لَوْif أَنَّthat ذَاone possessing حَسَبٍnoble lineage نَالَreached السَّمَاءَthe sky بِهِthrough it
لَوْ أَنَّ ذَا حَسَبٍ نَالَ السَّمَاءَ بِهِ
نِلْتُI would reach السَّماءَthe sky بِلاَwithout كَدٍّtoil وَلاَnor تَعَبِfatigue
نِلْتُ السَّماءَ بِلاَ كَدٍّ وَلاَ تَعَبِ
If one of noble lineage could reach the sky through it,
If merit could make one reach the sky
I would reach the sky without toil or fatigue.
I would reach the sky without toil or fatigue
مَنَّاfrom among us النَّبِيُّthe Prophet رَسُولُMessenger of اللهِGod لَيْسَthere is not لَهُfor him
مَنَّا النَّبِيُّ رَسُولُ اللهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ
شِبْهٌa peer يُقَاسُis compared بِهِwith him فِيamong الْعُجْمِnon-Arabs وَالْعَرَبِand Arabs
شِبْهٌ يُقَاسُ بِهِ فِي الْعُجْمِ وَالْعَرَبِ
The Prophet, God's Messenger, is from among us; he has no
The Prophet, Allah's Messenger, graced us
Peer comparable to him among non-Arabs and Arabs.
He is peerless among Arabs and non-Arabs
فَإنْso if صَدَقْتُمْyou speak truthfully فَأَعْلَىthen the highest of الْخَلْقِcreation نَحْنُwe وَإنْand if
فَإنْ صَدَقْتُمْ فَأَعْلَى الْخَلْقِ نَحْنُ وَإنْ
مِلْتُمْyou turn away عَنِfrom الصِّدْقِtruth اعْنقْتُمْyou hasten إلَىtoward الْكَذِبِfalsehood
مِلْتُمْ عَنِ الصِّدْقِ اعْنقْتُمْ إلَى الْكَذِبِ
So if you speak truthfully, we are the highest of creation; and if
If you acknowledge this, we are supreme among all people
You turn away from truth, you hasten toward falsehood.
And if you deviate from the truth, you resort to lies