لاlet ... not يَأيَسَنَّdespair فَقيرٌa poor man مِنof غِنىًwealth أَبَداًever
لا يَأيَسَنَّ فَقيرٌ مِن غِنىً أَبَداً
بَعدَafter الَّذيwhat نالَattained يَعقوبُYa'qub بنُson of داوودِDawud
بَعدَ الَّذي نالَ يَعقوبُ بنُ داوودِ
Let no poor man ever despair of wealth,
After what Ya'qub ibn Dawud attained.
قَدindeed صارَhas become مِنfrom بَعدِafter إِشرافٍverging عَلىon تَلَفٍdeath
قَد صارَ مِن بَعدِ إِشرافٍ عَلى تَلَفٍ
وَبَعدَand after غُلٍّa fetter عَلىaround الزَندَينِboth wrists مَشدودِtightly fastened
وَبَعدَ غُلٍّ عَلى الزَندَينِ مَشدودِ
He has become, after being on the brink of death
And after a fetter bound tight around both wrists,
أَخاًa brother لِمَهدِيِّto al-Mahdi خَلقِcreatures of اللَهِGod كُلِّهِمِall of them
أَخاً لِمَهدِيِّ خَلقِ اللَهِ كُلِّهِمِ
يوفىis raised بِهِwith him فَوقَabove أَعناقِnecks الصَناديدِthe mighty chiefs
يوفى بِهِ فَوقَ أَعناقِ الصَناديدِ
A brother to al-Mahdi of all God's creatures,
Raised above the necks of mighty chiefs.
لَئِنif indeed حُسِدتَyou have been envied عَلىfor ماwhat نِلتَyou attained مِنof شَرَفٍhonor
لَئِن حُسِدتَ عَلى ما نِلتَ مِن شَرَفٍ
لَقَدcertainly عَنيتَyou suffered زَماناًfor a time غَيرَnot مَحسودِenvied
لَقَد عَنيتَ زَماناً غَيرَ مَحسودِ
If indeed you are envied for the honor you have attained,
You certainly suffered for a time, envied by none.
ياO أَيُّهاyou الناسُpeople قَدindeed ضاعَتhas been lost خِلافَتُكُمyour caliphate
يا أَيُّها الناسُ قَد ضاعَت خِلافَتُكُم
إِنَّindeed الخَليفَةَthe caliph يَعقوبُYa'qub بنُson of داوودِDawud
إِنَّ الخَليفَةَ يَعقوبُ بنُ داوودِ
O people, your caliphate is indeed lost!
Indeed, the caliph is Ya'qub ibn Dawud.
ضاعَتhas been lost خِلافَتُكُمyour caliphate ياO قَومُpeople فَاِلتَمِسواso seek
ضاعَت خِلافَتُكُم يا قَومُ فَاِلتَمِسوا
خَليفَةَcaliph of اللَهِGod بَينَbetween الزِقِّthe wineskin وَالعودِand the lute
خَليفَةَ اللَهِ بَينَ الزِقِّ وَالعودِ
Your caliphate is lost, O people; so seek
God's caliph between the wineskin and the lute.
Sol 6.1