تغيّرchanged ليfor me دَهرٌtime وَأَنكَرand disowned صاحِبa friend
تغيّر لي دَهرٌ وَأَنكَر صاحِب
وَسُلّطand were empowered أَعداءٌenemies وَغابand vanished نَصيرa helper
وَسُلّط أَعداءٌ وَغاب نَصير
Time has turned against me, and a friend has disowned me.
And enemies have been empowered, and a helper has vanished.
تَكونis عنfrom الأَهوازAhwaz داريmy home بِنَجوةat a distance
تَكون عن الأَهواز داري بِنَجوة
وَلكِنbut مَقاديرdecrees of fate جرتran their course وَأمورand events
وَلكِن مَقادير جرت وَأمور
My home lies far removed from Ahwaz,
But decrees of fate and events have run their course.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لأَرجوsurely hope for بعدafter هذاthis محمداMuhammad
وَإِنّي لأَرجو بعد هذا محمدا
لأَفضلِfor the best ماthat which يُرجىis hoped for أَخa brother وَوَزيرand a vizier
لأَفضلِ ما يُرجى أَخ وَوَزير
And after this, I surely look to Muhammad
For the best one may hope for from a brother and a vizier.
Sol 6.1