أرىI see ليلةَthe Night القدرِof Decree المعظمِexalted قدرهاits worth
أرى ليلةَ القدرِ المعظمِ قدرها
ترفعraises منيof me فيin الشهودِwitnessing ومنand of قدريmy rank
ترفع مني في الشهودِ ومن قدري
I see the Night of Decree, whose worth is exalted,
I see the night of al-Qadr, so great is its worth
Raising me in witnessing and elevating my rank.
It raises me in witnessing, and raises my worth
وذلكand that شطرhalf الدهرِof time عنديto me لأنهاbecause it
وذلك شطر الدهرِ عندي لأنها
تكونit lasts بماwith what فيهاis in it إلىuntil مطلعthe breaking الفجرof dawn
تكون بما فيها إلى مطلع الفجر
And that, to me, is half of time, for it
And that is half of time for me, as in it
Lasts, with all it holds, until the break of dawn.
Exists till the dawn everything that will be
ترحلit departs عنيfrom me تبتغيit seeks عينَthe essence موجوديmy existent being
ترحل عني تبتغي عينَ موجودي
وقدand already سترتit has veiled أمريmy affair وقدand already شرحتْit has expanded صدريmy breast
وقد سترت أمري وقد شرحتْ صدري
It departs from me, seeking the very essence of my being,
It leaves me, seeking my being's eye
Having veiled my affair and expanded my breast.
And my affair it has concealed, and opened my chest
Sol 6.1