لوif تَركناwe had left تَلَّthe hill of الفُضُولal-Fuḍūl (literally, excess) وَرُحناand we went away
لو تَركنا تَلَّ الفُضُول وَرُحنا
لاسترحناwe would have found relief ممّاfrom what لقيناهُwe encountered it ضنكاhardship
لاسترحنا ممّا لقيناهُ ضنكا
Had we left Tall al-Fuḍūl and gone away,
We would have found relief from the hardship we endured.
ياO مليكking of الزَّمانthe age هنّأكَmay He grant you joy اللهُGod
يا مليك الزَّمان هنّأكَ اللهُ
بماin what أَضْحَكmade laugh العبادَthe people وأبكىand made weep
بما أَضْحَك العبادَ وأبكى
O king of the age, may God grant you joy
In what made the people laugh and weep.
Sol 6.1