إنindeed فيin أوسعthe widest الفضاءspace نجوماًstars
إن في أوسع الفضاء نجوماً
لاقترابto approach تحركتthey moved وابتعادand recede
لاقتراب تحركت وابتعاد
Indeed, in the widest reaches of space are stars
In the vastness of space are stars
That moved to approach and recede.
That move close and move apart
نثرنهاthey scattered them يدthe hand الطبيعةof nature جلتis exalted
نثرنها يد الطبيعة جلت
عنbeyond شبيهany equal فيin تلكمthose (addressing you all) الأبعادexpanses
عن شبيه في تلكم الأبعاد
Nature's hand scattered them, exalted
Scattered by nature's hand, transcendent
Beyond any equal, in those expanses:
With no match in those dimensions
منof شموسsuns تبدوappear وتخفىand vanish وتبدوand appear
من شموس تبدو وتخفى وتبدو
فيthroughout طوالthe long spans of الدهورages والآبادand eternities
في طوال الدهور والآباد
Suns that appear, vanish, and appear again
Suns that appear and fade and reappear
Throughout long ages and eternities.
Through eras and eternities
أناI لولاwere it not for خوفيmy fear منof الناسpeople أنthat يعfirst part of 'they ascribe'
أنا لولا خوفي من الناس أن يع
زواcompletion of 'they ascribe' كلاميmy words للكفرto unbelief والإلحادand atheism
زوا كلامي للكفر والإلحاد
I—were it not for my fear that people would ascribe
If not for fear people would distort
My words to unbelief and atheism—
My words into unbelief and atheism
قلتI would say سبحانglory be to هذهthese الزهرbright stars منas; among آلهfirst part of 'gods'
قلت سبحان هذه الزهر من آله
ةcompletion of 'gods' الكونcreation; coming-to-be وحدهاthey alone والفسادand decay
ة الكون وحدها والفساد
Would say: Glory be to these bright stars as gods
I would say glory to this magnificent god
Of creation and decay, they alone—
Alone god of the universe and decay
بارثاتpossibly 'creators' (unclear as written) يفعلنthey act غيرnot مريداتwilling
بارثات يفعلن غير مريدات
ومفعولهنand what they bring about غيرnot مرادintended
ومفعولهن غير مراد
Creators [uncertain reading], acting without will,
Goddesses acting involuntarily
And what they bring about is unintended.
With outcomes not of their intent
Sol 6.1