زوَّجتِwedded الأنفسُthe souls أبدانهاtheir bodies
زوَّجتِ الأنفسُ أبدانها
إذwhen أظهرmade manifest الإنسانthe human being أعيانَهاtheir realities
إذ أظهر الإنسان أعيانَها
The souls wedded their bodies,
The souls were wedded to their bodies
when the human being made their realities manifest.
When man revealed their essence
وأحكمand firmly established الطبعُnature بهاin them شهوةًdesire
وأحكم الطبعُ بها شهوةً
إذwhen أحكمperfected الصانعُthe Maker بُنيانهاtheir structure
إذ أحكم الصانعُ بُنيانها
And nature firmly established desire in them,
And nature firmly established in them desire
when the Maker perfected their structure.
When the Creator firmly constructed them
أسكنهmade him dwell الرحمنthe All-Merciful فيin جنةa garden
أسكنه الرحمن في جنة
يلاعبُplays with الحورthe houris وولدانهاand its youths
يلاعبُ الحور وولدانها
The All-Merciful made him dwell in a garden,
The Merciful settled him in a garden
playing with the houris and its youths.
Where he plays with houris and youths
أطافsent circling بالكاسِwith the cup وإبريقهand his pitcher
أطاف بالكاسِ وإبريقه
رحمانهhis All-Merciful One عليهaround him غلمانهاits youths
رحمانه عليه غلمانها
Sent circling with the cup and his pitcher
He went around with a cup and a pitcher
by his All-Merciful One were its youths around him.
While the Merciful's servants waited upon him
لماwhen أتىcame عندat كثيبِthe dune of الحمىthe sanctuary
لما أتى عند كثيبِ الحمى
يطلبُseeking للأبصارِfor the eyes رحمانهاtheir All-Merciful One
يطلبُ للأبصارِ رحمانها
When he came to the dune of the sanctuary,
When he came to the mound of heat
seeking, for the eyes, their All-Merciful One.
Seeking sights to delight his eyes
أنفسناour souls لوif عرفتْknew ذاتهاtheir own essence
أنفسنا لو عرفتْ ذاتها
لأقرأتwould have taught recitation بالجمعin union قرآنهاtheir Qur'an
لأقرأت بالجمع قرآنها
If our souls knew their own essence,
If only our souls knew their own essence
they would have taught the recitation of their Qur'an in union.
They would together recite their Quran
سبحانGlory be to منHim who حيرَّهاbewildered them حكمةwisdom
سبحان من حيرَّها حكمة
فيهاwithin them فلاso they do not تعرفُknow قُرقانهاtheir qurqān (unclear; possibly 'discernment')
فيها فلا تعرفُ قُرقانها
Glory to Him who bewildered them with wisdom
Glory to Him whose wisdom confused them
within them, so they do not know their qurqān [unclear; possibly 'discernment'].
So they know not their own Quran
Sol 6.1