أَلا يا رُبَّ خَصْمٍ قَدْ تَعالَوا

أَلا يا رُبَّ خَصْمٍ قَدْ تَعالَوا

وَلَجُّوا في الدَّعاوَى والْخِصَامِ

وَلَجُّوا في الدَّعاوَى والْخِصَامِ

Ah, how many adversaries have grown haughty

Oh Lord of all adversaries who contend

and persisted obstinately in claims and disputes!

And squabble with lawsuits and altercation

قَطَعْتُ بِلا كَلاَمهُم جَميعاً

قَطَعْتُ بِلا كَلاَمهُم جَميعاً

مُبَرْهنَةً وَلا جَلَمُ الْكَلام

مُبَرْهنَةً وَلا جَلَمُ الْكَلام

I cut off all their speech with a 'no',

I've had my fill of their idle prattle

backed by proof—and 'no' is the shears of speech.

Proof enough, though no words are spoken