تسائلنيshe asks me عنabout منشئيmy origin ومواطنيand my homelands
تسائلني عن منشئي ومواطني
فقلتso I said لهاto her فيamong الناسpeople ماليI have no ثانيequal
فقلت لها في الناس مالي ثاني
She asks me about my origin and my homelands.
You asked me about my origin and homeland
So I told her: among people, I have no equal.
So I said to her I have no other among people
إبيmy father آدمٌAdam والأمand the mother حواءُEve غنماyet (apparent typo)
إبي آدمٌ والأم حواءُ غنما
فؤاديmy heart لاno أهلٌkin ولاnor أبوانparents
فؤادي لا أهلٌ ولا أبوان
My father is Adam, my mother Eve; yet
My father is Adam and my mother is Eve
my heart has neither kin nor parents.
My heart has no family or parents
تلقيتُهI received it منfrom مهبطplace of descent الوحيrevelation ساكباًpouring forth
تلقيتُه من مهبط الوحي ساكباً
عليَّupon me ضياءًlight باهرdazzling اللمعانbrilliance
عليَّ ضياءً باهر اللمعان
I received it from where revelation descends, as it poured
I received it from the place of revelation pouring
upon me a light of dazzling brilliance.
Upon me a brilliant light
أفاضتهshe poured it forth أمُّthe mother النورof light يومon the day أَفاضهاHe poured her forth
أفاضته أمُّ النور يوم أَفاضها
الإِلهُGod فجاءَتso she came forth فيin أَتمthe most perfect كيانform of being
الإِلهُ فجاءَت في أَتم كيان
The Mother of Light poured it forth the day she was poured forth
It was bestowed by the Mother of Light the day she bestowed
by God; she came into being in the most perfect form.
By God, so it came in the most perfect existence
وثبَّتَهاand He set her firm فيin اللانهايةinfinity آمراًcommanding
وثبَّتَها في اللانهاية آمراً
علىabove بعضهاone another الأفلاكَthe celestial spheres بالدورانto revolve
على بعضها الأفلاكَ بالدوران
And He set her firm in infinity, commanding
And He affirmed it in infinity, commanding
the celestial spheres to revolve one above another.
Some of the planets to orbit around it
لهاfor her الشمسُthe sun قطبٌan axis قدalready تنظَّمَbecame arrayed حولهاaround it
لها الشمسُ قطبٌ قد تنظَّمَ حولها
عرائسُbrides تجلوهاit unveils them بحسنwith beauty of بيانclarity
عرائسُ تجلوها بحسن بيان
The sun is her axis; around it are arrayed
For it the sun is an axis around which is organized
brides it unveils with graceful clarity.
Brides who adorn it with the beauty of rhetoric
فصدريso my breast أفلاكٌcelestial spheres وقلبيand my heart شمسُهاtheir sun
فصدري أفلاكٌ وقلبي شمسُها
سروريmy joy وحزنيand my sorrow ذانكthose two الملوانnight and day
سروري وحزني ذانك الملوان
So my breast is celestial spheres, and my heart their sun;
So my chest is an orbit and my heart is its sun
my joy and my sorrow are those two: night and day.
My happiness and sorrow are those two colors
هَمَمتُI resolved كأنيas though I شعلةٌa flame أبديةٌeternal
هَمَمتُ كأني شعلةٌ أبديةٌ
إلىto مستَقَرِّthe abode of الخلدِeternity بالطيرانby flying
إلى مستَقَرِّ الخلدِ بالطيران
I resolved, as though I were an eternal flame,
I aspired as if I were an eternal flame
to fly to the abode of eternity.
To the abode of eternity in flight
جُبِلتُI was fashioned كماin a way that لاnot تعلمينyou know فإننfor indeed I (truncated)
جُبِلتُ كما لا تعلمين فإنن
أخوbrother of كلevery جيلٍgeneration وابنُand son of كلevery زمانage
أخو كل جيلٍ وابنُ كل زمان
I was fashioned in a way unknown to you, for I am
I was created, as you don't know, so I am
a brother to every generation and a son of every age.
A brother of every generation and son of every era