خَلَقَ He created khalaqa the man l-insāna from min clay ṣalṣālin like the pottery kal-fakhāri
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
وَخَلَقَ And He created wakhalaqa the jinn l-jāna from min a smokeless flame mārijin of min fire nārin
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
رَبُّ Lord rabbu (of) the two Easts l-mashriqayni and Lord warabbu (of) the two Wests l-maghribayni
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
مَرَجَ He released maraja the two seas l-baḥrayni meeting yaltaqiyāni
He released the two seas, meeting [one another];
بَيْنَهُمَا Between both of them baynahumā (is) a barrier barzakhun not lā they transgress yabghiyāni
Between them is a barrier so neither of them transgresses.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَخْرُجُ Come forth yakhruju from both of them min'humā the pearl l-lu'lu-u and the coral wal-marjānu
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
وَلَهُ And for Him walahu (are) the ships l-jawāri elevated l-munshaātu in fī the sea l-baḥri like mountains kal-aʿlāmi
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?