معزMuʿizz; exalter الدولةthe state الوهناfeeble (first part of الوهناء)
معز الدولة الوهنا
ءfinal letter of الوهناء (feeble) يوهنهاweakens her ويفقرهاand impoverishes her
ء يوهنها ويفقرها
Muʿizz al-Dawla, exalter of the feeble state,
The state's glory fades
weakens her and impoverishes her.
As it weakens and impoverishes it
وناصرهاand her champion علىin وجلfear
وناصرها على وجل
يزجّيهاurges her onward ويحصرهاand hems her in
يزجّيها ويحصرها
And her champion, in fear,
And its supporter in distress
urges her onward and hems her in.
Sweeps it away and besieges it
فلاso not هوhe مؤيسdespairing منهاof her
فلا هو مؤيس منها
ولاand not الأقواتُthe provisions تحدرهاfatten her
ولا الأقواتُ تحدرها
So he does not despair of her,
So he is not hopeless of it
nor do provisions fatten her.
Nor do provisions diminish it
ولاand not هذاthis one بقوّتهwith his strength
ولا هذا بقوّته
ولاand not ذاthat one بعدany longer ينصرهاcomes to her aid
ولا ذا بعد ينصرها
Neither this one, with his strength,
Neither is this by its strength
nor that one any longer comes to her aid.
Nor that after helping it
وأرواحand the souls العبادof the people الجوhunger (first part of الجوع)
وأرواح العباد الجو
عfinal letter of الجوع (hunger) نحوtoward الموتdeath يحشوهاdrives them
ع نحو الموت يحشوها
And the souls of the people—hunger
And the spirits of obedient men
drives them toward death.
Towards death cramming them
لقدindeed تركhas left الوجوهthe faces الجوhunger (first part of الجوع)
لقد ترك الوجوه الجو
عfinal letter of الجوع (hunger) تعرفهاyou recognize them وتنكرهاand you fail to recognize them
ع تعرفها وتنكرها
Indeed, hunger has left faces
Indeed, it has left the hungry faces
that you recognize and yet do not.
To recognize and deny them
وليسand there is not لهاfor her سوىexcept الرحمthe All-Merciful (first part of الرحمن)
وليس لها سوى الرحم
نfinal letter of الرحمن (the All-Merciful) بعدafter الكسرthe breaking يجبرهاmends her
ن بعد الكسر يجبرها
And she has none but the All-Merciful
And it has nothing but mercy
to mend her after the breaking.
After breaking to mend it
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