غمزتِ زرّاً للكهرباءِ

غمزتِ زرّاً للكهرباءِ

به نَوَّرَ المكان

به نَوَّرَ المكان

You pressed a button for electricity;

You winked at electricity

with it, the place lit up.

With it, the place was illuminated

كأنكَ اللَهُ خالقاً إذ

كأنكَ اللَهُ خالقاً إذ

قال للنور كن فكان

قال للنور كن فكان

As though you were God, creating, when

As if you were God, creating

He said to the light, “Be,” and it was.

When He said to the light "Be," and it was