إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تجلّىshines forth النّورُthe light فيin جُنْحِthe veil of ظُلْمَةٍdarkness
إذا ما تجلّى النّورُ في جُنْحِ ظُلْمَةٍ
جَلاهاit dispels it كَماjust as تجْلوdispels الدُّجىthe gloom غُرّةُthe bright brow of الفَجْرِdawn
جَلاها كَما تجْلو الدُّجى غُرّةُ الفَجْرِ
Whenever light shines forth within the veil of darkness,
When light shines through darkness’ wing
It dispels it, as dawn's bright brow dispels the gloom.
Like dawn dispels the gloom of night
فَلاso do not تُعْجَبَنْmarvel (emphatic) للحِبْرِat the ink أنthat حالَchanged لوْنُهُits color
فَلا تُعْجَبَنْ للحِبْرِ أن حالَ لوْنُهُ
فوجْهُكَfor your face يجْلوdispels ظُلْمَةَthe darkness of اللّيْلِthe night والحِبْرِand the ink
فوجْهُكَ يجْلو ظُلْمَةَ اللّيْلِ والحِبْرِ
So do not marvel that the ink's color has changed,
Marvel not that ink may change its hue
For your face dispels the darkness of night and ink.
For your face makes dark as ink shine bright