اِبنَson of نِهياNihya رَأسٌa head عَلَيَّupon me ثَقيلُheavy
اِبنَ نِهيا رَأسٌ عَلَيَّ ثَقيلُ
وَاِحتِمالُand bearing الرَأسَينِthe two heads خَطبٌa matter جَليلُgrave
وَاِحتِمالُ الرَأسَينِ خَطبٌ جَليلُ
Son of Nihya, a head weighs heavily upon me;
The son of Nahya, his head weighs heavy upon me,
and bearing two heads is a grave affair.
Bearing two heads is an immense trial.
اِدعُcall غَيريsomeone other than me إِلىto عِبادَةِworship of الاِثنَيthe two (first part)
اِدعُ غَيري إِلى عِبادَةِ الاِثنَي
نِcompletion of 'the two' فَإِنّيfor I بِواحِدٍwith one مَشغولُoccupied
نِ فَإِنّي بِواحِدٍ مَشغولُ
Call someone else to worship the two,
Summon another to worship the dual gods,
for I am occupied with one.
For I am occupied with the One.
ياO اِبنَson of نِهياNihya بَرِئتُI am free مِنكَfrom you إِلىto اللَGod (first part)
يا اِبنَ نِهيا بَرِئتُ مِنكَ إِلى اللَ
هِcompletion of 'God' جِهاراًopenly وَذاكَand that مِنّيfrom me قَليلُlittle
هِ جِهاراً وَذاكَ مِنّي قَليلُ
O son of Nihya, I disavow you before God,
O son of Nahya, openly I disavow you before God,
openly—and that is little on my part.
Though it be but little of me.
Sol 6.1