أَرى اِبن عُنين وَالبَها مُذ توليا

أَرى اِبن عُنين وَالبَها مُذ توليا

عَلى الناسِ وَلَّى الخَيرُ عَن كُلِّ مُسلِمِ

عَلى الناسِ وَلَّى الخَيرُ عَن كُلِّ مُسلِمِ

I see Ibn ʿUnayn and al-Bahāʾ—ever since they took command

I see that since Ibn Unayn and al-Baha took office

over the people, they have turned goodness away from every Muslim.

over the people, goodness has departed from every Muslim.

فَوَاللَهِ يا عيسى بِمَن شِئتَ مِنهُما

فَوَاللَهِ يا عيسى بِمَن شِئتَ مِنهُما

لعنتَ وَلَو كُنتَ المَسيح اِبن مَريَمِ

لعنتَ وَلَو كُنتَ المَسيح اِبن مَريَمِ

By God, O ʿĪsā, at the hands of whichever of the two you choose,

So, by God, O Isa, by whichever of the two you choose,

you would be cursed—even if you were the Messiah, son of Mary.

you would be cursed, even were you the Messiah, son of Mary.