ما إِن أُبالي إِذا أَرواحُنا قُبِضَت

ما إِن أُبالي إِذا أَرواحُنا قُبِضَت

ماذا فَعَلتُم بِأَوصالٍ وَأَبشارِ

ماذا فَعَلتُم بِأَوصالٍ وَأَبشارِ

I care not at all, once our souls have been taken,

I do not care if our souls are taken

What you do to limbs and skins.

What have you done with limbs and faces

تَجري المَجَرَّةُ وَالنَسرانِ عَن قَدَرٍ

تَجري المَجَرَّةُ وَالنَسرانِ عَن قَدَرٍ

وَالشَمسُ وَالقَمَرُ الساري بِمِقدارِ

وَالشَمسُ وَالقَمَرُ الساري بِمِقدارِ

The Milky Way and the two Eagles move by decree,

The galaxy and the eagles flow by decree

And the sun and the night-traveling moon, in due measure.

The sun and the moon that moves by measure

وَقَد عَلِمتُ وَخَيرُ القَولِ أَنفَعُهُ

وَقَد عَلِمتُ وَخَيرُ القَولِ أَنفَعُهُ

أَنَّ السَعيدَ الَّذي يَنجو مِنَ النارِ

أَنَّ السَعيدَ الَّذي يَنجو مِنَ النارِ

And I have learned—and the best speech is the most beneficial—

And I have learned and the best words are most useful

That the fortunate one is he who escapes the Fire.

That the fortunate one who survives from the fire