لَمَّا بَدا في لازور

لَمَّا بَدا في لازور

ديِّ الحَرير وَقَد بَهَر

ديِّ الحَرير وَقَد بَهَر

When he appeared in lapis-lazuli—

When he appeared in azure-

—blue silk and dazzled,

colored silk, truly dazzling,

كَبَّرتُ مِن فرط الجَما

كَبَّرتُ مِن فرط الجَما

لِ وَقُلتُ ما هَذا بَشَر

لِ وَقُلتُ ما هَذا بَشَر

I cried, “God is greatest!” at the sheer beau—

I cried “God is greatest!” at such overwhelming beau-

—ty, and said, “This is no mortal.”

ty, and said, “This is no human!”

فَأَجابَني لا تنكروا

فَأَجابَني لا تنكروا

ثَوبَ السَّماءِ عَلى القَمَر

ثَوبَ السَّماءِ عَلى القَمَر

He answered me, “Do not find strange

So he answered me, “Do not be surprised at

the robe of heaven upon the moon.”

the sky’s robe upon the moon.”