أَلَمhas … not? تَأتِreached أَهلَthe people of المشرِقَينِthe two Easts رِسالتيmy message
أَلَم تَأتِ أَهلَ المشرِقَينِ رِسالتي
وَأَيُّand what نَصِيحٍsincere adviser لاnot يَبِيتُspends the night عَلىwith عَتبِa grievance
وَأَيُّ نَصِيحٍ لا يَبِيتُ عَلى عَتبِ
Has my message not reached the people of the two Easts?
And what sincere adviser does not spend the night with a grievance?
مَلَكتُهمI ruled them فَكانَand so was الشَرُّevil آخِرَthe end of عَهدِكُمyour days
مَلَكتُهم فَكانَ الشَرُّ آخِرَ عَهدِكُم
لَئِنif indeed لَمdid not تُدارِكُكُمcome to your aid حُلُومُthe forbearance of بَنيthe sons of حَربِHarb
لَئِن لَم تُدارِكُكُم حُلُومُ بَني حَربِ
I ruled them; evil would mark the end of your days,
if indeed the forbearance of the sons of Harb did not come to your aid.
Sol 6.1