وَاللَّهِby God وَاللَّهِby God وَاللَّهِby God العَظِيمِthe Great وَمَنْand by Him who
وَاللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ العَظِيمِ وَمَنْ
أنْشَاcreated البريُّةَhumankind مِنْfrom طِينٍclay وَأنْشَاهَاand brought it into being
أنْشَا البريُّةَ مِنْ طِينٍ وَأنْشَاهَا
By God, by God, by God the Great, and by Him who
created humankind from clay and brought it into being:
لَوْif أنَّthat قَلْبِيmy heart عَلَىupon مَاءٍwater لَجَفَّفَهُit would dry it up
لَوْ أنَّ قَلْبِي عَلَى مَاءٍ لَجَفَّفَهُ
أوْor أنَّthat دَمْعِيmy tears عَلَىupon نَارٍa fire لأطْفَاهَاthey would extinguish it
أوْ أنَّ دَمْعِي عَلَى نَارٍ لأطْفَاهَا
If my heart were upon water, it would dry it up;
or if my tears were upon a fire, they would extinguish it.