أبْرَزَ هذا وطَمَسْ

واسْتَوْدَعَ الصُّبْحَ النَّفَسْ

He brought this forth and erased it

And entrusted the dawn with breath

ضِدَّانِ فَقْرٌ وغِنًى

وقابِسٌ ومُقْتَبَسْ

Two opposites: poverty and wealth

A giver and one who takes

وقائِمٌ لِرَبِّهِ

وقاعِدٌ على هَدَسْ

One standing for his Lord

And one sitting on the ground

وسائِرٌ بِرِجْلِهِ

وراكِبٌ على فَرَسْ

One walking on his feet

And one riding a horse

يَفْعَلُ رَبِّي ما يشا

وكُلُّ مُشْرِكٍ نَجَسْ

My Lord does what He wills

And every idolater is impure