ذَووpossessors of العلمِknowledge فيin الدُنياthis world نُجومٌstars زَواهِرُradiant
ذَوو العلمِ في الدُنيا نُجومٌ زَواهِرُ
وَإِنَّكَand indeed you فيهاin it الشَمسُthe sun حَقّاًtruly بِلاwithout لَبسِdoubt
وَإِنَّكَ فيها الشَمسُ حَقّاً بِلا لَبسِ
The learned in this world are radiant stars.
The learned are stars shining bright,
And in it you are truly the sun, beyond all doubt.
And you among them are truly the sun without doubt,
إِذاwhen لُحتَyou shine forth أَخفَىobscures نورُكمyour light كُلَّevery نيِّرٍluminary
إِذا لُحتَ أَخفَى نورُكم كُلَّ نيِّرٍ
أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَyou see أَنthat النَجمَthe star يَخفىfades from view مَعَwith الشَمسِthe sun
أَلَم تَرَ أَن النَجمَ يَخفى مَعَ الشَمسِ
When you shine forth, your light obscures every luminary.
When you appear, your light hides all other lights,
Have you not seen that the star fades from view beside the sun?
Have you not seen how the stars disappear when the sun is out?