تَفَوَّهَuttered دَهرُكُمyour age عَجَباًa marvel فَأُصغواso listen attentively
تَفَوَّهَ دَهرُكُم عَجَباً فَأُصغوا
إِلىto ماwhat ظَلَّkept on يُخبِرُrecounting ياO شُهودُwitnesses
إِلى ما ظَلَّ يُخبِرُ يا شُهودُ
Your age has uttered a marvel, so listen
To what it keeps recounting, O witnesses.
إِذاwhen اِفتَكَرَreflected الَّذينَthose who لَهُمthey have عُقولٌminds
إِذا اِفتَكَرَ الَّذينَ لَهُم عُقولٌ
رَأَواthey saw نَبَأًnews يَحُقُّis warranted لَهُon its account السُهودُsleeplessness
رَأَوا نَبَأً يَحُقُّ لَهُ السُهودُ
When those endowed with reason reflect,
They discern news that warrants sleeplessness.
غَداbecame أَهلُfollowers الشَرائِعِthe religious laws فيin اِختِلافٍdiscord
غَدا أَهلُ الشَرائِعِ في اِختِلافٍ
تُقَضُّare disturbed بِهِby it المَضاجِعُthe beds وَالمُهودُand the cradles
تُقَضُّ بِهِ المَضاجِعُ وَالمُهودُ
The followers of religious laws have fallen into discord,
Which disturbs beds and cradles.
فَقَدfor indeed كَذَبَتlied عالىabout عيسىJesus النَصارىthe Christians
فَقَد كَذَبَت عالى عيسى النَصارى
كَماjust as كَذَبَتlied عَلىabout موسىMoses اليَهودُthe Jews
كَما كَذَبَت عَلى موسى اليَهودُ
For the Christians have lied about Jesus,
Just as the Jews have lied about Moses.
وَلَمand have not تَستَحدِثُintroduced anew الأَيّامُthe days خُلُقاًa disposition
وَلَم تَستَحدِثُ الأَيّامُ خُلُقاً
وَلاnor حالَتchanged مِنَof الزَمَنِtime العُهودُthe epochs
وَلا حالَت مِنَ الزَمَنِ العُهودُ
And the days have introduced no new disposition,
Nor have the epochs of time changed.