ياO خليلاًbeloved friend مقامُهُhis abode الthe
يا خليلاً مقامُهُ ال
قلبُheart والنفسُand the soul والبَصَرand the sight
قلبُ والنفسُ والبَصَر
O beloved, whose abode is the
O beloved, his abode is not
heart, the soul, and the sight,
The heart, the soul, nor the sight
ومَصونُand shielded البَهاءsplendor بالby the
ومَصونُ البَهاء بال
عِزِّmajesty عنfrom أعينِeyes of البَشَرhumankind
عِزِّ عن أعينِ البَشَر
and whose splendor is shielded by
And the protected glory without
majesty from human eyes,
Honor from the eyes of mankind
والذيand you who عَطَّلَrendered ineffective الضِّياthe radiance (continued next line)
والذي عَطَّلَ الضِّيا
ءَcompletion of 'radiance' علىupon الشَّمسِthe sun والقَمَرand the moon
ءَ على الشَّمسِ والقَمَر
and you who eclipsed the radiance
And He who rendered useless
of the sun and moon—
The light on the sun and the moon
أسعدmay he gladden اللهُGod مقلةًan eye
أسعد اللهُ مقلةً
شَقِيتgrew wretched فيكَbecause of you بالنظَرthrough gazing
شَقِيت فيكَ بالنظَر
may God gladden an eye
May God make happy an abode
that grew wretched from gazing at you.
That was miserable in beholding you
Sol 6.1