نَظَرتُ لِعَينِ الشّمسِ قربَ غُروبِها

نَظَرتُ لِعَينِ الشّمسِ قربَ غُروبِها

إِذِ الضّوءُ فيها دائِر فيهِ زَاهرُه

إِذِ الضّوءُ فيها دائِر فيهِ زَاهرُه

I gazed at the sun’s disk near its setting,

I looked into the eye of the sun near its setting

As light circled within it, with its radiance within that light.

When the light in it circled, blossoming

وَحينَ بِها طَحن النّهار رَأَيته

وَحينَ بِها طَحن النّهار رَأَيته

رَأَيت رَحى ضَوءٍ عَلى الشّمسِ دائِرَه

رَأَيت رَحى ضَوءٍ عَلى الشّمسِ دائِرَه

And when I saw the day being ground by it,

And when the day ground with it, I saw it

I saw a millstone of light revolving upon the sun.

I saw a grindstone of light circling the sun