لا يَستَوي مَن يَعمُرُ المَساجِدا

لا يَستَوي مَن يَعمُرُ المَساجِدا

وَمَن يَبيتُ راكِعاً وَساجِدا

وَمَن يَبيتُ راكِعاً وَساجِدا

Not equal is one who builds the mosques,

Not equal are those who dwell in mosques

Not equal is he who builds the mosques,

And one who spends the night bowing and prostrating,

And those who bow and prostrate through the night

And he who passes the night bowing and prostrating,

يَدأَبُ فيها راكِعاً وَساجِداً

يَدأَبُ فيها راكِعاً وَساجِداً

وَمَن يَكُرُّ هَكَذا مُعانِدا

وَمَن يَكُرُّ هَكَذا مُعانِدا

He toils tirelessly in them, bowing and prostrating,

Devoting themselves to bowing and prostration

Toiling therein, bowing and prostrating,

And one who returns like this, defiant,

And those who defiantly resist this way

And he who returns to the task with stubborn resolve,

وَقائِماً طَوراً وَطَوراً قاعِدا

وَقائِماً طَوراً وَطَوراً قاعِدا

وَمَن يَرى عَنِ الغُبارِ حائِداً

وَمَن يَرى عَنِ الغُبارِ حائِداً

And standing at times, and at times sitting,

Standing at times, at times sitting

Standing at times, and at times sitting,

And one who looks on, turning away from the dust.

And those who turn away from the dust

And he who is seen swerving away from the dust.