رأىhe saw حلباًAleppo بلداًa city داثراًin ruins
رأى حلباً بلداً داثراً
فزادَso he increased لإصلاحِهاto restore it حرصَهُhis zeal
فزادَ لإصلاحِها حرصَهُ
He saw Aleppo, a city in ruins,
So he increased his zeal to restore it.
وقادَand he led الجيوشَthe armies لفتحِto conquer البلادِthe lands
وقادَ الجيوشَ لفتحِ البلادِ
ودقَّand grew meticulous لقهرِto subdue العدىthe foes فحصهُhis scrutiny
ودقَّ لقهرِ العدى فحصهُ
And he led the armies to conquer the lands,
And to subdue the foes, his scrutiny grew meticulous.
وماand nothing بعدَafter هذاthis سوىexcept عزلِهِhis dismissal
وما بعدَ هذا سوى عزلِهِ
إذاwhen أمرa matter تمَّreaches completion بداappears نقصهُits decline
إذا أمر تمَّ بدا نقصهُ
Yet after this comes nothing but his dismissal:
When a matter reaches completion, its decline appears.
Sol 6.1