البرقُlightning يلمعُflashes والرعودand the thunders تسبحglorify God
البرقُ يلمعُ والرعود تسبح
والغيثُand the rain ينزلdescends والمنازلُand the abodes تصبحُbecome
والغيثُ ينزل والمنازلُ تصبحُ
Lightning flashes, and the thunders glorify God.
The lightning flashes and the thunder glorifies,
And rain descends, and the abodes become
The rain pours down and the dwellings become verdant.
مخضرةٌverdant هاماتهاtheir summits وبقاعُهاand their grounds
مخضرةٌ هاماتها وبقاعُها
والزهرand the blossoms فيin روضاتهاtheir gardens يتفتحunfold
والزهر في روضاتها يتفتح
Verdant at their summits and across their grounds.
Their slopes turn green and their regions,
And blossoms unfold in their gardens.
The flowers in its gardens begin to bloom.
فترىthus you see جنانَgardens الخلدeternity أنشأهاHe created them لناfor us
فترى جنانَ الخلد أنشأها لنا
بصدورwithin the breasts of أعلامluminaries إذاwhen هيthey تشرحare opened
بصدور أعلام إذا هي تشرح
Thus you see the gardens of eternity He has created for us
You see the gardens of immortality He created for us,
Within the breasts of luminaries, when they are opened.
When the foreheads of the eminent open up.
وقطوفهاand their fruit-clusters تدنوdraw near فتطعمand so nourish منwhoever لهhe has
وقطوفها تدنو فتطعم من له
ذوقtaste إذاwhen هيthey بالعبارةin words تفصحspeak plainly
ذوق إذا هي بالعبارة تفصح
And their fruit-clusters draw near, nourishing whoever has
Its fruits draw near, tasting to those
Taste, when they speak plainly in words.
With perception when explicated.
فالخلقthus creation منهfrom Him إذاif نظرتyou look مهللٌproclaiming God's oneness
فالخلق منه إذا نظرت مهللٌ
ومكبِّرand proclaiming God's greatness ومعظِّمٌand exalting ومُسَبِّحand glorifying
ومكبِّر ومعظِّمٌ ومُسَبِّح
Thus creation, which comes from Him, proclaims His oneness, if you look,
Creation from Him, when you look is praising
And proclaims His greatness, exalts Him, and glorifies Him.
And glorifying and revering and extolling.
والكلand all مثنoffering praise بالذيwith that which هوHe أهلُهworthy of it
والكل مثن بالذي هو أهلُه
فاللهfor God يُعطيgives مَنwhomever يشاءHe wills ويمنحُand bestows
فالله يُعطي مَن يشاء ويمنحُ
And all offer the praise of which He is worthy.
And all are occupied with what makes them worthy,
For God gives to whomever He wills, and bestows gifts.
For God gives whom He wishes and bestows.
Sol 6.1