وَمُنتَسِبٍ لِلبَحرِ وَالبحرُ عينُهُ

وَمُنتَسِبٍ لِلبَحرِ وَالبحرُ عينُهُ

فَإِنْ كُنتَ في شَكٍّ فَحَقّقْهُ كَي تَدري

فَإِنْ كُنتَ في شَكٍّ فَحَقّقْهُ كَي تَدري

And one affiliated with the sea, yet the sea is his very self.

One who claims kinship to the sea is himself the sea embodied,

So if you are in doubt, verify it so that you may know.

So if you doubt, investigate so you may know,

وَعِندَهُمُ المَنسوبُ قَطعاً مغايرٌ

وَعِندَهُمُ المَنسوبُ قَطعاً مغايرٌ

لِذي نِسبةٍ بَعدَ التأمُّلِ وَالفِكرِ

لِذي نِسبةٍ بَعدَ التأمُّلِ وَالفِكرِ

And in their view, the affiliated one is certainly distinct

And to them the one who claims kinship is decidedly distinct,

from that to which he is affiliated, after reflection and thought.

From one with a lineage, after reflection and thought,

قَد أَخطَأَوا عَقلاً ونَقلاً وفِطنةً

قَد أَخطَأَوا عَقلاً ونَقلاً وفِطنةً

لِأنّي رَأيتُ البحرَ أَضحى هوَ البَحري

لِأنّي رَأيتُ البحرَ أَضحى هوَ البَحري

They have indeed erred in reason, received knowledge, and discernment,

They have erred in reason, transmission, and insight,

for I have seen the sea become al-Bahri himself.

For I have seen the sea has itself become the seafarer.