زهاglowed الأفقthe horizon الشرقيeastern منfrom بعدafter سدقةٍdarkness
زها الأفق الشرقي من بعد سدقةٍ
منof الليلthe night ولىdeparted لمdid not يطفcome round بيto me سمارُnighttime companions
من الليل ولى لم يطف بي سمارُ
The eastern horizon glowed after a spell of darkness
The eastern horizon dawned after the darkness
Of night now past; no evening companions had called on me.
Of night departed though dawn did not shine on me
وبينيand between me وبينand between الشمسthe sun كادتwas about to تلوحappear ليto me
وبيني وبين الشمس كادت تلوح لي
سحابٌa cloudbank بداappeared رهواًstill علىupon الأفقthe horizon ستارُa veil
سحابٌ بدا رهواً على الأفق ستارُ
Between me and the sun, which was about to appear to me,
Between me and the sun about to appear
A cloudbank appeared, lying still on the horizon as a veil.
Were clouds like a curtain drawn over the horizon
فمدتthen stretched إليهِtoward it الشمسthe sun بعدafter شروقهاits rising
فمدت إليهِ الشمس بعد شروقها
أشعتهاits rays فاستعجبتنيthen astonished me أنظارُsights
أشعتها فاستعجبتني أنظارُ
Then, after rising, the sun stretched toward it
When the sun rose after daybreak
Its rays, and the sights filled me with wonder.
Its rays surprised me
رأيتُI saw عجيباًa marvel منof صناعةthe workmanship قادرٍthe Almighty
رأيتُ عجيباً من صناعة قادرٍ
جبالاًmountains منof البلورcrystal منfrom خلفهاbehind them نارُfire
جبالاً من البلور من خلفها نارُ
I saw a marvel of the Almighty's workmanship:
I saw the wondrous work of the Almighty
Mountains of crystal, with fire behind them;
Mountains of crystal with fire behind them
وإلاor else فنهراًthen a river منof دمِthe blood الليلِof night ثلهُfelled it
وإلا فنهراً من دمِ الليلِ ثلهُ
ذبيحاًslaughtered سنانthe spearpoint الصبحof dawn ملطبهُstaining it الثارُvengeance
ذبيحاً سنان الصبح ملطبهُ الثارُ
Or else a river of night's blood—the night struck down,
Or a river of the night's blood whose waves
Slaughtered by dawn's spearpoint, which vengeance had stained;
Were stirred by the swords of dawn, their tips ablaze
أوor الذهبgold المصهورmolten ضيفَwas added لزئبقٍto quicksilver
أو الذهب المصهور ضيفَ لزئبقٍ
إذاwhen جازpassed منfrom ذوبthe melting الجمادينof the two inanimate substances أنهارُrivers
إذا جاز من ذوب الجمادين أنهارُ
Or molten gold added to quicksilver,
Or molten gold, guest of quicksilver
When rivers flowed from the melting of those two substances.
When the melting of solids creates rivers
يوازيهruns parallel to it خطa strip أغبرُdust-gray اللونin color فيin الثرىthe earth
يوازيه خط أغبرُ اللون في الثرى
منof الزرعcrops مخضراًgrowing green بهat it العقلُthe mind يحتارُis bewildered
من الزرع مخضراً به العقلُ يحتارُ
Parallel to it runs a dust-gray strip upon the earth,
Matching it, a grey line on the soil
Of verdant crops, at which the mind is bewildered.
Green crops that bewilder the mind
ومنand of فضةٍsilver خطٌa strip هوit is النيلُthe Nile جارياًflowing
ومن فضةٍ خطٌ هو النيلُ جارياً
وقدand indeed زهيتtook pride بيin me فوقabove شاطئهِits bank الدارُthe house
وقد زهيت بي فوق شاطئهِ الدارُ
And a strip of silver—the Nile flowing—
And a silver line, the Nile flowing
While the house above its bank took pride in me.
Its banks shone around my house
فطالعتso I beheld لوحاًa tableau يدهشastonishes العقلthe mind رسمهits design
فطالعت لوحاً يدهش العقل رسمه
وأبدعهand fashioned it ربa Lord لهto Him belongs الملكdominion قهارُall-subduing
وأبدعه رب له الملك قهارُ
So I beheld a tableau whose design astounds the mind,
I looked upon a scene to astonish the mind
And an all-subduing Lord, to whom dominion belongs, fashioned it.
Created by the Lord to whom mighty power belongs
وسلطand unleashed قُرصُthe disc الشمسof the sun منfrom نورthe light ربهof its Lord
وسلط قُرصُ الشمس من نور ربه
شعاعاًa ray محاeffaced لوحىmy tableau أيمحوهcan it efface it? أنوارُlights
شعاعاً محا لوحى أيمحوه أنوارُ
And the sun's disc unleashed, from its Lord's light,
The sun’s disk shone with its Lord's light
A ray that effaced my tableau—can lights efface it?
Rays that effaced the scene, no trace survives
هوit الكوكبُthe star السيارُwandering قدalready ذرrose قرنهُits horn
هو الكوكبُ السيارُ قد ذر قرنهُ
علىover الكونthe world فانجابتso cleared away غيومٌclouds وأسحارُand predawn hours
على الكون فانجابت غيومٌ وأسحارُ
It is the wandering star; its horn has risen
It was the wandering star that tossed its crown
Over the world, and clouds and the last hours of night withdrew.
Over the universe, clouds and night prevailed
شهدتI bore witness بانthat اللَهGod محكمperfecting صنعهِHis handiwork
شهدت بان اللَه محكم صنعهِ
وأنand that كثيراًmany فيamong الخليقةcreation كفارُunbelievers
وأن كثيراً في الخليقة كفارُ
I bore witness that God perfects His handiwork,
I testify that God's work is firmly constructed
And that many among creation are unbelievers.
Though many in creation deny
فإنfor indeed يقينيmy certainty فيin الحقيقةtruth مؤنسيmy solace
فإن يقيني في الحقيقة مؤنسي
وقوةand the strength إيمانيof my faith وإنand even if هجرforsakes الجارُthe neighbor
وقوة إيماني وإن هجر الجارُ
For my certainty is, in truth, my solace
My faith and conviction comfort me
And the strength of my faith, even if the neighbor forsakes me.
Even if neighbours abandon me
برئتI dissociated myself منfrom الغاوينthose gone astray فيin تيهa wilderness غبوةٍignorance
برئت من الغاوين في تيه غبوةٍ
وحوليand around me أنوارٌlights تلوحُgleam وأسرارُand mysteries
وحولي أنوارٌ تلوحُ وأسرارُ
I have disowned those astray in a wilderness of ignorance,
I am innocent of the misguided in their blindness
While around me lights gleam, and mysteries.
Lights and secrets shine around me