أَما والَّذي سَوَّى السَّماءَ مكانَها

أَما والَّذي سَوَّى السَّماءَ مكانَها

ومَن مَرجَ البحرينِ يَلتقيانِ

ومَن مَرجَ البحرينِ يَلتقيانِ

Indeed, by Him who fashioned the sky in its place,

By Him who set the sky in its place

And by Him who let loose the two seas to meet,

And joined the two seas that meet

ومَن قامَ في الأَوْهامِ مِن غيرِ رُؤيةٍ

ومَن قامَ في الأَوْهامِ مِن غيرِ رُؤيةٍ

بأثبتَ مِن إدراكِ كُلِّ عِيانِ

بأثبتَ مِن إدراكِ كُلِّ عِيانِ

And by Him who is established in thought, without being seen,

And Him who stands in thoughts unseen

With greater certainty than anything the eye perceives:

More real than what eyes have seen

لمَا خُلقتْ كفّاكَ إلّا لأَربعٍ

لمَا خُلقتْ كفّاكَ إلّا لأَربعٍ

عَقائلَ لم يُخْلقْ لهنَّ يَدانِ

عَقائلَ لم يُخْلقْ لهنَّ يَدانِ

Surely your two hands were created only for four

Your palms were made for only four:

Noble purposes, for which no other hands were made:

To clasp another's hand in yours

لِتَقبيلِ أَفواهٍ وإِعطاءِ نائلٍ

لِتَقبيلِ أَفواهٍ وإِعطاءِ نائلٍ

وتَقليبِ هِنديٍّ وحَبسِ عِنانِ

وتَقليبِ هِنديٍّ وحَبسِ عِنانِ

For mouths to kiss, and for bestowing bounty,

To seal a lover's lips in bliss

And for wielding an Indian sword, and holding the reins.

To hold a wine cup and rein a steed