6 Preface إِنّا زَيَّنَّا السَّماءَ الدُّنيا بِزينَةٍ الكَواكِبِAli Quli QaraiIndeed We have adorned the lowest heaven1 with the finery of the stars,2 Or ‘the heaven of the earth,’ or ‘the nearest heaven.’Or ‘We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars.’