حوتٌa whale تعاظمَgrew immense فالتقمْthen swallowed
حوتٌ تعاظمَ فالتقمْ
لهبَthe flame التولُّعardent love والسقمْand sickness
لهبَ التولُّع والسقمْ
A whale grew immense, then swallowed
A whale engulfed me once
the flame of ardent love and sickness.
Consuming my hopes and health
لولاhad it not been that أكونI was مسبحاًglorifying God
لولا أكون مسبحاً
فيin بطنهits belly كانwould have انتقمْtaken vengeance
في بطنه كان انتقمْ
Had I not been glorifying God
Had I not glorified God
in its belly, it would have taken vengeance.
In its belly, I'd have met my death
حتىuntil إذاwhen تمتwas completed كتاwrit- (first part of 'writing')
حتى إذا تمت كتا
بة-ing (completes 'writing') لوحtablet صدريmy breast والرقمand the inscription
بة لوح صدري والرقم
Until, when completed were the writ-
When my edict was complete
ing on my breast’s tablet and the inscription,
And my heart restored to calm
ألقىit cast بساحلupon the shore أمرهof its command
ألقى بساحل أمره
كلّيmy whole self وعرَّفنيand showed me اللَقَمthe main path
كلّي وعرَّفني اللَقَم
it cast upon the shore of its command
It cast me on the shore by God's command
my whole self, and showed me the main path.
Helped me learn life's lessons
فلمحتthen I glimpsed يونسَJonah حكمةٍwisdom
فلمحت يونسَ حكمةٍ
زالتfell away بهاthrough it عنيfrom me النقمthe afflictions
زالت بها عني النقم
Then I glimpsed the Jonah of wisdom;
Thus I saw in Jonah wisdom
through that wisdom, afflictions fell away from me.
That made me rise above all blame
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