وَبِفِرعَونَ إِذا تَشاقَّ لَهُ

الماءُ فَهَلّا لِلَّهِ كانَ شَكورَ

When the waters parted for Pharaoh

Why did he not give thanks to God?

قالَ إِني أَنا المُجيرُ عَلى

الناسِ وَلا رَبَّ لي عَليَّ مُجيرا

He said, "I protect all people,

I have no lord above me as protector."

فَمَحاهُ الاِلَهُ مِن دَرَجاتٍ

نامياتٍ وَلَم يَكُن مَقهورا

So God erased him from the ranks

Of the asleep, though he was not forced.

سُلِبَ الذِكرَ في الحَياةِ جَزاءً

وَأَراهُ العَذابَ وَالتَدميرا

He lost all mention in this life as punishment

And God showed him torment and destruction.

فَتَداعى عَلَيهِم المَوجُ حَتىّ

صارَ موجاً وَراءَهُ مُستَطيرا

The waves crashed down upon them until

The waves behind him were raging storms.

فَدَعى اللَهُ دَعوةً لا يُهنّا

بَعدَ طُغيانِهِ فَصارَ مُشيرا

He called on God with a call that would not

Be scorned after his tyranny, so he became a believer.

فَرَأَى اللَهُ أَنَهُم بِمَضيعٍ

لا بذِي مَزرَعٍ وَلا مَثمورا

But God saw they were wasting

What was planted and grown.

فَعَفاها عَلَيهِم غادياتٌ

وَتَرى مُزنَهُم خَلايا وَخورا

So he forgave them, passing over

What you see as empty ruins and vacant abodes,

عَسَلاً ناطِفاً فُراتاً

وَحَليباً ذا بَهجَةٍ مَمرورا

With honey flowing gently, date palms

And milk that is delicious when drunk.