Nr. 6
Calcutta nr. 6 *
The Qurán which men call the best word
They read at intervals but not continually
On the lines upon the goblet there is a luminous text
Which they read at all times and in all places
Ouseley ms 140 - 6
The Qur'an, which men call the Supreme Word,
they read at intervals but not continually,
but on the lines upon the goblet a text is engraved
which they read at all times and in all places.
Christensen 1927 - 41
The Qur'án, which people call the Best Word, they
read it from time to time, not constantly
On the lines of the cup a sacred verse is engraved
which they read everywhere and always.
Nicolas 1867 - 11
Le Koran, que l'on s'accorde à nommer la parole sublime, n'est cependant lu que de temps en temps et non d'une manière permanente, tandis qu'au bord de la coupe se trouve un verset plein de lumière que l'on aime à lire toujours et partout.
Payne 1898 - 20
The Koran, though The Word Sublime folk style it.
But here and there they read and once-a-while it:
Upon the cup-marge there 's a bright verse written,
All-where-and-when folk read, though some revile it.
Thompson 1906 - 43
The Koran though as ''Word sublime" read o'er.
Men sometimes on its page, but not long, pore;
There is a bright verse in the cup's lines,
for Within men everywhere read, evermore.
Whinfield 1883 - 10
Men say the Koran holds all heavenly lore,
But on its pages seldom care to pore;
The lucid lines engraven on the bowl, —
That is the text they dwell on evermore.