خَرَّ للهِ ساجداً ليلة الوضع

خَرَّ للهِ ساجداً ليلة الوضع

خُضوعاً ثم استوى وأشمَّا

خُضوعاً ثم استوى وأشمَّا

He fell before God, prostrate, on the night of his birth,

He fell prostrate before God on the night of his birth,

in humble submission; then rose upright and towered high.

In submission, then straightened and raised his head.

وتدانت منه النجومُ جهاراً

وتدانت منه النجومُ جهاراً

وتداعَى إِيوان كسرى فغمَّا

وتداعَى إِيوان كسرى فغمَّا

The stars drew near to him in plain sight,

And the stars drew near him, plainly visible.

and Khosrow’s Iwan came crashing down and lay abased.

And Khosrau’s vaulted hall crumbled, bringing sorrow.

وتراءت قصور بُصْرى من أرض ال

وتراءت قصور بُصْرى من أرض ال

شام من ضوء نوره مذ ألمّا

شام من ضوء نوره مذ ألمّا

The palaces of Busra, in the land of al-

And the palaces of Busra came into view in the land of al-

Sham, came into view by the light of his radiance when he arrived.

Sham, by the light of his radiance from the moment he arrived.