صدق الكتاب لمن به يتمسكُ

صدق الكتاب لمن به يتمسكُ

والبعض منه به يكون المشركُ

والبعض منه به يكون المشركُ

The Book's truth is for whoever holds fast to it;

The Book speaks truth to those who hold fast to it

And through a part of it, one becomes a polytheist.

While some associate others with it and become polytheists

وهو المبين على الذي بجميعه

وهو المبين على الذي بجميعه

يدري وليس ببعضه يتمسك

يدري وليس ببعضه يتمسك

And it is clear to the one who, in its entirety,

It is clear to those who fully understand it

Knows it, and does not hold fast to just a part of it.

And not cling to only parts of it

هو نازل من حضرة أحدية

هو نازل من حضرة أحدية

فتحققوا فيه ولا تتشككوا

فتحققوا فيه ولا تتشككوا

It descends from the Presence of Absolute Oneness;

It descended from the Presence of the One

So attain certainty in it, and do not doubt.

So verify it and do not doubt

سور وآيات بدت فتركبت

سور وآيات بدت فتركبت

من أحرف هي بالتوحيد أملك

من أحرف هي بالتوحيد أملك

Surahs and verses appeared, then were composed

Its chapters and verses appeared and were composed

Of letters that have a greater claim to divine oneness.

Of letters that supremely profess Divine Oneness

مشتقة من سور كل مدينة

مشتقة من سور كل مدينة

لإحاطة فيها بما يتفكك

لإحاطة فيها بما يتفكك

Derived from the wall of every city,

Derived from chapters for every city

To enclose within them what comes apart.

To encompass with what unravels

ولقد بدت صوراً إذا هي فخمت

ولقد بدت صوراً إذا هي فخمت

بنزولها الثاني لدى من يسلك

بنزولها الثاني لدى من يسلك

And they appeared as forms when made emphatic,

And its images appeared glorious

Through their second descent, before one who walks the path.

With its second descent to those who tread the path

بالحق أنزلناه ذلك أولٌ

بالحق أنزلناه ذلك أولٌ

كل به قد آمنوا واستبركوا

كل به قد آمنوا واستبركوا

With truth We sent it down—that is the first.

We sent it down in truth, that being the first

All have believed in it and sought blessing.

All who believed in it were blessed

وبه لقد نزل اغتدى هو ثانياً

وبه لقد نزل اغتدى هو ثانياً

فتفرقوا فيه وعنه تمحّكوا

فتفرقوا فيه وعنه تمحّكوا

And with it it indeed descended—this became the second.

And with it He revealed what transgressed, as the second

So they divided over it and wrangled about it.

So they differed over it and from it turned away

وبدالهم صوراً فخصوا بعضَهُ

وبدالهم صوراً فخصوا بعضَهُ

بالترك منه وبعضه لم يتركوا

بالترك منه وبعضه لم يتركوا

And it appeared to them as forms, so they singled out a part of it

And substituted its images, taking some

To leave out of it, while another part they did not leave out.

And leaving some, not rejecting all

وبقيْ عليهم حكمُ موطنهم بما

وبقيْ عليهم حكمُ موطنهم بما

هو مقتضاه لهم بجهل يملك

هو مقتضاه لهم بجهل يملك

And their abode's rule remained over them, in accordance with

And over them remained the rule of their abode with what

What it entailed for them, through ignorance that holds sway.

Befitted them in ignorance they ruled

ولذلك الدنيا غدت ملعونةً

ولذلك الدنيا غدت ملعونةً

إلا الذي استثنى وهاج المعرك

إلا الذي استثنى وهاج المعرك

And therefore this world became accursed,

Thus the world became accursed

Except what was exempted—and the battlefield seethed.

Except those exempted who plunged into battle

وأتاك من آياته ألوانكم

وأتاك من آياته ألوانكم

والألسن اللاتي غدت تتحرك

والألسن اللاتي غدت تتحرك

And among His signs, your colors came to you,

And signs came to you in your colors

And the tongues that began to move.

And the tongues that came to speak

وجميعها صورٌ وتلك كثيرة

وجميعها صورٌ وتلك كثيرة

وبها اختلافٌ زائدٌ لا يدرك

وبها اختلافٌ زائدٌ لا يدرك

And all of them are forms, and those are many;

All are images and many they are

And in them is abundant variation that cannot be grasped.

With differences beyond comprehension

والله مولانا محيطٌ قد أتى

والله مولانا محيطٌ قد أتى

لك من وراء الكل وجهٌ يهتك

لك من وراء الكل وجهٌ يهتك

And Allah, our Master, is all-encompassing; there has come

And God is our Guardian, He came

To you from beyond all, a face that lays all bare.

Behind everything with a face that rends

بل ذاك قرآن مجيد جاء في

بل ذاك قرآن مجيد جاء في

لوح هو المحفوظ عمن يشرك

لوح هو المحفوظ عمن يشرك

Rather, that is a glorious Qur'an, which came in

But this is a glorious Quran sent

A tablet preserved from whoever associates partners with God.

On a Preserved Tablet from those who associate others with Him