اِشتَدَّhas grown severe بَغيُoppression الناسِof the people فيon الأَرضِthe earth
اِشتَدَّ بَغيُ الناسِ في الأَرضِ
وَعُلُوُّand the domination بَعضِهِمُof some of them عَلىover بَعضِothers
وَعُلُوُّ بَعضِهِمُ عَلى بَعضِ
People's oppression on earth has grown severe,
The people's wrongdoing intensified on earth
and the domination of some of them over others.
And some rose above others
دَعهُمleave them وَماand what اِختارواthey have chosen لِأَنفُسِهِمfor themselves
دَعهُم وَما اِختاروا لِأَنفُسِهِم
فَاللَهُfor God بَينَbetween عِبادِهِHis servants يَقضيjudges
فَاللَهُ بَينَ عِبادِهِ يَقضي
Leave them to what they have chosen for themselves,
Leave them and what they chose for themselves
for God judges between His servants.
For God judges between His servants
عَجَباًhow strange! لَهُمof them لاnot يَفكُرونَthey reflect فَيَعso that … (word begins here)
عَجَباً لَهُم لا يَفكُرونَ فَيَع
تَبِرَ…might take heed (word continues here) الَّذيthe one who يَبقىremains بِمَنfrom the one who يَمضيpasses away
تَبِرَ الَّذي يَبقى بِمَن يَمضي
How strange of them! They do not reflect, so that
Wondrously, they do not think to comprehend
the one who remains might take heed from the one who passes away.
That the one who remains endures after the one who passes