أَلَمDid ... not? يَنزِلِdescend القُرآنُthe Quran خَلفَbehind بُيوتِناour homes
أَلَم يَنزِلِ القُرآنُ خَلفَ بُيوتِنا
صَباحاًin the morning وَمِنَand from الصَباحِthe morning مَساءُevening
صَباحاً وَمِنَ الصَباحِ مَساءُ
Was the Quran not revealed behind our homes
in the morning—and from morning comes evening?
يُنازِعُنيcontends with me وَاللَهُand God بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهُand between him
يُنازِعُني وَاللَهُ بَيني وَبَينَهُ
يَزيدٌYazid وَلَيسَand is not الأَمرُthe matter حَيثُas يَشاءُhe wishes
يَزيدٌ وَلَيسَ الأَمرُ حَيثُ يَشاءُ
Contending with me—and God is between me and him—is
Yazid; yet the matter is not as he wishes.
فَياSo, O نُصَحاءَfaithful counselors اللَهِof God أَنتُمyou وُلاتُهُHis stewards
فَيا نُصَحاءَ اللَهِ أَنتُم وُلاتُهُ
وَأَنتُمand you عَلىover أَديانِهِHis religions أُمَناءُtrustees
وَأَنتُم عَلى أَديانِهِ أُمَناءُ
So, O faithful counselors of God, you are His stewards,
And you are trustees over His religions.
بِأَيِّby what كِتابٍscripture أَمor بِأَيَّةِby what سُنَّةٍtradition
بِأَيِّ كِتابٍ أَم بِأَيَّةِ سُنَّةٍ
تَناوَلَهاtook it عَنfrom أَهلِهاits people البُعَداءُthe outsiders
تَناوَلَها عَن أَهلِها البُعَداءُ
By what scripture, or by what tradition,
did the outsiders take it from its people?
Sol 6.1