تَعالىExalted is اللَهُGod فَهوَfor He بِناabout us خَبيرٌfully aware
تَعالى اللَهُ فَهوَ بِنا خَبيرٌ
قَدِindeed اِضطُرَّتhave been compelled إِلىto الكَذِبِlying العُقولُminds
قَدِ اِضطُرَّت إِلى الكَذِبِ العُقولُ
Exalted is God, for He knows us well.
Minds have indeed been compelled to lie.
نَقولُwe speak عَلىby way of المَجازِmetaphor وَقَدthough indeed عَلِمناwe know
نَقولُ عَلى المَجازِ وَقَد عَلِمنا
بِأَنَّthat الأَمرَthe matter لَيسَis not كَماas نَقولُwe say
بِأَنَّ الأَمرَ لَيسَ كَما نَقولُ
We speak figuratively, though we know
that things are not as we say.
Sol 6.1