رَأَيتُ شُعاعَ الشّمسِ قَبّل رِجلَهُ

رَأَيتُ شُعاعَ الشّمسِ قَبّل رِجلَهُ

وَأَكثَرَ لِلتّعظيمِ فيها اِلتِثاما

وَأَكثَرَ لِلتّعظيمِ فيها اِلتِثاما

I saw the sun’s ray kiss his foot,

I saw a sunbeam kiss his foot,

and shower it with kisses in reverence.

And linger there in deep respect.

فَشَمسُ الضّحى لَم تَستَطِع مِن سَمائِها

فَشَمسُ الضّحى لَم تَستَطِع مِن سَمائِها

نُزولاً لِذا التّقبيلِ مِنها اِحتِراما

نُزولاً لِذا التّقبيلِ مِنها اِحتِراما

For the morning sun could not, from her sky,

The morning sun could not descend

descend to offer this kiss as a mark of her reverence.

From her high throne to pay respect

فَقَبّل تِلكَ الرِّجلَ عَنها شعاعها

فَقَبّل تِلكَ الرِّجلَ عَنها شعاعها

وَعَنها عَلى رِجلَيهِ لَثماً تَرامى

وَعَنها عَلى رِجلَيهِ لَثماً تَرامى

So her ray kissed that foot on her behalf,

To that dear foot. Her warming ray

and on her behalf flung itself upon his feet to kiss them.

Instead came down and kissed his feet.