كانَused to بَدرُfull moon السَماءِthe sky يَكتَسِبُacquires النوthe light (beginning)
كانَ بَدرُ السَماءِ يَكتَسِبُ النو
رَlight (completion) مِنَfrom الشَمسِthe sun كَيso that يَحوزَit may attain البَهاءَsplendor
رَ مِنَ الشَمسِ كَي يَحوزَ البَهاءَ
The full moon in the sky used to draw
The full moon used to borrow light
light from the sun, to attain splendor.
From the sun to gleam bright,
فَهُوَso it اليَومَtoday يَستَعيرُborrows ضِياradiance وَجface (beginning)
فَهُوَ اليَومَ يَستَعيرُ ضِيا وَج
هِكَyour face (completion) إِذsince فُقتَهُyou surpassed it سَناًin brightness وَسَناءَand in glory
هِكَ إِذ فُقتَهُ سَناً وَسَناءَ
So today it borrows the radiance of
Today it borrows your face's light
your face, since you surpassed it in brightness and glory.
As its youth and radiance take flight,
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle رَآكَit sees you صَدَّit turns away عَنِfrom الشَمthe sun (beginning)
وَإِذا ما رَآكَ صَدَّ عَنِ الشَم
سِsun (completion) وَوافاكَand comes to you يَستَمِدُّdraws الضِياءَthe light
سِ وَوافاكَ يَستَمِدُّ الضِياءَ
And whenever it sees you, it turns away from the
When it sees you it turns away
sun and comes to you, drawing light.
From the sun to gain luminance in your ray.
Sol 6.1