مولىًa lord عطاياهُhis gifts سَمَتsoared فوقَabove العَلاthe lofty heights
مولىً عطاياهُ سَمَت فوقَ العَلا
وهَمَتand showered down فكمso how many بَسَمتsmiled ثُغورُlips بَواكِof weepers
وهَمَت فكم بَسَمت ثُغورُ بَواكِ
A lord whose gifts soared above the loftiest heights,
My Master, his gifts ascend beyond the heights,
And showered down—how many weepers' lips have smiled!
And his ambitions - how many smiles have lit his cheeks!
هَوَتِfell المداركُfaculties of understanding عنshort of معارجstairways فَهمِهاunderstanding them
هَوَتِ المداركُ عن معارج فَهمِها
وتباعدتand grew distant عنfrom رُتبةِthe rank of الإِدراكِcomprehension
وتباعدت عن رُتبةِ الإِدراكِ
Minds fell short of the stairways to understanding them,
Understanding falls short of the steps to his wisdom,
And were far removed from the rank of comprehension.
And trails far behind the ranks of comprehension.
فالدُرُّso the pearl والدِرِّيُّand the radiant star خافاthey both feared جودهُhis generosity
فالدُرُّ والدِرِّيُّ خافا جودهُ
خوفَthe fear of البُغاثِweak birds مواقعَthe sites of الأَشراكِsnares
خوفَ البُغاثِ مواقعَ الأَشراكِ
So the pearl and the radiant star feared his generosity,
So pearl and gold tremble in awe of his generosity,
As weak birds fear the places where snares are laid.
Like partridges fearing the snares of the fowler.
اثراthey both preferred التمُّنَعkeeping out of reach منfrom اياديthe hands of بذلِهِhis giving
اثرا التمُّنَع من ايادي بذلِهِ
فتحصَّناso they both took refuge فيin البحرِthe sea والأَفلاكِand the celestial spheres
فتحصَّنا في البحرِ والأَفلاكِ
They chose to remain beyond the reach of his generous hands,
They feign to escape from the hands that give them away,
So they took refuge in the sea and the celestial spheres.
And take refuge in the sea and the stars.
Sol 6.1