أناI المحييal-Muhyi (the Reviver) لاnot أكنىam called by a byname ولاand do not أتبلدgrow dull
أنا المحيي لا أكنى ولا أتبلد
أناI العربيُّal-Arabi الحاتميal-Hatimi محمدُMuhammad
أنا العربيُّ الحاتمي محمدُ
I am al-Muhyi; I bear no byname, nor do I grow dull.
I am the ever-living, I do not wither or languish
I am al-Arabi, al-Hatimi, Muhammad.
I am the Arab, Al-Hatem's son, Muhammad
لكلِّfor every زمانٍage واحدone همthey عينهits very essence
لكلِّ زمانٍ واحد هم عينه
وإنيand indeed I ذاكthat الشخصُthe person فيin العصرِthe age أوحدُpeerless
وإني ذاك الشخصُ في العصرِ أوحدُ
Every age has one; they are its very essence.
For every era there is one with the same ambition
And indeed I am that person, peerless in this age.
And I am that unique person of this time
وماand not الناسpeople إلاexcept واحدٌone بعدafter واحدٍone
وما الناس إلا واحدٌ بعد واحدٍ
حرامٌforbidden علىfor الأدوارِthe cycles of time شخصانtwo persons يوجدto exist
حرامٌ على الأدوارِ شخصان يوجد
And people are but one after another.
People are but one after another
Two persons may not exist together in the cycles of time.
It is forbidden that two exist in one era
أقابلI confront عضاتِthe bites of الزمانtime بهمةٍwith resolve
أقابل عضاتِ الزمان بهمةٍ
تذلُّbow in submission لهاto it السَّبعُthe seven heavens الشدادُmighty وتخمدُand fall still
تذلُّ لها السَّبعُ الشدادُ وتخمدُ
I confront time's bites with a resolve
I meet the bites of time with determination
Before which the seven mighty heavens bow and fall still.
That humbles the fierce lion and puts it to sleep
مؤيّدناour supporter فيهin it علىin كلِّevery حالةcircumstance
مؤيّدنا فيه على كلِّ حالة
إلهGod السماheaven وهوand He النَّصيرthe Helper المؤيدthe Upholder
إله السما وهو النَّصير المؤيد
Our supporter therein, in every circumstance,
In it, our supporter in any case
Is the God of heaven, and He is the Helper, the Upholder.
Is the God of the sky, the greatest supporter
وماand not ذاكthat عنby حقِّright ولكنbut عنايةgrace
وما ذاك عن حقِّ ولكن عناية
اتتنيcame to me وحُسَّاديand my enviers ترومُseek وتجهدand strive
اتتني وحُسَّادي ترومُ وتجهد
And that is not by right, but a grace
And this is not about truth, but care
That came to me, while my enviers strive and toil.
That came to me while my enviers plot and strive
Sol 6.1