ياO منyou who تجلتshone forth فالعبادand so humankind عبادهاher worshippers
يا من تجلت فالعباد عبادها
للهBy God! ماwhat فعلتhave done بهمto them عيناكyour two eyes
لله ما فعلت بهم عيناك
O you who shone forth, and all mortals became your worshippers,
By God, what your eyes have done to them!
شبهتyou likened نفسكyourself بالزمردto emerald فازدهيso take pride
شبهت نفسك بالزمرد فازدهي
بينamong الحليthe jewels بأنهin that it حاكاكimitated you
بين الحلي بأنه حاكاك
You likened yourself to emerald; so take pride
among the jewels, for it has imitated you.
فيهin it مخايلglimmers منof سناكyour radiance بعيدةdistant
فيه مخايل من سناك بعيدة
فإذاbut when دنوتyou draw near فمنthen who لهfor it بسناكwith your radiance
فإذا دنوت فمن له بسناك
In it are distant glimmers of your radiance;
but when you draw near, who can give it your radiance?
شهدtestified العدولthe upright بأنكthat you are الأولىthe foremost وماand not
شهد العدول بأنك الأولى وما
قالواthey said سوىexcept حقtruth فأتso come كذاكthus
قالوا سوى حق فأت كذاك
The upright testified that you are foremost, and
spoke nothing but truth—so come forth thus.
ريعواthey were awestruck بوجهby the face of الشمسthe sun جللهveiled it الدجىdarkness
ريعوا بوجه الشمس جلله الدجى
يفترparts ثغرa mouth عنto reveal ندىdew ضحاكlaughing
يفتر ثغر عن ندى ضحاك
They were awestruck by the sun's face, which darkness veiled;
a mouth parts, revealing laughing dew.
فتنواthey were enchanted بسرby a secret فيin ابتسامكyour smile ساحرspellbinding
فتنوا بسر في ابتسامك ساحر
لمdid not يجلهunveil it للناظرينto onlookers سواكanyone but you
لم يجله للناظرين سواك
They were enchanted by a spellbinding secret in your smile,
which none but you unveiled to onlookers.
وجدواthey found بهin it روحthe spirit الجمالof beauty وأدركواand they grasped
وجدوا به روح الجمال وأدركوا
معنىthe meaning هوىof love يسموsoars عنbeyond الإدراكcomprehension
معنى هوى يسمو عن الإدراك
In it they found the spirit of beauty, and grasped
the meaning of a love that soars beyond comprehension.
Sol 6.1