لَو اِنِّيَ كَلبٌ لا عَتَّرَتني حَميَّةٌ

لَو اِنِّيَ كَلبٌ لا عَتَّرَتني حَميَّةٌ

لِجَّروِيَ أَن يَلقى كَما لَقِيَ الإِنسُ

لِجَّروِيَ أَن يَلقى كَما لَقِيَ الإِنسُ

Were I a dog, protective zeal would surely seize me

Had I been a dog, zeal would have restrained me

For my pup, lest he suffer as humankind has suffered.

From meeting what man has met with in life

أَرى الحَيَّ جِنساً ظَلَّ يَشمُلُ عالَمي

أَرى الحَيَّ جِنساً ظَلَّ يَشمُلُ عالَمي

بِأَنواعِهِ لا بورِكَ النَوعُ وَالجِنسُ

بِأَنواعِهِ لا بورِكَ النَوعُ وَالجِنسُ

I see the living as a genus still encompassing my world

I see the living, a kind that has mastered my world

With its species—may neither species nor genus be blessed.

In its types, not blessed the species and the kind.