قمرa moon شاهدَbeheld الغيوبَthe unseen عياناًwith his own eyes
قمر شاهدَ الغيوبَ عياناً
بينbetween جسمٍa body وبينand between روحٍa spirit دَفينِburied
بين جسمٍ وبين روحٍ دَفينِ
A moon beheld the unseen with his own eyes,
The moon witnessed the unseen clearly
between a body and a buried spirit.
Between a body and a hidden soul
وحباهand endowed him الإلهGod منهfrom Himself بعلمwith knowledge
وحباه الإله منه بعلم
لمnot ينلهattain it بعدyet المطاعُthe obeyed one المكينfirm in rank
لم ينله بعد المطاعُ المكين
And God endowed him with knowledge from Himself,
God endowed him with knowledge
which no obeyed one, firm in rank, has yet attained
That the mighty obeyers have not attained
غيرهother than him فانعمواso delight بماin what لاحshone فيكمwithin you
غيره فانعموا بما لاح فيكم
منof سناهhis radiance البهيجِsplendid عندat السكونstillness
من سناه البهيجِ عند السكون
other than him; so delight in what has shone within you
So be grateful for what shines in you
of his splendid radiance in stillness.
Of his brilliant qualities in stillness