1. سبق السيفُ العَذَلْ

    هكذا جاء المثل

    The sword outstripped reproach.

    Thus runs the proverb.

  2. ليس للقولِ بدلْ

    قوله عزَّ وجل

    There is no substitute for the word—

    His word, mighty and majestic is He.

  3. ما يقول غير ما

    وهبَ الله المحل

    He says nothing other than what

    the locus has bestowed upon God.

  4. فيه يُقضى له

    وعليه المتكل

    Within it, judgment is passed for it,

    and upon it reliance rests.

  5. وبنا يعلمنا

    في غياباتِ الأزل

    And through us He knows us

    in the hidden depths of beginningless eternity.

  6. وكذا أخبرنا

    في الهدى حين نزل

    And thus He informed us

    in the Guidance when it descended.

  7. فالذي يفهمه

    يدر قولي ويجل

    So whoever understands it

    will understand my words and hold them in esteem.