ذَاكَthat يَوْمٌa day يَجْمَعُbrings together الدَّهْـtime (word beginning)
ذَاكَ يَوْمٌ يَجْمَعُ الدَّهْـ
ـرَtime (word ending) قَدِيماًwhat is old وَعَتِيداand what is present
ـرَ قَدِيماً وَعَتِيدا
That is a day when Time gathers
That is a day which gathers the past and future,
the old and the present.
Extending memories, though in them the eras were forgotten.
يَبْسُطُunfolds الذِّكْرىremembrance وَإِنْand even if كَاwas (word beginning)
يَبْسُطُ الذِّكْرى وَإِنْ كَا
نَwas (word ending) بِهَاwith it الْعَهْدُthe time عَهِيداlong past
نَ بِهَا الْعَهْدُ عَهِيدا
It unfolds remembrance, even though
Containing wisdom of destinies that guides the rightly-guided,
its time is long past,
What has elapsed is not far when the mind draws near.
جَالِياًrevealing مِنْfrom حِكْمَةِthe wisdom of الأَحْـthe ages (word beginning)
جَالِياً مِنْ حِكْمَةِ الأَحْـ
ـقابِthe ages (word ending) مَاwhat يَهْدِيguides الرَّشِيداthe discerning person
ـقابِ مَا يَهْدِي الرَّشِيدا
revealing, from the wisdom of the ages,
what guides the discerning.
لَيْسَis not مَاwhat شَطَّgrew distant إِذَاif قَـbrings near (word beginning)
لَيْسَ مَا شَطَّ إِذَا قَـ
ـرَّبَهُbrings it near (word ending) الذَّهْنُthe mind بَعِيداfar away
ـرَّبَهُ الذَّهْنُ بَعِيدا
What has grown distant is not—if
the mind brings it near—far away.
Partial English translation: 4 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1