إِنَّindeed لِلَّهِto God عَلَيناupon us نِعَماًblessings
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَلَينا نِعَماً
وَلِأَيديناand to our hands عَلىupon الناسِthe people نِعَمfavors
وَلِأَيدينا عَلى الناسِ نِعَم
Indeed, God has bestowed blessings upon us,
And our hands have bestowed favors upon others.
فَلَناso ours is الفَضلُpreeminence عَلَيهِمover them بِالَّذيthrough what
فَلَنا الفَضلُ عَلَيهِم بِالَّذي
صَنَعَhas wrought اللَهُGod فَمَنso whoever شاءَwishes رَغَمmay be humbled
صَنَعَ اللَهُ فَمَن شاءَ رَغَم
So ours is preeminence over them through what
God has wrought; let whoever wishes be humbled.
دونَناbelow us فيamong الناسِthe people مَسعىًa field of striving واسِعٌvast
دونَنا في الناسِ مَسعىً واسِعٌ
لاnot يُدانيناcomes close to us وَفيand among الناسِthe people كَرَمnobility
لا يُدانينا وَفي الناسِ كَرَم
Below us, among men, lies a vast field of striving,
Which cannot approach us, though there is nobility among men.
فَفَضَلناهُمso we surpassed them بِعِزٍّwith might باذِخٍtowering
فَفَضَلناهُم بِعِزٍّ باذِخٍ
ثابِتٍfirm الأَصلِthe root عَزيزِmighty المُدَّعَمthe support
ثابِتٍ الأَصلِ عَزيزِ المُدَّعَم
So we surpassed them with towering might,
Firm-rooted and mighty in its support.