علمتI learned بأنthat اللَهGod ربىmy Lord قدhad استوىestablished Himself
علمت بأن اللَه ربى قد استوى
علىupon عرشهHis Throne ينهىHe forbids هناكthere ويأمرand He commands
على عرشه ينهى هناك ويأمر
I learned that God, my Lord, had established Himself
upon His Throne, forbidding and commanding there.
ولكننيbut I ماnot ان(reinforces the negation) علمتI learned لساعتيup to my present hour
ولكنني ما ان علمت لساعتي
هلwhether العرشthe Throne أمor ربيmy Lord علىupon العرشthe Throne أكبرlarger
هل العرش أم ربي على العرش أكبر
But to this hour I have not learned
whether the Throne or my Lord upon the Throne is larger.