وَالأَرضَand the earth سَوّىHe leveled بِساطاًa carpet ثُمَّthen قَدَّرَهاHe measured it
وَالأَرضَ سَوّى بِساطاً ثُمَّ قَدَّرَها
تَحتَbeneath السَماءِthe sky سَواءًlevel مِثلَماjust as ثَقَلاHe weighed
تَحتَ السَماءِ سَواءً مِثلَما ثَقَلا
And He leveled the earth as a carpet, then measured it,
beneath the sky, level, just as He weighed it.
وَجاعِلُand He who makes الشَمسَthe sun مِصراًa boundary لاno خَفاءَobscurity بِهِin it
وَجاعِلُ الشَمسَ مِصراً لا خَفاءَ بِهِ
بَينَbetween النَهارِthe day وَبَينَand between اللَيلِthe night قَدindeed فَصَلاHe separated
بَينَ النَهارِ وَبَينَ اللَيلِ قَد فَصَلا
And He makes the sun a boundary, plain to see;
between day and night He has made a division.
فَلاطَهاso He cursed it اللَهُGod إِذwhen أَغوتit led astray خَليقَتَهُHis creation
فَلاطَها اللَهُ إِذ أَغوت خَليقَتَهُ
طولَfor the duration of اللَياليthe nights وَلَمand did not يَجعلset لَهاfor it أَجَلاan appointed end
طولَ اللَيالي وَلَم يَجعل لَها أَجَلا
So God cursed it when it led His creation astray,
for as long as nights endure, and He set no end for it.