قُلتُم لَنا خالِقٌ حَكيمٌ

قُلتُم لَنا خالِقٌ حَكيمٌ

قُلنا صَدَقتُم كَذا نَقولُ

قُلنا صَدَقتُم كَذا نَقولُ

You told us: “There is a wise Creator.”

You said there was a Wise Creator

We said: “You speak truly; we say the same.”

We agreed, that is what we say

زَعَمتُموهُ بِلا مكانٍ

زَعَمتُموهُ بِلا مكانٍ

وَلا زَمانٍ أَلا فَقولوا

وَلا زَمانٍ أَلا فَقولوا

You claimed Him to be without place,

You claimed He is beyond space

and without time—come now, then say:

And time, then tell us

هَذا كَلامٌ لَهُ خَبيءٌ

هَذا كَلامٌ لَهُ خَبيءٌ

مَعناهُ لَيسَت لَنا عُقولُ

مَعناهُ لَيسَت لَنا عُقولُ

This is speech with something hidden within it;

These are obscure words

its meaning is that we have no minds.

Whose meaning our minds cannot grasp