إذاif كنتَyou were المسيحَthe Messiah وكنتand you were عبداًa servant
إذا كنتَ المسيحَ وكنت عبداً
إليّunto Me بقولby the word of خالقناour Creator رفعتاyou were raised
إليّ بقول خالقنا رفعتا
If you were the Messiah and were a servant,
'Unto Me'—by our Creator's word, you were raised;
وإنand if كنتَyou were المسيحَthe Messiah وكنتَand you were تحييyou give life
وإن كنتَ المسيحَ وكنتَ تحيي
مواتاdead ones قدalready بلينhad decayed لهمfor them رفعتاyou were raised
مواتا قد بلين لهم رفعتا
and if you were the Messiah and gave life
to dead ones who had decayed—for them you were raised;
إذاif ماindeed كنتyou were للرحمنto the All-Merciful جاراًa neighbor
إذا ما كنت للرحمن جاراً
وفتand you surpassed العالمينthe worlds ندىin bounty دفعتاyou bestowed
وفت العالمين ندى دفعتا
if indeed you were a neighbor to the All-Merciful,
and surpassed the worlds in the bounty you bestowed,
فلاthen do not تغترbe deluded بالتقريبby being drawn near منهto Him
فلا تغتر بالتقريب منه
فإنَّfor indeed اللهGod ينظرlooks at ماwhat صنعتاyou have done
فإنَّ الله ينظر ما صنعتا
then do not be deluded by being drawn near to Him,
for God looks at what you have done.
ويقسمهand He divides it علىinto قسمينtwo parts علماin knowledge
ويقسمه على قسمين علما
لينظرso He may look فيinto الذيthat which فيهin it ابتدعتاyou innovated
لينظر في الذي فيه ابتدعتا
And He divides it into two parts in knowledge,
to examine that in which you innovated;
فيفصلهthen distinguishes it التعرفself-disclosure منهfrom Him حالاin experience
فيفصله التعرف منه حالا
يعرفكمacquaints you all بماwith that which فيهin it اتبعتاyou followed
يعرفكم بما فيه اتبعتا
then self-disclosure from Him distinguishes it in experience,
acquainting you with that in which you followed,
لتبصرso you may see ماwhat فضلتyou gained distinction بهthrough it اتباعاby following
لتبصر ما فضلت به اتباعا
علىover الأمرthe matter الذيwhich فيهin it اخترعتاyou invented
على الأمر الذي فيه اخترعتا
so you may see the advantage you gained through following
over the matter in which you devised something new.