أطلprolong حزناًsorrow وابكand weep for الإمامthe Imam محمداMuhammad
أطل حزناً وابك الإمام محمدا
بحزنٍwith grief وانand even if خفتyou fear الحسامthe keen sword المُهنداIndian-forged
بحزنٍ وان خفت الحسام المُهندا
Prolong your sorrow and weep for Imam Muhammad,
The Imam Muhammad wept in sorrow
with grief, even if you fear the keen, Indian-forged sword.
In grief, though swords were sheathed and surrendered
فلاso may ... not تمتbe complete الأشياءthings بعدafter محمدٍMuhammad
فلا تمت الأشياء بعد محمدٍ
ولاand may ... not زالcease to be شملُunity الملكthe realm فيهاamid them مبدداscattered
ولا زال شملُ الملك فيها مبددا
So may nothing be whole after Muhammad,
Nothing is complete after Muhammad
and may the realm's unity never cease to be scattered amid them.
The kingdom's union dispersed and scattered
ولاand may ... not فرحrejoice المأمونُal-Ma'mun بعدهafter him
ولا فرح المأمونُ بعده
ولاand may ... not زالcease to be فيin الدنياthis world طريداًa fugitive مشرداdriven from place to place
ولا زال في الدنيا طريداً مشردا
And may al-Ma'mun never rejoice after him,
Al-Ma'mun is not joyful after him
and may he never cease to be a fugitive in this world, driven from place to place.
He remains in life an outcast, banished
Sol 6.1