بِالمَحوthrough erasure يُريreveals القُدرَةَthe power ذوthe possessor of الإِثباتِestablishment
بِالمَحو يُري القُدرَةَ ذو الإِثباتِ
إِنif يَمضِhe takes away بِقَومِwith a people فَبِقَومٍthen with a people ياتيhe comes
إِن يَمضِ بِقَومِ فَبِقَومٍ ياتي
Through erasure, the one who establishes reveals his power.
With erasure He shows His power, the Establisher
If he takes one people away, he brings another.
If He passes judgment on a people, He will bring another
وَالعاقِدُand the builder of طاقَthe arch of بَيتهhis house مبتَنياًwhile building
وَالعاقِدُ طاقَ بَيته مبتَنياً
لَمdid not يَعتَنِconcern himself لِلقالبfor the mold باِستثباتِwith securing permanence
لَم يَعتَنِ لِلقالب باِستثباتِ
And he who raises the arch of his house as he builds
The builder pitched his tent, newly constructed
Did not concern himself with making the mold permanent.
He paid no heed to the mold's permanence