ماnot نالَattained ماwhat نالَattained الأَميرُthe emir مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
ما نالَ ما نالَ الأَميرُ مُحَمَّدٌ
إِلّاexcept بِيُمنِthrough the auspiciousness of مُحَمَّدِMuhammad بنِson of يَزيدِYazid
إِلّا بِيُمنِ مُحَمَّدِ بنِ يَزيدِ
Emir Muhammad attained what he attained
Only through the auspiciousness of Muhammad ibn Yazid.
وَبَنوand the sons of ثُمالَةَThumala أَنجُمٌstars مَسعودَةٌfortunate
وَبَنو ثُمالَةَ أَنجُمٌ مَسعودَةٌ
فَعَلَيكَso upon you ضَوءُthe light of الكَوكَبِthe star المَسعودِthe fortunate
فَعَلَيكَ ضَوءُ الكَوكَبِ المَسعودِ
And the sons of Thumala are fortunate stars;
So upon you shines the light of the fortunate star.
شَفَعَتhas joined خُراسانُKhurasan العِراقِIraq بِزَورَةٍwith a visit
شَفَعَت خُراسانُ العِراقِ بِزَورَةٍ
مِنfrom زائِرٍa visitor طَرِفِnovel in اللِقاءِmeeting جَديدِnew
مِن زائِرٍ طَرِفِ اللِقاءِ جَديدِ
Khurasan has joined Iraq through a visit
From a visitor, a fresh and novel acquaintance.
ذاكَthat one المُبارَكُthe blessed one خِلَّةٌan intimate friend وَلَرُبَّماand how often
ذاكَ المُبارَكُ خِلَّةٌ وَلَرُبَّما
مُنِيَhas been afflicted الجَليلُthe great man بِأَشأَمٍwith an ill-omened one مَنكودِluckless
مُنِيَ الجَليلُ بِأَشأَمٍ مَنكودِ
That blessed man is an intimate friend; and how often
Has a great man been afflicted with an ill-omened, luckless one.
Sol 6.1