نورlight التجارِبthe experiences يُستَفاis gained (continued by دُ)
نور التجارِب يُستَفا
دُcompletes يُستَفادُ: is gained اذاwhen دَجَتgrew dark ظُلَمdarknesses النوائبthe calamities
دُ اذا دَجَت ظُلَم النوائب
The light of experience is gain—
The light of experience is gained
—ed when calamity’s darkness deepens.
when the darkness of calamities deepens.
أَوَand ...? (introducing a question) ماnot ترىyou see بيضَwhite البروthe lightning (continued by قِ)
أَوَ ما ترى بيضَ البرو
قِcompletes البروقِ: the lightning تَلوحُgleaming فيin سودblack السحائبthe clouds
قِ تَلوحُ في سود السحائب
Do you not see the white flashes of light—
And do you not see the white lightning
—ning gleam amid the black clouds?
gleaming in the black clouds?
