مَضىhas passed زَمَنٌa time كُنتَyou were الذُّنابَىthe tail end لِأَهلِهِamong its people
مَضى زَمَنٌ كُنتَ الذُّنابَى لِأَهلِهِ
وَفُزتَand you won بِنُعمَىwith a blessing نَشَّmay dry up عَنكَaway from you غَديرُهاits pool
وَفُزتَ بِنُعمَى نَشَّ عَنكَ غَديرُها
Gone is the time when you were the tail end of its people.
And you won a blessing—may its pool dry up for you!
نَعَمyes وَقَدِand indeed استوزِرتَyou were appointed vizier جَهلاًthrough ignorance فَماso what الَّذيthat which
نَعَم وَقَدِ استوزِرتَ جَهلاً فَما الَّذي
يُرامُis sought مِنَfrom الدُّنياthe world وَأَنتَand you وَزيرُهاits vizier
يُرامُ مِنَ الدُّنيا وَأَنتَ وَزيرُها
Yes, you have indeed been made vizier through ignorance; so what
can be sought from the world, when you are its vizier?
فَلاso no خَطَرٌstanding ياO بنَson اللِّئامِof the baseborn لِدَولَةٍfor a state
فَلا خَطَرٌ يا بنَ اللِّئامِ لِدَولَةٍ
وَأَنتَand you عَلىto رَغمِthe chagrin of المَعاليnoble virtues خَطيرُهاits man of standing
وَأَنتَ عَلى رَغمِ المَعالي خَطيرُها
So a state has no standing, O son of the baseborn,
when you are its man of standing, to the chagrin of noble virtues.
Sol 6.1