1. أَنا الَّذي لَو مُزِجَ البَحرُ بي

    تَكَدَّرتُ بي لُجَّةُ البَحرِ

    I am the one—if the sea were mixed with me,

    the sea’s depths would grow murky because of me.

  2. أَنا الَّذي لَو عَثَرَ النيلِ بي

    أَصبَحَ ماءَ النيلِ لا يَجري

    I am the one—if the Nile stumbled over me,

    the Nile’s water would cease to flow.

  3. أَنا الَّذي لَو وَسَّدوني الثَرى

    ضَجَّت قُبورُ الناسِ مِن قَبري

    I am the one—if they made the earth my pillow,

    people’s graves would cry out because of my grave.

  4. وَلَو قَضى الشَيطانُ في اللَيلِ بي

    تَعَوَّذَ الشَيطانُ مِن شَرّي

    And if Satan spent the night with me,

    Satan would seek refuge from my evil.

  5. وَالسَبعُ لَو لاطَمتُهُ حاسِراً

    فَلَّ شَبا مِخلَبِهِ ضُفري

    And the wild beast—if I traded blows with it unarmed,

    my fingernail would blunt its claw’s sharp tip.

  6. وَلَو تَلَقَّيتُ صُدورَ القَنا

    كَسَّرتُها بِالطَعنِ في صَدري

    And if I faced the points of spears,

    I would shatter them as they thrust into my chest.

  7. وَالسَيفُ لَو أَجرَيتُ ذِكري لَهُ

    وَلّى وَقَد قَطَّعَهُ ذِكري

    And the sword—if I had myself mentioned to it,

    would flee, already cut to pieces by the mention of me.

  8. أَنا الَّذي يَخزى وَلكِنَّهُ

    بِذَقنِ أَمثالِكَ يَستَبري

    I am the one who is disgraced, yet

    wipes himself clean on the chins of men like you.