ماhow أَقدَرَpowerful اللَهَGod أَنthat يُدعىbe summoned بَرِيَّتُهُHis creatures
ما أَقدَرَ اللَهَ أَن يُدعى بَرِيَّتُهُ
مِنfrom تُربِهِمtheir dust فَيَعوداso they return كَالَّذيlike what كانواthey were
مِن تُربِهِم فَيَعودا كَالَّذي كانوا
How mighty God is, that His creatures may be summoned
How powerless is God's creation when called
from their dust, and return as they once were!
From their dust to become as they once were
وَتودَعُand lay الناسَpeople فيin بَطنِthe belly of الثَرىthe earth نُوَبٌvicissitudes
وَتودَعُ الناسَ في بَطنِ الثَرى نُوَبٌ
خَفضٌlowering وَرَفعٌand raising وَتَحريكٌand setting in motion وَإِسكانُand bringing to rest
خَفضٌ وَرَفعٌ وَتَحريكٌ وَإِسكانُ
And vicissitudes lay people in the belly of the earth:
While people are laid to rest in graves
Lowering and raising, setting in motion and bringing to rest.
Rising, falling, moving, and still
إِنif كانَare رَضوىRadwa وَقُدسٌand Quds غَيرَnot دائِمَةٍeverlasting
إِن كانَ رَضوى وَقُدسٌ غَيرَ دائِمَةٍ
فَهَلthen can تَدومُendure لِهَذاof this الشَخصِbody أَركانُpillars
فَهَل تَدومُ لِهَذا الشَخصِ أَركانُ
If Radwa and Quds are not everlasting,
If sanctity and peace are not lasting
then can the pillars of this body endure?
Can this being's pillars long endure?
ماhow أَحسَنَbeautiful الأَرضَthe earth لَوif كانَتit were بِغَيرِwithout أَذىًharm
ما أَحسَنَ الأَرضَ لَو كانَت بِغَيرِ أَذىً
وَنَحنُand we فيهاupon it لِذِكرِto remember اللَهِGod سُكّانُinhabitants
وَنَحنُ فيها لِذِكرِ اللَهِ سُكّانُ
How beautiful the earth would be, were it free of harm,
How beautiful the earth sans harm
with us dwelling upon it to remember God!
As we dwell reciting God's name
قَدperhaps يُمكِنُis possible البَعثُresurrection إِنif نادىcalls المَليكُthe Sovereign بِهِfor it
قَد يُمكِنُ البَعثُ إِن نادى المَليكُ بِهِ
وَلَيسَand there is no مِنّاon our part لِدَفعِto ward off الشَرِّevil إِمكانُability
وَلَيسَ مِنّا لِدَفعِ الشَرِّ إِمكانُ
Resurrection may be possible, if the Sovereign calls for it;
Resurrection may come if the King decrees
yet we have no power to ward off evil.
Yet we cannot prevent evil's reign
Sol 6.1