وما ابن أرضٍ غَرضٌ لابن سَمَا

وما ابن أرضٍ غَرضٌ لابن سَمَا

نارانِ لم يُخمدْهما سلطانُ مَا

نارانِ لم يُخمدْهما سلطانُ مَا

And what son of earth is a target for a son of heaven?

The son of earth is no match for the son of heaven

Two fires that no power whatsoever has quenched.

Two fires that no sultan could extinguish

يحتربانِ أبدا على مدىً

يحتربانِ أبدا على مدىً

ثمّ يكونُ الأخبثُ المنهزِما

ثمّ يكونُ الأخبثُ المنهزِما

They fight one another forever, at a distance,

They battle forever across the ages

Then the more wicked one is defeated.

Then the most wicked becomes the vanquished

راميهما لم يُخطِ من صاحبِه

راميهما لم يُخطِ من صاحبِه

إصابةً تُدمي ولا تُجرِي دَما

إصابةً تُدمي ولا تُجرِي دَما

The archer of the two has not failed to deal his companion

Their missiles at each other never make

A hit that bloodies him, yet makes no blood flow.

A hit that draws blood or takes a life

بَرٌّ يطيع ربَّه وفَاجِرٌ

بَرٌّ يطيع ربَّه وفَاجِرٌ

لكن يخوضانِ معاً جَهنما

لكن يخوضانِ معاً جَهنما

One is righteous and obeys his Lord; the other is wicked,

One obeys his Lord, the other's rebellious

Yet together they plunge into Hell.

Yet both will plunge together into hell