وكأنّand as though النجومَthe stars فيin غَسَقِthe darkness of الليْلِthe night
وكأنّ النجومَ في غَسَقِ الليْلِ
جُمانٌpearls يلوحgleams منfrom آبنوسِebony
جُمانٌ يلوح من آبنوسِ
And as though the stars in the darkness of night
And like the stars in nightfall's gloom
Were pearls gleaming from ebony;
Appear as coals that glow up from the abyss
وكأنَّand as though الصباحَdawn فيon الأفقthe horizon يُجْلَىis unveiled
وكأنَّ الصباحَ في الأفق يُجْلَى
بحُليِّwith the jewels of النجومthe stars مثلَlike العروسthe bride
بحُليِّ النجوم مثلَ العروس
And as though dawn on the horizon were unveiled
And like the dawn on the horizon gleams
With the stars’ jewels, like a bride;
Adorned in stars' array like a new bride
وكأنّand as though الرياضthe gardens تهديoffer ثناءًpraise
وكأنّ الرياض تهدي ثناءً
للغنيّto al-Ghani باللهthrough God فوقupon الطروسِthe pages
للغنيّ بالله فوق الطروسِ
And as though the gardens offered praise
And like the meadows make a song of praise
To al-Ghani bi-llah upon the pages.
To God on high beyond all citadels
Sol 6.1