رَسمٌa portrait لَهُit has الشرفُthe honor العظيمgreat لانهُbecause it
رَسمٌ لَهُ الشرفُ العظيم لانهُ
منfrom نورِthe light of وجهكَyour face مستمدنوراdrawing light
من نورِ وجهكَ مستمدنورا
A portrait enjoys great honor, for it
A depicted revered so highly
draws light from the radiance of your face.
For from the light of your face he draws light
فكانهُso it is like قمرٌa moon وانتَand you الشمسُthe sun اذas
فكانهُ قمرٌ وانتَ الشمسُ اذ
يغدوit becomes أَمامكَbefore you فيin الظلامthe darkness مُنيراradiant
يغدو أَمامكَ في الظلام مُنيرا
Thus it is like a moon, and you are the sun, as
As though he were a moon while you
it becomes radiant before you in the darkness.
The sun, illuminating darkness
Sol 6.1