عُذراًpardon فقدfor indeed حارتِhave become bewildered العقُولُthe minds
عُذراً فقد حارتِ العقُولُ
فيكَconcerning You فلمso did not نَدْرِwe know مَاwhat تَقُولُthey say (the minds)
فيكَ فلم نَدْرِ مَا تَقُولُ
Pardon us, for minds are bewildered
Concerning You, so we do not know what they say.
لَوْif لَمْnot يكُنْbe قامَarise لِلْبراياfor created beings
لَوْ لَمْ يكُنْ قامَ لِلْبرايا
عليكَof You منfrom صُنعيكYour two works الدِّليلُthe proof
عليكَ من صُنعيك الدِّليلُ
Had there not arisen for created beings
Proof of You from Your two works,
ماnot عَلِمواthey knew أنَّthat ثَمّthere ربَّاًa Lord
ما عَلِموا أنَّ ثَمّ ربَّاً
كلُّevery عَزيزٍmighty one لَهُto Him ذليلُhumbled
كلُّ عَزيزٍ لَهُ ذليلُ
They would not have known that there is a Lord
Before whom every mighty one is humbled.
ماnot عَلِمواthey knew أنَّthat ثَمَthere ربّاًa Lord
ما عَلِموا أنَّ ثَمَ ربّاً
كلُّevery عَزيزٍmighty one لَهُto Him ذليلُhumbled
كلُّ عَزيزٍ لَهُ ذليلُ
They would not have known that there is a Lord
Before whom every mighty one is humbled.
تَفْنَيperish الْبَراياcreated beings وأنتَwhile You حيِّliving
تَفْنَي الْبَرايا وأنتَ حيِّ
باقِeverlasting تَعَاليتَexalted are You لاnot تزولُYou pass away
باقِ تَعَاليتَ لا تزولُ
Created beings perish, while You live,
Everlasting—exalted are You; You never pass away.