قدindeed رُفِعَتhave been raised ألويةُthe banners of الغَدرِtreachery
قد رُفِعَت ألويةُ الغَدرِ
وسُدَّand has been shut بابُthe door to الفَصلِjudgment والشكرِand gratitude
وسُدَّ بابُ الفَصلِ والشكرِ
The banners of treachery have been raised,
and the door to judgment and gratitude has been shut.
وآيةُand the verse of الإحسانِkindness منسوخَةًabrogated
وآيةُ الإحسانِ منسوخَةً
قدindeed أسقِطَتhas been struck out منfrom صُحُفِthe pages of الدَهرِtime
قد أسقِطَت من صُحُفِ الدَهرِ
And the verse of kindness is abrogated;
it has been struck from the pages of time.
لاdo not تطلُبِseek الخيرَgoodness ولاand do not ترجُهُhope for it
لا تطلُبِ الخيرَ ولا ترجُهُ
فإنّfor indeed هذيthis دولةُthe reign of الشّرِّevil
فإنّ هذي دولةُ الشّرِّ
Do not seek goodness, nor hope for it,
for this is the reign of evil.
سمعتُI have heard بالحرِّof the noble man ولمbut have not ألقَهُmet him
سمعتُ بالحرِّ ولم ألقَهُ
ياO طولَthe length of أشواقيmy yearnings إلىfor الحُرِّthe noble man
يا طولَ أشواقي إلى الحُرِّ
I have heard of the noble man, but have not met him.
Ah, how long I have yearned for the noble man!
Sol 6.1