تَبدّىshone forth سَناradiance الأنوارِthe lights منfrom دونwithout أستارِveils
تَبدّى سَنا الأنوارِ من دون أستارِ
فأسفرَand unveiled عَنfrom شمسِthe sun الهدىguidance أيّwhat an إسفارِunveiling
فأسفرَ عَن شمسِ الهدى أيّ إسفارِ
The radiance of the lights shone forth without veils,
The light of dawn emerged unveiled,
And unveiled the sun of guidance—what an unveiling!
Revealing the guiding sun in all its splendor.
كتابٌa book حَوىcontained أوصافَqualities أفضلthe finest مرسلٍmessenger
كتابٌ حَوى أوصافَ أفضل مرسلٍ
محمّدٍMuhammad المختارthe chosen one منamong كلّevery مختارِchosen one
محمّدٍ المختار من كلّ مختارِ
A book containing the qualities of the finest messenger,
A book that contains the attributes of the finest messenger,
Muhammad, the chosen one among all the chosen.
Muhammad, the chosen one above all other chosen ones.
فليسَso there is no سِوىexcept القرآنthe Qur’an سفرٌvolume يفوقهُsurpassing it
فليسَ سِوى القرآن سفرٌ يفوقهُ
كماjust as لمdid not يفُقsurpass طهTa-Ha سوىexcept الخالقthe Creator الباريthe Maker
كما لم يفُق طه سوى الخالق الباري
For no volume but the Qur’an surpasses it,
None but the Quran is a book that surpasses it,
Just as none surpassed Ta-Ha except the Creator, the Maker.
Just as none but the Creator surpassed Taha.
مَواهبُgifts مَولاهhis Lord لهto him قدindeed تجمّعَتhave gathered
مَواهبُ مَولاه له قد تجمّعَت
بهِin it فهوَso it is سفرٌa volume جاءcame forth جامعencompassing أسفارُvolumes
بهِ فهوَ سفرٌ جاء جامع أسفارُ
His Lord’s gifts to him have been gathered
His Master's gifts to him accumulated,
Within it; thus it has come forth as a volume encompassing volumes.
So it is a book that gathered all books.
علىdespite أنّهthe fact that it لَمdid not يحوِcontain معشارa tenth فضلهِhis excellence
على أنّه لَم يحوِ معشار فضلهِ
وَلاnor عشرَa tenth عشرa tenth العشرthe tenth منof عشرِa tenth معشارِa tenth
وَلا عشرَ عشر العشر من عشرِ معشارِ
Though it has not contained a tenth of his excellence,
Yet it contains not a tenth of his merit,
Nor a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth.
Nor a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of his worth.
عليكَyou should hold fast بهِto it فاِقرأهso read it ماas much as اِسطعتَyou can تلقَyou will find ماwhat
عليكَ بهِ فاِقرأه ما اِسطعتَ تلقَ ما
يسرُّكَdelights you فيin الدارينthe two abodes ياO أيّهاyou القاريthe reader
يسرُّكَ في الدارين يا أيّها القاري
Hold fast to it and read it as much as you can; you will find what
Recite it, for as long as you have light, absorb whatever
Delights you in both worlds, O reader.
Brings you joy in this life and the next, O reader!
وَباللَّهand by God سَلask ليfor me مِنfrom إلهيَmy God رَحمةًmercy
وَباللَّه سَل لي مِن إلهيَ رَحمةً
تُبدِّلُreplaces بالحُسنىwith goodness مساويَevils أوزاريmy burdens of sin
تُبدِّلُ بالحُسنى مساويَ أوزاري
And, by God, ask my God to grant me mercy
And I beseech Allah, my God, to have mercy,
That replaces the evils of my sins with goodness.
And replace my misdeeds with good deeds.
Sol 6.1