فَياand oh بَهجَةَsplendor الدُنياthe world إِذاwhen الشَمسُthe sun أَشرَقَتshone
فَيا بَهجَةَ الدُنيا إِذا الشَمسُ أَشرَقَت
كَماjust as أَشرَقَتshone فَوقَabove البَرِيَّةِcreation زَينَبُZaynab
كَما أَشرَقَت فَوقَ البَرِيَّةِ زَينَبُ
How splendid the world is when the sun rises—
And oh, the world's splendor when the sun shines,
just as Zaynab shone above all creation!
as Zaynab shone above all creation!
يُفَضَّضُis silvered مِنهاfrom her الجَوُّthe air عِندَat طُلوعِهاher rising
يُفَضَّضُ مِنها الجَوُّ عِندَ طُلوعِها
وَلَكِنَّand yet وَجهَthe face الأَرضِthe earth فيهاin her light مُذَهَّبُgilded
وَلَكِنَّ وَجهَ الأَرضِ فيها مُذَهَّبُ
At its rising, the air is silvered by its light,
The air is silvered by her at her rising,
while the face of the earth is gilded.
and yet the earth's face is gilded in her light.
وَتَحسَبُand you would think عَينَdisc الشَمسِthe sun إِذas هِيَshe رَنَّقَتneared setting
وَتَحسَبُ عَينَ الشَمسِ إِذ هِيَ رَنَّقَت
عَلىupon الأُفُقِthe horizon الغَربِيِّwestern تِبراًraw gold يُذَوَّبُis being melted
عَلى الأُفُقِ الغَربِيِّ تِبراً يُذَوَّبُ
You would think the sun’s orb, as it hangs poised
And you would think the sun's disc, as she nears her setting
upon the western horizon, were gold being melted.
upon the western horizon, raw gold being melted.
