لَعالَمِfor the world of العُلوِthe heights فِعلٌan influence لاخَفاءَno concealment بِهِabout it
لَعالَمِ العُلوِ فِعلٌ لاخَفاءَ بِهِ
فيin عالَمِthe world of الأَرضِthe earth مِنamong وَحشٍwild beasts وَمِنand among أَنَسِhumankind
في عالَمِ الأَرضِ مِن وَحشٍ وَمِن أَنَسِ
The world on high has an influence plain to see
In the earthly world, among wild beasts and humankind.
فَالخُنَّسُfor the retreating stars الكُنَّسُthe hiding ones الأَفرادُthe solitary ones خالِقُهاtheir Creator
فَالخُنَّسُ الكُنَّسُ الأَفرادُ خالِقُها
مُدَبِّرٌa planner لِاِحتِقارِfor the abasement of الخُنُسِthe snub-nosed beasts فيin الكُنُسِthe lairs
مُدَبِّرٌ لِاِحتِقارِ الخُنُسِ في الكُنُسِ
For the solitary stars that retreat and hide—their Creator
Ordains the abasement of snub-nosed beasts in their lairs.
إِنّاindeed we بِعَلمِin the knowledge of إِلَهيmy God كُلُّناall of us دَنَسٌunclean
إِنّا بِعَلمِ إِلَهي كُلُّنا دَنَسٌ
فَكَيفَso how نَخلوwe are free مِنَof الأَقذارِimpurities وَالدَنَسِand defilement
فَكَيفَ نَخلو مِنَ الأَقذارِ وَالدَنَسِ
Indeed, in my God's knowledge, we are all unclean;
How, then, can we be free of filth and defilement?
فَلَيتَso, would that وَشحَthe jeweled sashes of الثُرَّيّاthe Pleiades لَمdid not تَزِنadorn أُفُقاًa horizon
فَلَيتَ وَشحَ الثُرَّيّا لَم تَزِن أُفُقاً
وَقُرطَهاand her earring فَوقَabove أُذنِthe ear of الغَربِthe west لَمdid not يَنُسِsway
وَقُرطَها فَوقَ أُذنِ الغَربِ لَم يَنُسِ
Would that the Pleiades' jeweled sashes had never adorned a horizon,
And her earring had never swayed above the ear of the west.