1. تاهوا بجهلهم وما

    عرفوا الحقيقة أين توجد

    They went astray through their ignorance, and did not

    know where the truth is found.

  2. وتسنموا سبل الغواية

    والغواية شر مقصد

    And they climbed the paths of misguidance,

    and misguidance is the worst destination.

  3. ودعوا الأنام إلى التمرد

    والتمرد ليس يحمد

    And they called humankind to rebellion,

    and rebellion is not praiseworthy.

  4. جحدوا الإله ولست أدر

    ي كيف رب الناس يجحد

    They denied God, and I do not know

    how the Lord of humankind is denied.

  5. هب أنهم ما أدركوا

    خلق الملائك والمجرد

    Suppose that they did not grasp

    the creation of angels and the immaterial.

  6. أو ليس في خلق الكوا

    كب آية للّه تعهد

    And is there not in the creation of the stars

    a sign of God that is known?

  7. أترى تقوم بناية

    من غير بان أو مشيد

    Do you think a building can rise

    without a builder or one to erect it?

  8. عميت عيون لا ترى

    آيات بارئها الممجد

    Blind are the eyes that do not see

    the signs of their glorified Creator.

  9. سبحان من في خلق ما

    في الكون طرا قد تفرد

    Glory be to Him who, in creating what

    is in the universe, all of it, has stood alone.

  10. سبحان من بكماله

    فات العقول ولم يقيد

    Glory be to Him who, in His perfection,

    has surpassed all minds and remains unbounded.