فَياso, oh عَجَباًwhat a wonder كَيفَhow يُعصىis disobeyed الإِلَهُGod
فَيا عَجَباً كَيفَ يُعصى الإِلَهُ
أَمor كَيفَhow يَجحَدُهُdenies Him الجاحِدُthe denier
أَم كَيفَ يَجحَدُهُ الجاحِدُ
So, what a wonder—how can God be disobeyed,
Oh wonder, how is God disobeyed
Or how can the denier deny Him?
Or how does the denier deny Him
وَفيand in كُلِّevery شَيءٍthing لَهُfor Him آيَةٌa sign
وَفي كُلِّ شَيءٍ لَهُ آيَةٌ
تَدُلُّpoints عَلىto أَنَّهُthat He واحِدُOne
تَدُلُّ عَلى أَنَّهُ واحِدُ
And in everything there is a sign of Him,
When in everything there is a sign
Showing that He is One.
Indicating that He is the One
وَلِلَّهِand for God فيin كُلِّevery تَحريكَةٍmovement
وَلِلَّهِ في كُلِّ تَحريكَةٍ
وَتَسكينَةٍand stillness أَبَداًalways شاهِدُa witness
وَتَسكينَةٍ أَبَداً شاهِدُ
And for God, in every movement
And for God in every movement
And stillness, there is always a witness.
And stillness, forever a witness