أصبَحَbecame المُلكُkingship بَعدَafter آلِthe house of عَلِيٍّAli
أصبَحَ المُلكُ بَعدَ آلِ عَلِيٍّ
مُشرِقاًradiant بِالمُلوكِwith the kings مِنfrom آلِthe house of شاذيShadhi
مُشرِقاً بِالمُلوكِ مِن آلِ شاذي
Kingship, after the house of Ali, became
The kingdom after Ali's house
radiant with the kings of the house of Shadhi.
Shines with kings from Shadhi's line
وَغَداand came to الشَرقُthe East يَحسُدُenvy الغَربَthe West
وَغَدا الشَرقُ يَحسُدُ الغَربَ
لِلقَومِbecause of those men وَمِصرٌand Egypt تَزهوglories عَلىover بَغداذِBaghdad
لِلقَومِ وَمِصرٌ تَزهو عَلى بَغداذِ
And the East came to envy the West
And the East envies the West
because of those men, and Egypt glories over Baghdad.
For the nation, and Egypt triumphs over Baghdad
ماnot حَواهاhe gained it إِلّاexcept بِحَزمٍthrough firmness وَعَزمٍand resolve
ما حَواها إِلّا بِحَزمٍ وَعَزمٍ
مِنthrough صَليلِthe clang of الفولاذِsteel فيagainst الفولاذِsteel
مِن صَليلِ الفولاذِ في الفولاذِ
He gained it only through firmness and resolve,
It contained nothing but resolve and determination
through the clang of steel against steel—
Of clanging steel on steel
لاnot كَفِرعَونَlike Pharaoh وَالعَزيزِand al-Aziz وَمنand those who
لا كَفِرعَونَ وَالعَزيزِ وَمن
كانَwere بِهاin it كالخَصيبِlike al-Khasib وَالأُستاذِand al-Ustadh
كانَ بِها كالخَصيبِ وَالأُستاذِ
not like Pharaoh and al-Aziz and those
Not like Pharaoh and Al-Aziz and those
who were there, like al-Khasib and al-Ustadh.
Who were in it like Al-Khasib and Al-Ustadh
Sol 6.1