إذاif ماemphatic particle قضىdecreed اللهُGod أمراًa matter فمَنْthen who
إذا ما قضى اللهُ أمراً فمَنْ
يردُّaverts القضاءَthe decree الذيthat ينفذُtakes effect
يردُّ القضاءَ الذي ينفذُ
If God decrees a matter, then who
If Allah decrees a matter, who
can avert the decree that takes effect?
Can repeal the decree which takes effect?
عجبتُI marveled لشيزرَat Shayzar إذْwhen زلزلتْit was shaken
عجبتُ لشيزرَ إذْ زلزلتْ
فماso there was no لبنيfor the sons of منقذٍMunqidh منقذrescuer
فما لبني منقذٍ منقذ
I marveled at Shayzar when it was shaken:
I am astonished by Shizar’s plight, when it was shaken,
the sons of Munqidh had no rescuer.
For the Banu had no savior to save them.