يَكفيكَis enough for you حُزناًas sorrow ذَهابُthe departure الصالِحينَthe righteous مَعاًtogether
يَكفيكَ حُزناً ذَهابُ الصالِحينَ مَعاً
وَنَحنُand we بَعدَهُمafter them مَعَwith الأَرضِthe earth قُطّانُdwellers
وَنَحنُ بَعدَهُم مَعَ الأَرضِ قُطّانُ
The departure of the righteous all together is sorrow enough for you,
And after them we remain dwellers on the earth.
إِنَّindeed العِراقَIraq وَإِنَّand indeed الشامَthe Levant مُذsince زَمَنٍsome time
إِنَّ العِراقَ وَإِنَّ الشامَ مُذ زَمَنٍ
صِفرانِboth empty ماno بِهِماin either of them لِلمُلكِfor kingship سُلطانُauthority
صِفرانِ ما بِهِما لِلمُلكِ سُلطانُ
Indeed, Iraq and indeed the Levant have long
Been empty: kingship has no power in either.
ساسَhave ruled الأَنامَmankind شَياطينٌdevils مُسَلَّطَةٌvested with power
ساسَ الأَنامَ شَياطينٌ مُسَلَّطَةٌ
فيin كُلِّevery مِصرٍcity مِنَamong الوالينَthe governors شَيطانُa devil
في كُلِّ مِصرٍ مِنَ الوالينَ شَيطانُ
Devils vested with power have ruled mankind;
In every city, there is a devil among the governors,
مَنone who لَيسَdoes not يَحفِلُcare خَمصَwent hungry الناسُthe people كُلِّهُمُall of them
مَن لَيسَ يَحفِلُ خَمصَ الناسُ كُلِّهُمُ
إِنif باتَspends the night يَشرَبُdrinking خَمراًwine وَهوَwhile he is مِبطانُfull-bellied
إِن باتَ يَشرَبُ خَمراً وَهوَ مِبطانُ
One who cares not if all the people go hungry,
So long as he spends the night drinking wine, his belly full.
تَشابَهَbecame alike النَجرُinnate nature فَالرومِيُّso the Roman مَنطِقُهُhis speech
تَشابَهَ النَجرُ فَالرومِيُّ مَنطِقُهُ
كَمَنطِقِlike the speech of العُربِthe Arabs وَالطائِيُّand the man of Tayy مِرطانُa foreign-tongue speaker
كَمَنطِقِ العُربِ وَالطائِيُّ مِرطانُ
Their natures have grown alike: the Roman's speech
Is like the Arabs', and the man of Tayy speaks a foreign tongue.
أَمّاas for كِلابٌKilab فَأَغنىthen more useful مِنthan ثَعالِبِهِمtheir foxes
أَمّا كِلابٌ فَأَغنى مِن ثَعالِبِهِم
كَأَنَّas though أَرماحَهُمtheir spears فيin الحَربِbattle أَشطانُwell-ropes
كَأَنَّ أَرماحَهُم في الحَربِ أَشطانُ
As for Kilab, they are of more use than their foxes;
Their spears in battle seem like well-ropes.
مَتىwhen يَقومُwill arise إِمامٌa leader يَستَقيدُexacts redress لَناfor us
مَتى يَقومُ إِمامٌ يَستَقيدُ لَنا
فَتَعرِفُso may know العَدلَjustice أَجيالٌgenerations وَغيطانُand lowlands
فَتَعرِفُ العَدلَ أَجيالٌ وَغيطانُ
When will an imam arise to exact redress for us,
So that generations and lowlands may know justice?
صَلّواpray بِحَيثُin whatever place أَرَدتُمyou wish فَالبِلادُfor the lands أَذىًfilth
صَلّوا بِحَيثُ أَرَدتُم فَالبِلادُ أَذىً
كَأَنَّماas though كُلُّهاall of it لِلإِبلِfor the camels أَعطانُresting places beside water
كَأَنَّما كُلُّها لِلإِبلِ أَعطانُ
Pray wherever you wish, for the lands are foul,
As though they were all resting grounds for camels beside water.
Sol 6.1