خليفةَO caliph اللهGod الذيwhose عدjustice (reading عدله across the split) لهhis (completing عدله)
خليفةَ الله الذي عد له
راياتهits banners فيin الأفقthe horizon منشورةunfurled
راياته في الأفق منشورة
O Caliph of God, whose justice
has its banners unfurled on the horizon,
ومنand one who لهhe has كفa hand; a palm كصةبlike a downpour (apparently كصوب) الحياrain
ومن له كف كصةب الحيا
بسيبهاthrough its bounty الآمالthe hopes معمورةflourishing
بسيبها الآمال معمورة
and whose hand is like a downpour of rain—
through its bounty, hopes flourish.
قدalready نقضتhas been pulled down داريmy house وليand I have راحةa palm; a hand
قد نقضت داري ولي راحة
فيin قبضةthe grip الافلاسbankruptcy مأسورةheld captive
في قبضة الافلاس مأسورة
My house has been pulled down, and my hand
is held captive in bankruptcy’s grip.
وليand I have مقالa saying; a proposal قبلbefore قيليmy uttering بهof it
ولي مقال قبل قيلي به
تصبحwill become داريmy house وهيwhile it is معمورةrebuilt; inhabited
تصبح داري وهي معمورة
I have a proposal; before I utter it,
my house will already be rebuilt:
منىfrom me (apparently مني) أناI لاno شيa thing (شيء) ومنand from مالكيmy master الthe (continued next line)
منى أنا لا شي ومن مالكي ال
آجرbricks والاجذاعand the timbers والنورةand the lime
آجر والاجذاع والنورة
From me, nothing; and from my master, the—
bricks, the timbers, and the lime.
Sol 6.1