لوif كانتِwere الأشعارُthe poems تنطقُspeak بايعتْwould pledge allegiance
لو كانتِ الأشعارُ تنطقُ بايعتْ
حَسَنَHasan بنَson of مرعيMar‘i ربَّهاtheir lord وأميرَهاand their prince
حَسَنَ بنَ مرعي ربَّها وأميرَها
If poems could speak, they would pledge allegiance
If poems could speak, they would pledge
to Hasan ibn Mar‘i, their lord and prince.
allegiance to Hasan ibn Mur'i as their lord and emir.
لكنَّنيbut I أجدُfind الإمارةَrulership مَنزِلًاa station
لكنَّني أجدُ الإمارةَ مَنزِلًا
أوهَىfrailer وأوهنَand weaker فاطَّرَحتُso I cast aside سريرَهاits throne
أوهَى وأوهنَ فاطَّرَحتُ سريرَها
But I find rulership a station
But I find the emirate to be a residence
frailer and weaker, so I cast aside its throne.
whose weakness makes it discard its throne.
لاnot أدَّعيI claim الألقابَtitles إنَّindeed وراءهاbehind them
لا أدَّعي الألقابَ إنَّ وراءها
شرًّاan evil يؤجِّجُstokes فيin الخفاءِsecrecy سعيرَهاtheir raging fire
شرًّا يؤجِّجُ في الخفاءِ سعيرَها
I claim no titles; indeed, behind them lies
I do not claim titles, for behind them
an evil that secretly stokes their raging fire.
is an evil that secretly kindles its flames.
Sol 6.1