1. قد رأيت المحال رأي عيان

    ليس في حاجة الى برهانِ

    I have indeed seen the impossible with my own eyes;

    it has no need of proof.

  2. رجل كالرجال جاء بما

    يعجز عن فعله بنو الانسان

    A man like other men has brought about what

    the sons of humankind are powerless to do.

  3. يأمر الماء بالوقوف فينصا

    ع وإن شاء لج في الجريان

    He commands the water to stand still, so it

    obeys; and if he wishes, it persists in flowing.

  4. وترى سكرا بفيه ولكن

    مثل جمر مسعّر بدخان

    And you see sugar in his mouth, and yet

    it is like blazing embers, with smoke.

  5. ثم يخلي من المياه إناءين

    اذا شاء بعد يمتلئان

    Then he empties two vessels of water;

    afterward, when he wishes, they both fill.

  6. يضع الشيء في يديك فتلقا

    ه على الرغم منك في يد ثان

    He puts something in your hands, and you find

    it, against your will, in another's hand.

  7. ويغطي الأناء وهو خلاء

    ثم يأتيك منه بالثعبان

    And he covers the vessel while it is empty,

    then brings you a snake out of it.

  8. ثم يدني الغطاء منه ويأتيك

    بزوج من الحمام يماني

    Then he brings the lid close to it and brings you

    a pair of Yemeni doves.

  9. ويمزق عمامة لغلام

    ثم يلقي بها إلى النيران

    And he tears a boy's turban to pieces,

    then throws it into the flames.

  10. ثم يملي إشارة فنراها

    رجعت عمة من الدبلان

    Then he gives a signal, and we see it

    returned as a turban of dublan cotton cloth.

  11. ثم يفري فتاته فتراها

    مالها بالحياة قط يدان

    Then he cuts his young woman apart, and you see her

    with no hold on life at all.

  12. ثم تلقاه من مهارته ر

    دلها روحها بغير تواني

    Then, through his skill, you find he has

    restored her soul to her without delay.

  13. ولكم رص في الهوا أعلاما

    زاهيات الأشكال والألوان

    And how many banners he has arrayed in the air,

    brilliant in their shapes and colors!

  14. كم خشينا عليه حين تحدى

    طاعناً كل جسمه بسنان

    How we feared for him when he took up the challenge,

    piercing his whole body with a spearpoint!

  15. قد عجبنا لفعله ودهشنا

    فأشرنا له بألف بنان

    We indeed marveled at his deed and were astonished;

    so we pointed to him with a thousand fingers.

  16. وهو في فنه العجيب لقد فا

    ز لإبداعه بألف رهان

    And in his wondrous art, he has indeed

    won a thousand wagers through his inventiveness.

  17. هذر ما نراه أم هو جد

    ومن الناس أم من الشيطان

    Is what we see mere nonsense, or is it serious?

    And is it from humankind, or from Satan?

  18. زعموا أنه الخداع ولكن

    كيف في الشيء تخطىء العينان

    They claimed it was deception, and yet

    how can both eyes be mistaken about a thing?

  19. وهي ملكي وكيف يخدع لبي

    وشعوري وفطنتي وجناني

    And they are mine—and how can my reason be deceived,

    and my awareness, my discernment, and my heart?

  20. أيها الملحدون هذي أمور

    من صنيع الجهال والغلمان

    O atheists, these are things

    wrought by the ignorant and by boys.

  21. عللوها فإن قدرتم فقولوا

    أنه لا إله للأكوان

    Explain them; and if you can, then say

    that the worlds have no god.