إِبليسُIblis خَيرٌbetter مِنthan أَبيكُمyour father آدَمٍAdam
إِبليسُ خَيرٌ مِن أَبيكُم آدَمٍ
فَتَنَبَّهواso take heed ياO مَعشَرَcompany الفُجّارِthe wicked
فَتَنَبَّهوا يا مَعشَرَ الفُجّارِ
Iblis is better than your father Adam—
Iblis is better than your father Adam.
So take heed, O company of sinners!
So take heed, O company of the wicked.
إِبليسُIblis مِنfrom نارٍfire وَآدَمُand Adam طينَةٌa lump of clay
إِبليسُ مِن نارٍ وَآدَمُ طينَةٌ
وَالأَرضُand the earth لاdoes not تَسموrise سُمُوَّthe rising of النارِthe fire
وَالأَرضُ لا تَسمو سُمُوَّ النارِ
Iblis is of fire, while Adam is clay;
Iblis is of fire, and Adam is a lump of clay.
And earth can never soar as high as fire.
And earth does not rise as fire rises.