وهلand is ...? ثمthere نفسa soul لاnot تميلinclines إلىtoward الهوىdesire
وهل ثم نفس لا تميل إلى الهوى
محالimpossible ولكنbut ثمthere عزمresolve الصبرpatience
محال ولكن ثم عزم الصبر
And is there a soul that does not incline toward desire?
Is there a soul that does not incline to passion?
Impossible—but there is the resolve to endure.
Impossible! But there is strength of patience.
سُلالةlineage هذاthis الخلقcreation منfrom ظهرa back واحدsingle
سُلالة هذا الخلق من ظهر واحد
وللكلand for each شربa draught منfrom قوىstrengths ذلكthat الظهرthe back
وللكل شرب من قوى ذلك الظهر
The lineage of these creatures stems from a single back,
This human race springs from a single back.
And each has a draught from the strength of that back.
And each one drinks strength from that back.