كَمhow many دونَbetween here and طيبةَTaybah مِنof فراسِخparasangs
كَم دونَ طيبةَ مِن فراسِخ
وَشَوامخٍand lofty peaks تتلوfollow شوامِخlofty peaks
وَشَوامخٍ تتلو شوامِخ
How many parasangs lie between us and Taybah,
and lofty peaks following lofty peaks!
فاِرحَلso set out بِعيسٍon pale camels لاnot يرىis seen
فاِرحَل بِعيسٍ لا يرى
فيهاamong them لَدىamid الفلواتِthe desert wastes رابِخa laggard
فيها لَدى الفلواتِ رابِخ
So set out on pale camels: none is seen
among them lagging in the desert wastes,
حتّىuntil تزورَyou visit محمّداًMuhammad
حتّى تزورَ محمّداً
حيثُwhere العلىeminence والمجدُand glory باذِخtowering
حيثُ العلى والمجدُ باذِخ
until you visit Muhammad,
where eminence and glory tower high.
خيرُthe best الخلائقِthe creatures صفوةthe chosen one الthe (continued with 'Creator')
خيرُ الخلائقِ صفوة ال
خلّاقCreator عاليexalted القدرrank شامِخsublime
خلّاق عالي القدر شامِخ
The best of creatures, the chosen of the
Creator, exalted in rank, sublime;
بينَbetween العبادِthe servants وربّهمand their Lord
بينَ العبادِ وربّهم
سُبحانهُglory be to Him خيرthe best البرازِخthe intermediaries; intervening barriers
سُبحانهُ خير البرازِخ
between the servants and their Lord—
glory be to Him—the best of intermediaries.
شمسُthe sun الوجودِexistence لظلمةِfor the darkness of الطthe (beginning of 'tyranny')
شمسُ الوجودِ لظلمةِ الط
طغيانِtyranny وَالأديانand the religions ناسِخeffacing; abrogating
طغيانِ وَالأديان ناسِخ
The sun of existence, dispelling the darkness of
tyranny and abrogating religions.
أَوَand can it be…? بعدَafter أنthat عمّhas filled العواthe worlds (first fragment)
أَوَ بعدَ أن عمّ العوا
لمَworlds (final fragment) نورهhis light يطفيهextinguishes it نافِخone who blows
لمَ نوره يطفيه نافِخ
And after filling the worlds,
can his light be quenched by one who blows?
أَحياhe revived الهُدىguidance وبهِand through him علىagainst الthe (continued with 'erring')
أَحيا الهُدى وبهِ على ال
غاوينthose astray كمhow many صرَختcried out صوارِخcrying voices
غاوين كم صرَخت صوارِخ
He revived guidance, and through him, against the
erring, how many voices have cried out!
وَجُدودُهand his forefathers إمّاeither فتىa young man الthe (continued with 'young men')
وَجُدودُه إمّا فتى ال
فتيانِthe young men أَوor شيخُelder المشايِخthe elders
فتيانِ أَو شيخُ المشايِخ
And his forefathers—either the foremost of
young men, or the elder of elders.
شَرفٌnobility; honor عَلاrose above السبعَthe seven العُلاthe lofty ones
شَرفٌ عَلا السبعَ العُلا
وَأساسهُand its foundation فيin الأرضthe earth راسِخfirmly rooted
وَأساسهُ في الأرض راسِخ
Nobility that rose above the seven lofty heavens,
and its foundation is firmly rooted in the earth.
Sol 6.1