طورِ سيناء
I heard the echo
I heard the echo
from Mount Sinai,
From Mount Sinai
وعنديand with me صداan echo
وعندي صدا
الماءِof the water زيراءunclear term
الماءِ زيراء
and with me was an echo
And I have the echo
of the water—[the final word is unclear].
Of the flowing water
فقالthen it said الصَّداthe echo
فقال الصَّدا
ينبىءit informs أبناءsons
ينبىء أبناء
Then the echo spoke,
So the echo said
informing sons,
It tells the children
ليعلمso he may know ماwhat جئتُI came بهwith it بعدafter حينa while
ليعلم ما جئتُ به بعد حين
منof الصدقِtruthfulness للوعدِto the promise
من الصدقِ للوعدِ
so he might know what I brought after a while,
To know what I came with after a while
of faithfulness to the promise.
Of truthfulness to the promise
تمنيتُI wished أنto
تمنيتُ أن
أشهدI behold باللهthrough God
أشهد بالله
I wished to
I wished
behold through God,
To witness God
ولمand did not أعلمنI know
ولم أعلمن
أنَّthat بهthrough Him جاهيmy standing
أنَّ به جاهي
and I did not know
But I did not know
that through Him came my standing.
That through Him is my glory
فقلتso I said لمنto the one who
فقلت لمن
خصَّsingled out بانباهيby awakening me
خصَّ بانباهي
So I said to the one
So I said to the one
who singled me out by awakening me:
Who was honored by His brilliance
لقدsurely علمَknew الروحُthe Spirit الخبيرthe discerning الأمينthe trustworthy
لقد علمَ الروحُ الخبير الأمين
بماof what لكمfor you عنديwith me
بما لكم عندي
The discerning, trustworthy Spirit surely knew
The All-Knowing Spirit has known
what I hold for you.
What you have from me
وفيتُI kept faith لكمfor you
وفيتُ لكم
بالعهدِwith the covenant أزماناfor ages
بالعهدِ أزمانا
I kept faith with you
And I fulfilled
in the covenant for ages.
The covenant for you for ages
وكانَand was بكمthrough you
وكانَ بكم
ذاكthat الذيwhich كاناcame to be
ذاك الذي كانا
And through you came
And with you was
that which came to be.
What was
وماand what قلتُكمI said to you (unclear form)
وما قلتُكم
صِدقاًtruth وإيماناand faith
صِدقاً وإيمانا
And what I said to you [wording unclear]
And I did not say to you
was truth and faith.
Truthfully and faithfully
إذاif كانis مثليone like me فيin هواكمlove for you يخونis faithless
إذا كان مثلي في هواكم يخون
فمنthen who يوفيkeeps faith بالعهدwith the covenant
فمن يوفي بالعهد
If one like me is faithless in love for you,
If one like me betrays your love
who then will keep the covenant?
Then who fulfills the covenant
رجوتُI hoped for وصالاًunion
رجوتُ وصالاً
والنوىand separation يرديbrings ruin
والنوى يردي
I hoped for union,
I hoped for connection
while separation brings ruin.
And the purpose frustrates
طلبتُI sought اتصّالاًcommunion
طلبتُ اتصّالاً
قالhe said ياO بعديmy remoteness
قال يا بعدي
I sought communion;
I sought communication
he said, 'Ah, my remoteness!'
He said: Oh far away!
فأنشدتُso I recited حالاًat once
فأنشدتُ حالاً
للذيto the one who عنديis with me
للذي عندي
So I recited at once
So I recited a situation
to the one beside me:
To the One I have
أحينis it when رجوتُI hoped for الوصلَunion منكمfrom you أحينI perish
أحين رجوتُ الوصلَ منكم أحين
أعذَّبُI am tormented بالصَّدِّby rejection
أعذَّبُ بالصَّدِّ
Just when I hoped for union with you, must I perish,
When I hoped for connection from you, when
tormented by rejection?
I'm tortured by rejection
Sol 6.1