أَكثرmade much الناسthe people ضَجَّةًclamor
أَكثر الناس ضَجَّةً
قُلتI said ياO قَومpeople ماwhat الخَبَرthe news
قُلت يا قَوم ما الخَبَر
The people raised a great clamor.
I said, 'O people, what is the news?'
قيلit was said خِلناwe thought عَجيبةa marvel
قيل خِلنا عَجيبة
تدهشastonishes العَقلthe mind وَالنَظَرand sight
تدهش العَقل وَالنَظَر
It was said: 'We thought it a marvel
That astonishes the mind and sight.
نَعهدwe know الشَمسthe sun فيin السَماthe sky
نَعهد الشَمس في السَما
ءِcompletion of “the sky” كَذاlikewise البَدرthe full moon ياO عُمَرUmar
ءِ كَذا البَدر يا عُمَر
We know the sun to be in the sky,
Likewise the full moon, O Umar;
وَنَرىand we see الآنnow فيin الحِمىthe protected precinct
وَنَرى الآن في الحِمى
جمعwere brought together الشَمسthe sun وَالقَمَرand the moon
جمع الشَمس وَالقَمَر
And now we see within the precinct
The sun and moon brought together.'
Sol 6.1