ينو حُسين ملكوا

ينو حُسين ملكوا

ملكا عزيزا أطولا

ملكا عزيزا أطولا

[The sons of] Husayn have ruled

The Housain monarchy

a mighty, longer-lasting realm.

A mighty and enduring monarchy

ذا دهرُ افريقيّة

ذا دهرُ افريقيّة

أضحى بهم مُعتدلا

أضحى بهم مُعتدلا

This age of Ifriqiya

Of the African era

has become balanced through them.

It has become well balanced for them

دولتهم ذي جنة

دولتهم ذي جنة

للناس أضحت نُزُلا

للناس أضحت نُزُلا

This realm of theirs is a garden,

Their state is like a paradise

a hospitable abode for the people.

For the people it has become a place to stay

بُشرى لهم بأنّها

بُشرى لهم بأنّها

لم تبغ عنهم حولا

لم تبغ عنهم حولا

Glad tidings to them that it

Good news for them that it

has not sought to move away from them,

Has not strayed from them at all

إذ جاء في التاريخ ولا

إذ جاء في التاريخ ولا

يبغون عنها حولا

يبغون عنها حولا

for the chronogram reads: 'And they do not

Since it came in history and they

seek to move away from it.'

Do not want it to stray at all