سريعswift in الحسابreckoning اِمحقْهُمُobliterate them وأبدهمand destroy them
سريع الحساب اِمحقْهُمُ وأبدهم
فقدfor indeed أمعنواthey have gone far فيin الكفرunbelief والبطريةand wanton arrogance
فقد أمعنوا في الكفر والبطرية
O Swift in Reckoning, obliterate them and destroy them.
Swiftly reckon with them and destine their ruin
For they have gone far in unbelief and wanton arrogance.
For they have indulged excessively in disbelief and wickedness
تصاعدrose خصمthe foe of اللّهGod عنbeyond طورthe bounds of نفسهhis own self
تصاعد خصم اللّه عن طور نفسه
وقررand affirmed نفيdenial of المنتهىthe ultimate end والألوهةand divinity
وقرر نفي المنتهى والألوهة
God's foe has risen beyond his own bounds,
God's adversary has arisen beyond his own nature
and proclaimed denial of the ultimate end and of divinity.
And decreed the denial of the Ultimate and Divinity
تمردhe rebelled مغبوطاًenvied باملاءfor the respite granted by ربهhis Lord
تمرد مغبوطاً باملاء ربه
لهfor him الويلwoe فيin الاملاءthe respite سوءevil المغبةthe outcome
له الويل في الاملاء سوء المغبة
He rebelled, envied for the respite his Lord granted.
Rebelliously happy with what his Lord has given him
His is woe in that respite—an evil outcome.
Woe unto him! How evil is the gift that makes him happy
يسارعhe hastens فيin الطغيانtyranny اسراعwith the haste of منكرone who denies
يسارع في الطغيان اسراع منكر
لواقبةof any consequence أوor عاجلone hastening لمثوبةtoward a reward
لواقبة أو عاجل لمثوبة
He hastens into tyranny like one who denies
He rushes into tyranny with the haste of one depraved
any consequence, or one hastening toward a reward.
Whether soon or late he will face requital
وسرعةand the swiftness of أخذthe seizure by اللّهGod منfrom دونbefore سعيهhis striving
وسرعة أخذ اللّه من دون سعيه
وعاقبةand the outcome of استدراجهHis gradual entrapment of him عينthe very essence of نقمةretribution
وعاقبة استدراجه عين نقمة
Yet God's swift seizure forestalls his striving,
And God seizes him quickly without his own striving
and the outcome of His luring him on is retribution itself.
The consequence of luring him is but wrath's eye
وسرعةand the swiftness of أخذthe seizure by اللّهGod ليسdoes not يحيلهاavert it
وسرعة أخذ اللّه ليس يحيلها
محالguile ولاnor يحتالcan one contrive an escape عنهاfrom it بحيلةby a stratagem
محال ولا يحتال عنها بحيلة
And God's swift seizure cannot be turned aside
And God's swift seizure cannot be thwarted
by guile, nor evaded through any stratagem.
Nor can any trickery avert it
سريعswift in الحسابreckoning اصرفهturn him away صرفاًa turning away مؤبداًeverlasting
سريع الحساب اصرفه صرفاً مؤبداً
وخذand take ثارvengeance for نورthe light of اللّهGod منهfrom him بسرعةswiftly
وخذ ثار نور اللّه منه بسرعة
O Swift in Reckoning, turn him away forever,
Swiftly reckon with him, banish him forever
and swiftly exact vengeance from him for God's light.
And swiftly avenge God's Light against him
أيلغيcan he abolish? عدوthe enemy of اللّهGod شرعthe law of محمدMuhammad
أيلغي عدو اللّه شرع محمد
وقهرwhile the might of جلالthe majesty of اللّهGod حاميthe defender of الحقيقةthe truth
وقهر جلال اللّه حامي الحقيقة
Can God's enemy abolish Muhammad's law,
Does he think he can nullify Muhammad's Sacred Law
while the might of God's majesty is truth's defender?
And defeat God's Majesty protecting the Truth?
وللّهand to God belongs تغييرchange وللّهand to God belongs سطوةoverwhelming might
وللّه تغيير وللّه سطوة
وللّهand to God belong غاراتonslaughts وشدةand intensity of غيرةjealous zeal
وللّه غارات وشدة غيرة
And God's is the power to change, and God's is overwhelming might;
To God belongs the power to change and dominate
and God's are onslaughts and fierce jealous zeal.
To God belong raids and intense jealousy
وسوطand the lash of عذابthe torment of اللّهGod لاno سدbarrier دونهbefore it
وسوط عذاب اللّه لا سد دونه
وتأخيرهand His delaying it كيدa stratagem لوقتuntil the time of المشيئةthe divine will
وتأخيره كيد لوقت المشيئة
And no barrier stands before the lash of God's torment;
No barrier can stop God's scourge of chastisement
and His delaying it is a stratagem until the time He wills.
His delaying it is a plot, awaiting the moment of His Will
بغيرتكby Your jealous zeal اللهمO God أسرعhasten بخزيهمwith their disgrace
بغيرتك اللهم أسرع بخزيهم
وتشتيتهمand their scattering بالذلin humiliation فيin كلevery وجهةdirection
وتشتيتهم بالذل في كل وجهة
By Your jealous zeal, O God, hasten their disgrace
With Your jealousy, O God, hasten their disgrace
and their scattering in humiliation in every direction.
And scatter them in humiliation in every direction