1. The beauty of the celestial height and the pure firmament,heaven itself manifests its glory.
2. The sun at its rising shines at its fullest,a wonderful instrument, the work of the Most High!
3. At noon it scorches the earth,and who can bear its fiery heat?
4. Like a blazing furnace of solid metal,the sun’s rays set the mountains aflame;Its fiery tongue consumes the world;the eyes are burned by its fire.
5. Great indeed is the Lord who made it,at whose orders it urges on its steeds.
6. It is the moon that marks the changing seasons,governing the times, their lasting sign.
7. By it we know the sacred seasons and pilgrimage feasts,a light which wanes in its course:
8. The new moon like its name renews itself;how wondrous it is when it changes:A military signal for the waterskins on high,it paves the firmament with its brilliance,
9. The beauty of the heavens and the glory of the stars,a shining ornament in the heights of God.