إنِّيindeed I أرىsee صاحِبَcompanion of السُّلطانِthe ruler فيin ظُلَمٍdarknesses
إنِّي أرى صاحِبَ السُّلطانِ في ظُلَمٍ
ماnot مِثْلُهُنَّlike them إذاwhen قاسَcompares الفتىthe young man ظُلَمُdarknesses
ما مِثْلُهُنَّ إذا قاسَ الفتى ظُلَمُ
Indeed, I see the ruler’s companion amid darknesses,
I see the friend of the sultan in darkness
No other darkness matches them when a young man compares.
None like them if the youth endures injustice
فجِسمُهُfor his body تَعِبٌweary والنَّفسُand the soul مُزعِجَةٌdisquieting
فجِسمُهُ تَعِبٌ والنَّفسُ مُزعِجَةٌ
وعِرْضُهُand his honor عُرْضَةٌvulnerable والدِّينُand the faith مُنثَلِمُimpaired
وعِرْضُهُ عُرْضَةٌ والدِّينُ مُنثَلِمُ
For his body is weary, and his soul brings disquiet;
His body is tired, his soul vexed
And his honor is vulnerable, and his faith impaired.
His honor vulnerable, his faith torn
هَذاthis إذاwhen أشرقَتْshone brightly أيّامُthe days of دَولِتهِhis ascendancy
هَذا إذا أشرقَتْ أيّامُ دَولِتهِ
والصَّيْلَمُand the crushing calamity الإدُّthe dreadful إنْif زَلَّتْslipped بهِbeneath him القَدَمُthe foot
والصَّيْلَمُ الإدُّ إنْ زَلَّتْ بهِ القَدَمُ
This is when the days of his ascendancy shine bright;
This when the days of his state shine bright
And dreadful, crushing calamity awaits if his foot should slip.
And stumbling feet make his glory night
Sol 6.1