تُوُفّي مَن كُنتُ أرقي وَهَل

تُوُفّي مَن كُنتُ أرقي وَهَل

تَقي المَوت عيسي أَناجيلُهُ

تَقي المَوت عيسي أَناجيلُهُ

He whom I used to heal with incantations has died—yet do

The one I used to treat with healing charms has died; and can

He whom I sought to save with spells has died; and do

His Gospels shield Jesus from death?

his Gospels protect Jesus from death?

The Gospels of Jesus shelter Jesus from death?

فَأَصبَحت وَحدي بِلا مشبهٍ

فَأَصبَحت وَحدي بِلا مشبهٍ

كَأَنَّ الزَمانَ أَنا جيلُهُ

كَأَنَّ الزَمانَ أَنا جيلُهُ

And so I am left alone, with none resembling me,

So I was left alone, without a counterpart,

So I have become alone, without a peer,

As though I alone were the whole generation of this age.

as though I alone were time's generation.

As if I am the sole generation of Time.