اِبنَ نِهيا رَأسٌ عَلَيَّ ثَقيلُ

اِبنَ نِهيا رَأسٌ عَلَيَّ ثَقيلُ

وَاِحتِمالُ الرَأسَينِ خَطبٌ جَليلُ

وَاِحتِمالُ الرَأسَينِ خَطبٌ جَليلُ

Son of Nihya, a head weighs heavily upon me;

The son of Nahya, his head weighs heavy upon me,

and bearing two heads is a grave affair.

Bearing two heads is an immense trial.

اِدعُ غَيري إِلى عِبادَةِ الاِثنَي

اِدعُ غَيري إِلى عِبادَةِ الاِثنَي

نِ فَإِنّي بِواحِدٍ مَشغولُ

نِ فَإِنّي بِواحِدٍ مَشغولُ

Call someone else to worship the two,

Summon another to worship the dual gods,

for I am occupied with one.

For I am occupied with the One.

يا اِبنَ نِهيا بَرِئتُ مِنكَ إِلى اللَ

يا اِبنَ نِهيا بَرِئتُ مِنكَ إِلى اللَ

هِ جِهاراً وَذاكَ مِنّي قَليلُ

هِ جِهاراً وَذاكَ مِنّي قَليلُ

O son of Nihya, I disavow you before God,

O son of Nahya, openly I disavow you before God,

openly—and that is little on my part.

Though it be but little of me.