شَدتُI strengthened أَميرCommander المؤمنينَof the Faithful قوىthe powers المُلكof kingship
شَدتُ أَمير المؤمنينَ قوى المُلك
صَدَعتَyou shattered بِفتحِby conquering الرومthe Romans أَفئِدةthe hearts التُّركِof the Turks
صَدَعتَ بِفتحِ الروم أَفئِدة التُّركِ
I strengthened, O Commander of the Faithful, the powers of kingship.
By conquering the Romans, you shattered the hearts of the Turks.
فَريتَyou cleft بِسيفwith the sword of اللَهِGod هامthe heads of عَدوّهHis enemy
فَريتَ بِسيف اللَهِ هام عَدوّه
وَطأطأتand you lowered للإِسلامto Islam ناصيةthe forelock الشركِof polytheism
وَطأطأت للإِسلام ناصية الشركِ
With God's sword, you cleft the heads of His enemy.
And you lowered polytheism's forelock before Islam.
فأَصبَحتso you became مَسروراًjoyful بِماat what كانَhe had been ضاحِكاًlaughing
فأَصبَحت مَسروراً بِما كانَ ضاحِكاً
وأَصبَحَand became نَقفورٌNikephoros عَلىover مُلكِهِhis kingdom يَبكيweeping
وأَصبَحَ نَقفورٌ عَلى مُلكِهِ يَبكي
So you became joyful at what he had been laughing at.
And Nikephoros began weeping over his kingdom.
Sol 6.1