فَبِالْيَقِينِ أَقْطَعُ لَوْلا مَا حَكَمْتَ بِهِ مِن...
فَبِالْيَقِينِ أَقْطَعُ لَوْلا مَا حَكَمْتَ بِهِ مِن تَعْذِيبِ جَاحِدِيكَ
fa-bial-yaqini aq-tau' law-la ma hakam-ta bihi min ta`dhibi jahidik
So I declare with certainty that were it not for what You hast decreed concerning the chastisement of Your deniers
وَقَضَيْتَ بِهِ مِنْ إِخْلاَدِ مُعَانِدِيكَ
wa qadayta bihi min ikh-laydi mu`anidik
And what You hast foreordained concerning the everlasting home of those who stubbornly resist,
لَجَعَلْتَ النَّارَ كُلَّهَا بَرْداً وَّسَلاَماً،
laja'l-tan-nara kul-laha bar-daw-wa salama
You wouldst make the Fire, all of it, coolness and safety,
وَمَا كَانَ لأَحَدٍ فِيهَا مَقَرّاً وَّلا مُقَاماً
wa ma kana li-ahadin fiha maqar-raw-wa-la muqama
And no one would have a place of rest or abode within it. لَّكِنَّكَ تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُكَ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ تَمْلأَهَا مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ،
lakin-naka taqad-dasat as-ma-uka aq-sam-ta an tam-laha minal-kafirina;
But You—holy are Your Names—hast sworn that You wilt fill it with the unbelievers,
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
minal-jin-nati wan-nasi aj-m`ain
وَأَن تُخَلِّدَ فِيهَا الْمُعَانِدِينَ
wa-an tukhal-lida fihal-mu`anidin
And that You wilt place those who stubbornly resist therein forever. وَأَنتَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ قُلْتَ مُبْتَدَئاً، وَّتَطَوَّلْتَ بِالإِنْعَامِ مُتَكَرِّماً:
wa anta jal-la thana-uka qul-ta mub-tadiwaw-wa tataw-wal-ta bil-in-`ami mutakar-rima
And You— majestic is Your eulogy— said at the beginning and wernt gracious through kindness as a favour,
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا ۚ لَّا يَسْتَوُونَ
afaman kana muminan kaman kana fasiqal-la yas-tawun
(What? Is he who has been believer like unto him who has been ungodly? They are not equal)
إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي فَأَسْألُكَ بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتِي قَدَّرْتَهَا
ilahi wa say-yidi fa-as-aluka bial-qud-ratil-lati qad-dartaha
My God and my Master!
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