عيدانُlutes قَيناتِناour songstresses مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath أَرجُلِهاtheir feet
عيدانُ قَيناتِنا مِن تَحتِ أَرجُلِها
وَعودُand the lute قينَتِكُمyour songstress فيin حُجرِهاher lap باتاspent the night
وَعودُ قينَتِكُم في حُجرِها باتا
Our songstresses’ lutes lie beneath their feet,
and your songstress’s lute spent the night in her lap.
وَماand not حَكَينَthey imitated النَصارىthe Christians فيin لِباسِهِمُtheir dress
وَما حَكَينَ النَصارى في لِباسِهِمُ
وَلاand not بَغَينَthey sought كَأَهلِlike the people of السَبتِthe Sabbath إِسباتاSabbath observance
وَلا بَغَينَ كَأَهلِ السَبتِ إِسباتا
And they did not imitate the Christians in their dress,
nor did they seek Sabbath rest like the people of the Sabbath.
لَكِنَّهُنَّbut they حَنيفاتٌupright in faith بِمَزعَمِناas we claim
لَكِنَّهُنَّ حَنيفاتٌ بِمَزعَمِنا
ذَكَّرنَناthey reminded us اللَهَGod تَمجيداًglorification وَإِخباتاand humble submission
ذَكَّرنَنا اللَهَ تَمجيداً وَإِخباتا
But they are upright in faith, as we claim;
they reminded us of God through glorification and humble submission.
يُثبِتنَthey affirm رَبّاًa Lord قَديراًall-powerful لاno كِفاءَequal لَهُto Him
يُثبِتنَ رَبّاً قَديراً لا كِفاءَ لَهُ
وَماand not عَمَدنَthey intended لِغَيرِfor other than اللَهِGod إِثباتاaffirmation
وَما عَمَدنَ لِغَيرِ اللَهِ إِثباتا
They affirm an all-powerful Lord who has no equal,
nor did they intend to affirm any other than God.