سَمَّيتَ نَفسَكَ بِالكَلامِ حَكيما

سَمَّيتَ نَفسَكَ بِالكَلامِ حَكيما

وَلقَد أَراكَ عَلى القَبيحِ مُقيما

وَلقَد أَراكَ عَلى القَبيحِ مُقيما

You have called yourself wise in words,

You name yourself wise in words

And indeed I see you persisting in evil.

Yet I see you dwelling in disgrace

وَلَقَد أَراكَ مِنَ الغَوايَةِ مُثرِياً

وَلَقَد أَراكَ مِنَ الغَوايَةِ مُثرِياً

وَلَقَد أَراكَ مِنَ الرَشادِ عَديما

وَلَقَد أَراكَ مِنَ الرَشادِ عَديما

And indeed I see you rich in waywardness,

And I see you enriching from misguidance

And indeed I see you devoid of right guidance.

Yet I see you empty of guidance

مَنَعَ الجَديدانِ البَقاءَ وَأَبلَيا

مَنَعَ الجَديدانِ البَقاءَ وَأَبلَيا

أُمَماً خَلَونَ مِنَ القُرونِ قَديما

أُمَماً خَلَونَ مِنَ القُرونِ قَديما

Day and night have denied permanence and worn away

Time and fate denied existence and wore away

Nations of earlier generations, long since gone.

Nations that were ancient long ago

أَغفَلتَ مِن دارِ البَقاءِ نَعيمَها

أَغفَلتَ مِن دارِ البَقاءِ نَعيمَها

وَطَلَبتَ في دارِ الفَناءِ نَعيما

وَطَلَبتَ في دارِ الفَناءِ نَعيما

You neglected the bliss of the abode of eternity,

You neglected the bliss of the Everlasting Abode

And sought bliss in the abode of transience.

And sought bliss in the Abode of Extinction

وَعَصَيتَ رَبَّكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ جاهِداً

وَعَصَيتَ رَبَّكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ جاهِداً

فَوَجَدتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ عَصَيتَ حَليما

فَوَجَدتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ عَصَيتَ حَليما

And you disobeyed your Lord, O son of Adam, with all your might,

And you disobeyed your Lord, O son of Adam, stubbornly

So you found your Lord, when you disobeyed, forbearing.

Yet you found your Lord Forgiving when you disobeyed

وَسَأَلتَ رَبَّكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ رَغبَةً

وَسَأَلتَ رَبَّكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ رَغبَةً

فَوَجَدتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ سَأَلتَ كَريما

فَوَجَدتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ سَأَلتَ كَريما

And you asked your Lord, O son of Adam, out of longing,

And you asked your Lord, O son of Adam, out of greed

So you found your Lord, when you asked, generous.

Yet you found your Lord Generous when you asked

وَدَعَوتَ رَبَّكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ رَهبَةً

وَدَعَوتَ رَبَّكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ رَهبَةً

فَوَجَدتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ دَعَوتَ رَحيما

فَوَجَدتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ دَعَوتَ رَحيما

And you called upon your Lord, O son of Adam, out of fear,

And you called upon your Lord, O son of Adam, in awe

So you found your Lord, when you called upon Him, merciful.

Yet you found your Lord Merciful when you called

فَلَئِن شَكَرتَ لَتَشكُرَنَّ لِمُنعِمٍ

فَلَئِن شَكَرتَ لَتَشكُرَنَّ لِمُنعِمٍ

وَلَئِن كَفَرتَ لَتَكفُرَنَّ عَظيما

وَلَئِن كَفَرتَ لَتَكفُرَنَّ عَظيما

So if you give thanks, you will surely thank a benefactor;

So if you are thankful, you will thank a Benefactor

And if you are ungrateful, you will surely be ungrateful to a mighty one.

And if you deny, you will deny the Tremendous

فَتَبارَكَ اللَهُ الَّذي هُوَ لَم يَزَل

فَتَبارَكَ اللَهُ الَّذي هُوَ لَم يَزَل

مَلِكاً بِما تُخفي الصُدورُ عَليما

مَلِكاً بِما تُخفي الصُدورُ عَليما

So blessed is God, who has never ceased to be

Glorified is Allah, Who has always been

Sovereign, knowing what bosoms conceal.

The Knower of what hearts conceal, the Sublime King