لاnot القَومَthe people قَوميmy people وَلاnor الأَعوانُthe helpers أَعوانيmy helpers
لا القَومَ قَومي وَلا الأَعوانُ أَعواني
إذاif وَنىfalters يومَon the day of تحصيلِattaining العُلاglory وَانيa laggard
إذا وَنى يومَ تحصيلِ العُلا وَاني
The people are not my people, nor the helpers my helpers,
My people are not my people, nor are supporters my supporters
If a laggard falters on the day of attaining glory.
If the day comes to reap glory's harvest while my supporters abandon me
وَلَستُand I am not إنif لمnot تُؤَيِّدنيuphold me فَراعِنَةٌpharaohs
وَلَستُ إن لم تُؤَيِّدني فَراعِنَةٌ
منكمfrom among you بِفِرعَونa Pharaoh عاليexalted in العَرشِthe throne وَالشانِand stature
منكم بِفِرعَون عالي العَرشِ وَالشانِ
And I am not, unless pharaohs uphold me,
Had the pharaohs not backed me, I would not be
From among you, a Pharaoh exalted in throne and stature.
The lofty lord of the exalted throne and glory
وَلستُand I am not جبّارَthe mighty ruler of ذاthis الواديvalley إِذاif سَلِمَتremain unharmed
وَلستُ جبّارَ ذا الوادي إِذا سَلِمَت
جبالُهits mountains تلكthose منfrom غاراتِthe raids of أَعوانيmy helpers
جبالُه تلك من غاراتِ أَعواني
Nor am I this valley's mighty ruler if
Nor would I be the despot of this valley if its mountains
Those mountains of its remain safe from my helpers' raids.
Had not been safe from my supporters' raids
لاdo not تَقرَبواapproach النيلَthe Nile إنif لمnot تَعمَلواdo عملاًwork
لا تَقرَبوا النيلَ إن لم تَعمَلوا عملاً
فَماؤهُfor its water العذبُsweet لمnot يُخلَقwas created لِكَسلانِfor a sluggard
فَماؤهُ العذبُ لم يُخلَق لِكَسلانِ
Do not approach the Nile unless you do some work;
Do not go near the Nile if you will not work
For its sweet water was not created for a sluggard.
Its sweet water was not created for the lazy
رِدواreach المَجرَّةَthe Milky Way كَدّاًthrough toil دونَbefore مَورِدِهِits watering place
رِدوا المَجرَّةَ كَدّاً دونَ مَورِدِهِ
أوor فَاِطلُبواthen seek غَيرَهُother than it رِيّاًquenching of thirst لِظَمآنِfor a thirsty person
أو فَاِطلُبوا غَيرَهُ رِيّاً لِظَمآنِ
Reach the Milky Way through toil before the Nile's watering place,
Push the Milky Way back to its spring
Or seek something else to quench a thirsty person's thirst.
Or seek another stream to quench the thirsty
وَاِبنواand build كماas بَنتِbuilt الأَجيالُthe generations قَبلَكمُbefore you
وَاِبنوا كما بَنتِ الأَجيالُ قَبلَكمُ
لاdo not تَترُكواleave بعدَكمafter you فخراًglory لإِنسانِfor a person
لا تَترُكوا بعدَكم فخراً لإِنسانِ
And build as the generations before you built;
Build as past generations built
Leave no glory after you for anyone else.
Leave no pride behind for humankind
أَمَرتُكُمI commanded you فَأَطيعواso obey أَمرَthe command of رَبِّكُمُyour lord
أَمَرتُكُم فَأَطيعوا أَمرَ رَبِّكُمُ
لاlet not يَثنِturn away مُستَمِعاًa listener عنfrom طاعةٍobedience ثانيa dissuader
لا يَثنِ مُستَمِعاً عن طاعةٍ ثاني
I have commanded you: obey your lord's command.
I ordered you, so obey the order of your Lord
Let no dissuader turn a listener away from obedience.
Let no second obedience make a listener hesitate
فَالمُلكُfor kingship أمرٌcommand وَطاعاتٌand acts of obedience تُسابِقهُrace it
فَالمُلكُ أمرٌ وَطاعاتٌ تُسابِقهُ
جَنباًside لِجَنبٍby side إلىtoward غاياتِthe goals of إحسانِexcellence
جَنباً لِجَنبٍ إلى غاياتِ إحسانِ
For kingship is command, with acts of obedience racing it,
For kingship is an order, and obediences race with it
Side by side toward the goals of excellence.
Side by side, towards the limits of benevolence
لاdo not تَترُكواleave مُستَحيلاًanything impossible فيin اِستِحالتِهِits impossibility
لا تَترُكوا مُستَحيلاً في اِستِحالتِهِ
حتّىuntil يُميطَunveils لكُمfor you عنfrom وجهِthe face of إمكانِpossibility
حتّى يُميطَ لكُم عن وجهِ إمكانِ
Leave nothing impossible in its impossibility,
Do not abandon the impossible in its impossibility
Until it unveils for you the face of possibility.
Until it unveils for you the face of possibility
مقالةٌan utterance هبَطَتdescended منfrom عرشِthe throne of قائِلِهاits speaker
مقالةٌ هبَطَت من عرشِ قائِلِها
علىupon مناكبِthe shoulders of أَبطالٍheroes وَشُجعانِand brave men
على مناكبِ أَبطالٍ وَشُجعانِ
An utterance descended from its speaker's throne
An utterance descended from its speaker's throne
Upon the shoulders of heroes and brave men.
Upon the shoulders of heroes and the brave
مادَتswayed لهاbefore it الأَرضُthe earth منfrom ذُعرٍterror ودانَand submitted لهاto it
مادَت لها الأَرضُ من ذُعرٍ ودانَ لها
ماwhat فيin المقطَّمِal-Muqattam منof صَخرٍrock وَصَوّانِand flint
ما في المقطَّمِ من صَخرٍ وَصَوّانِ
The earth swayed in terror before it, and to it submitted
The land knelt before it in dread, and whatever was in the rugged peaks submitted,
All the rock and flint in al-Muqattam.
Had anyone but Pharaoh uttered it to the assembled
لوif غيرُanyone other than فِرعَونَPharaoh أَلقاهاhad spoken it علىto ملإٍan assembly
لو غيرُ فِرعَونَ أَلقاها على ملإٍ
فيin غيرِother than مِصرَEgypt لعُدَّتit would have been judged حُلمَthe dream of يَقظانِa waking person
في غيرِ مِصرَ لعُدَّت حُلمَ يَقظانِ
Had anyone but Pharaoh spoken it to an assembly
In any land but Egypt, it would be deemed a waking dream
Outside Egypt, it would have been judged a waking person's dream.
But when Pharaoh proclaimed it to a mountain, its rocks gathered in his fist
لكنَّbut فِرعَونَPharaoh إنif نادىcalled to بهاwith it جَبَلاًa mountain
لكنَّ فِرعَونَ إن نادى بها جَبَلاً
لَبَّتanswered حجارتُهits stones فيin قَبضَةِthe grasp of البانيthe builder
لَبَّت حجارتُه في قَبضَةِ الباني
But if Pharaoh called to a mountain with it,
And throngs assisted him, by whom the valley flowed with the past of the brimming people
Its stones answered in the builder's grasp.
They build what generations will stand before, amazed
وآزَرَتهُand supported him جماهيرٌmultitudes تَسيلُflow بهاwith them
وآزَرَتهُ جماهيرٌ تَسيلُ بها
بِطاحُthe plains of وادٍa valley بماضيwith the past of القَومِthe people ملآنِfilled
بِطاحُ وادٍ بماضي القَومِ ملآنِ
And multitudes supported him; with them overflowed
Between admiration and submission,
The plains of a valley full of the people's past.
Of all that no mind conceived, nor did eyes open
يَبنونَthey build ماwhat تَقِفُstand الأَجيالُthe generations حائِرَةًbewildered
يَبنونَ ما تَقِفُ الأَجيالُ حائِرَةً
أمامَهbefore it بينbetween إعجابٍadmiration وَإذعانِand submission
أمامَه بين إعجابٍ وَإذعانِ
They build what leaves the generations standing bewildered,
Upon its like in the cosmos
Before it, between admiration and submission.
And when they take to a task, they resemble
منof كُلِّall ماthat لَمnot يَلِدhas brought forth فكرٌa mind وَلاnor فُتِحَتhave been opened
من كُلِّ ما لَم يَلِد فكرٌ وَلا فُتِحَت
علىupon نَظائِرِهِits counterparts فيin الكَونِthe universe عَينانِtwo eyes
على نَظائِرِهِ في الكَونِ عَينانِ
Of all that no mind has brought forth, nor have
Jinn flying at Solomon's command
Two eyes in the universe opened upon its like.
Loyal to the authority, not out of fear or greed
وَيُشبِهونَand they resemble إذاwhen طارواthey fly إلىto عملٍa task
وَيُشبِهونَ إذا طاروا إلى عملٍ
جِنّاًjinn تَطيرُflying بِأَمرٍat a command منfrom سُلَيمانِSolomon
جِنّاً تَطيرُ بِأَمرٍ من سُلَيمانِ
And when they fly to a task, they resemble
But created seekers of perfection
Jinn flying at a command from Solomon.
Their pyramids still breathe living art
بِرّاًout of loyalty بِذيto the holder of الأَمرِcommand لاnot خَوفاًout of fear وَلاnor طَمعاًout of greed
بِرّاً بِذي الأَمرِ لا خَوفاً وَلا طَمعاً
لكنَّهُمbut they خُلِقواwere created طُلّابَseekers of إتقانِperfection
لكنَّهُم خُلِقوا طُلّابَ إتقانِ
Out of loyalty to the one who commands, not fear or greed;
Making citadels of rocks above the abyss
But they were created seekers of perfection.
An epoch passed over them, yet they mock
أهرامُهُمtheir pyramids تلكthose حيّliving embodiment of الفَنِّart مُتَّخِذاًfashioning
أهرامُهُم تلك حيّ الفَنِّ مُتَّخِذاً
منfrom الصُخورِrocks بُروجاًtowers فوقَabove كيوانِSaturn
من الصُخورِ بُروجاً فوقَ كيوانِ
Those pyramids of theirs are living art, fashioning
What decays of palaces and buildings
From rocks, towers above Saturn.
Night and day took from them only
قَدindeed مرَّhas passed دهرٌan age عليهاover them وهيَwhile they are ساخرةٌmocking
قَد مرَّ دهرٌ عليها وهيَ ساخرةٌ
بماat whatever يُضَعضَعُis brought low منof صَرحٍa palace وَإيوانِand a vaulted hall
بما يُضَعضَعُ من صَرحٍ وَإيوانِ
An age has passed over them, while they mock
What ants take from the pillars of an orchard
The palaces and vaulted halls that are brought low.
As if they and the ravines around them
لمnot يَأخُذِhas taken اللَيلُnight منهاfrom them وَالنَهارُand day سِوىexcept
لم يَأخُذِ اللَيلُ منها وَالنَهارُ سِوى
ماwhat يَأخُذُtake النَملُants منfrom أَركانِthe sides of نَهلانِNahlan
ما يَأخُذُ النَملُ من أَركانِ نَهلانِ
Night and day have taken from them no more
Were the toppled construction of devils for Satan
Than ants take from the sides of Nahlan.
Delegations from the whole world came to them
كَأنَّهاas though they وَالعواديwhile calamities فيat جوانِبِهاtheir sides
كَأنَّها وَالعوادي في جوانِبِها
صَرعىlying slain بناءُa construction of شياطينٍdevils لِشَيطانِfor a devil
صَرعى بناءُ شياطينٍ لِشَيطانِ
As though they, with calamities at their sides
All hastening out of yearning for what immortalizes the perishable
Lying slain, were devils' handiwork for a devil.
Their grandeur belittled everything existent
جاءَتcame إِلَيهاto them وُفودُdelegations of الأَرضِthe earth قاطِبةًwithout exception
جاءَت إِلَيها وُفودُ الأَرضِ قاطِبةً
تَسعىhastening اشتِياقاًin longing إلىtoward ماwhat خلَّدَimmortalized الفانيthe mortal
تَسعى اشتِياقاً إلى ما خلَّدَ الفاني
Delegations from all the earth came to them,
And their structure humbled every edifice
Hastening in longing for what immortalized the mortal.
And the denier of the people's superiority came back acknowledging
فَصَغَّرتso dwarfed كلَّevery موجودٍexisting thing ضَخامَتُهاtheir immensity
فَصَغَّرت كلَّ موجودٍ ضَخامَتُها
وَغضَّand detracted بُنيانُهاtheir structure منfrom كلِّevery بُنيانِstructure
وَغضَّ بُنيانُها من كلِّ بُنيانِ
So their immensity made everything else seem small,
Praising the people openly and in secret
And their structure detracted from every other structure.
Those sanctuaries in the cities bear witness
وعادَand returned مُنكِرُthe denier of فَضلِthe excellence of القَومِthe people مُعتَرِفاًacknowledging
وعادَ مُنكِرُ فَضلِ القَومِ مُعتَرِفاً
يُثنىpraises علىupon القَومِthe people فيin سِرٍّprivate وَإعلانِand public
يُثنى على القَومِ في سِرٍّ وَإعلانِ
And whoever denied the people's excellence returned admitting it,
To their precedence, their diligence
Praising the people in private and in public.
And that in might and capacity
تِلكَthose الهَياكِلُtemples فيin الأَمصارِthe cities شاهِدَةًbearing witness
تِلكَ الهَياكِلُ في الأَمصارِ شاهِدَةً
بِأَنَّهُمthat they أهلُpeople of سَبقٍprecedence أهلُpeople of إمعانِprofound endeavor
بِأَنَّهُم أهلُ سَبقٍ أهلُ إمعانِ
Those temples in the cities bear witness
Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh are their peers
That they were pioneers, people of profound endeavor;
If a stone stands witness to them
وَأنَّand that فِرعَونَPharaoh فيin حولٍstrength وَمَقدِرَةٍand power
وَأنَّ فِرعَونَ في حولٍ وَمَقدِرَةٍ
وَقومَand the people of فِرعَونَPharaoh فيin الإِقدامِdaring كُفؤانِtwo equals
وَقومَ فِرعَونَ في الإِقدامِ كُفؤانِ
And that Pharaoh in strength and power,
In one temple, the others prove it true
And Pharaoh's people in daring, were equals.
As if they and the peoples are humble scrolls
إذاwhen أقامَestablished عَلَيهمconcerning them شاهِداًa witness حجرٌa stone
إذا أقامَ عَلَيهم شاهِداً حجرٌ
فيin هَيكَلٍa temple قامَتِstood forth الأُخرىthe others بِبُرهانِwith proof
في هَيكَلٍ قامَتِ الأُخرى بِبُرهانِ
When a stone bore witness to them
Before them from another world
In a temple, the others stood forth with proof.
The eyes meet embodied images amid them
كَأنَّماas though هيَthey وَالأَقوامُwhile peoples خاشِعَةٌbowing humbly
كَأنَّما هيَ وَالأَقوامُ خاشِعَةٌ
أمامَهاbefore them صُحُفٌpages منfrom عالمٍa world ثانيanother
أمامَها صُحُفٌ من عالمٍ ثاني
As though they, with peoples bowing humbly
The cry of symbols circled the walls
Before them, were pages from another world.
Had they been given a voice, it would have
تَستَقبِلُgreet العينَthe eye فيin أَثنائِهاtheir midst صُوَرٌimages
تَستَقبِلُ العينَ في أَثنائِها صُوَرٌ
فَصيحةُeloquent in الرَمزِsymbol دارَتran حولَaround جُدرانwalls
فَصيحةُ الرَمزِ دارَت حولَ جُدران
Within them, images greet the eye,
An echo frightening jinn and men alike
Eloquent in symbol, circling the walls.
Where are they who carved their history in stone
لوif أَنَّهاthat they أُعطِيَتwere given صوتاًa voice لكانَthere would be لهfor it
لو أَنَّها أُعطِيَت صوتاً لكانَ له
صدىًan echo يُرَوِّعُterrifies صُمَّthe deaf among الإِنسِhumankind وَالجانِand jinn
صدىً يُرَوِّعُ صُمَّ الإِنسِ وَالجانِ
Had they been given a voice, it would have
And made small all kings and sultans?
An echo to terrify the deaf among humankind and jinn.
They perished, and after their traces states perished
أَينَwhere الأُلىthose who سَجَّلواinscribed فيin الصَخرِrock سيرَتَهُمtheir history
أَينَ الأُلى سَجَّلوا في الصَخرِ سيرَتَهُم
وَصَغَّرواand dwarfed كلَّevery ذيpossessor of مُلكٍkingship وَسُلطانand authority
وَصَغَّروا كلَّ ذي مُلكٍ وَسُلطان
Where are those who inscribed their lives in rock
And they went into the folds of chronicles and shrouds
And dwarfed every possessor of kingship and authority?
Leaving behind an immortalized war
بادواperished وَبادَتand perished علىin آثارِهِمtheir wake دُوَلٌstates
بادوا وَبادَت على آثارِهِم دُوَلٌ
وَادرِجواand were enfolded طَيَّthe folds of أخبارٍchronicles وَأكفانِand shrouds
وَادرِجوا طَيَّ أخبارٍ وَأكفانِ
They perished, and states perished in their wake,
In the cosmos, between stones and eras
And were enfolded in chronicles and shrouds.
O sleeper, while darkness hides the canal
وَخَلفواand left behind بعدَهُمafter them حرباًa war مُخَلَّدَةًeverlasting
وَخَلفوا بعدَهُم حرباً مُخَلَّدَةً
فيin الكونَthe universe ماwhat is بينَbetween أحجارٍstones وأزمانِand ages
في الكونَ ما بينَ أحجارٍ وأزمانِ
And left behind them an everlasting war
Awaken, many a security is unsafe
In the universe, between stones and ages.
And look around you, so much fear and caution
ياO نائِماsleeper والقَناwhile spears غابٌa forest تَحُفُّsurround بهhim
يا نائِما والقَنا غابٌ تَحُفُّ به
أفِقawake فَرُبَّfor many a أمانٍstate of safety غيرِnot مَأمونsecure
أفِق فَرُبَّ أمانٍ غيرِ مَأمون
O sleeper, with spears a forest surrounding you,
For since they were created, the thickets were the lair of bandits
Awake, for many a state of safety is unsafe.
The sun is unsafe though it is the sun, what destinies
وَاِنظُرand look حَوالَيكَaround you مِنout of خوفٍfear وَمنand out of حذَرٍcaution
وَاِنظُر حَوالَيكَ مِن خوفٍ وَمن حذَرٍ
فَالغابُfor the forest مُذsince خُلِقَتwas created مَأوىthe abode of السَراحينِwolves
فَالغابُ مُذ خُلِقَت مَأوى السَراحينِ
And look around you in fear and caution,
Concealed for it in the folds of thoughts
For the forest, since its creation, has been the wolves' abode.
Abdul Hamid, what you have done will be counted tomorrow
لَمnot تَأمَنwas safe from الشَمسthe sun وهيthough it is الشَمسُthe sun ماwhat خَبَأَتconcealed
لَم تَأمَن الشَمس وهي الشَمسُ ما خَبَأَت
لهاfor it المَقاديرُthe fates فيwithin طيِّthe folds of الأَحايينِtimes
لها المَقاديرُ في طيِّ الأَحايينِ
The sun, though it is the sun, was not safe from what
Among the people and weighed in the scales
The fates concealed for it within the folds of time.
If good outweighs, excellent, from a good deed
عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) سَيُحصىwill be counted ماwhat صَنَعتَyou did غداًtomorrow
عبد الحميد سَيُحصى ما صَنَعتَ غداً
بينamong الأَنامِhumankind وَيُلقىand will be placed فيin المَوازينِthe scales
بين الأَنامِ وَيُلقى في المَوازينِ
Abd al-Hamid, what you have done will be counted tomorrow
You entered the band of happy immortals
Among humankind, and placed upon the scales.
But if evil prevails, your gang was counted
إنif يَرجَحِoutweighs الخيرُgood نعمَhow excellent الخيرُgood منas عملٍa deed
إن يَرجَحِ الخيرُ نعمَ الخيرُ من عملٍ
دَخَلتَyou will enter فيinto زُمرَةِthe company of الغرِّthe illustrious المَيامينِthe blessed
دَخَلتَ في زُمرَةِ الغرِّ المَيامينِ
If good outweighs—what an excellent deed good is!—
In its mansion among the strongest giants
You will enter the company of the illustrious and blessed.
If you are no lion, time will not praise you for any period
أوor يَغلِبِprevails الشرُّevil لاmay not كانَتexist عصابَتُهits band
أو يَغلِبِ الشرُّ لا كانَت عصابَتُه
عُدِدتَyou will be counted فيin صَرحهِits edifice أقوىthe strongest الأَساطينِpillars
عُدِدتَ في صَرحهِ أقوى الأَساطينِ
Or if evil prevails—may its band never exist!—
O Sheikh of Sultans, be Sheikh of peasants
You will be counted in its edifice as the strongest of pillars.
We know you do not accept when the kings' game
إنif لمnot تكُنyou are لاmay not ثناكَturn you away الدهرُtime عَنfrom أَمدٍa goal
إن لم تكُن لا ثناكَ الدهرُ عَن أَمدٍ
شَيخَthe chief of السَلاطينِsultans كُنbe شَيخَthe chief of الفَراعينpharaohs
شَيخَ السَلاطينِ كُن شَيخَ الفَراعين
If you are not—may time never turn you from a goal—
Falls short of the ultimate prize
The chief of sultans, be the chief of pharaohs.
Let not people's judgment weary you, for tomorrow
إِنّاindeed we عهِدناكَhave known you لاnot تَرضىaccept إِذاwhen اِستَبَقَتrace
إِنّا عهِدناكَ لا تَرضى إِذا اِستَبَقَت
صيدُthe proud among المُلوكِkings إلىtoward الغاياتِthe goals بِالدونِwith anything inferior
صيدُ المُلوكِ إلى الغاياتِ بِالدونِ
Indeed, we have known you never to accept, when
It will be reconsidered under the Sultan of Sultans
Proud kings race toward their goals, anything inferior.
O people of Uthman, revive in your covenants
لاlet not يُرهِقَنَّكَburden you حكمُthe judgment of الناسِpeople فهوَfor it غداًtomorrow
لا يُرهِقَنَّكَ حكمُ الناسِ فهوَ غداً
مُستَأنَفٌto be heard anew عندbefore سُلطانِthe Sultan of السَلاطينsultans
مُستَأنَفٌ عند سُلطانِ السَلاطين
Let the people's judgment not burden you, for tomorrow it
The age of rectitude, and coat ferocity in gentleness
Will be heard anew before the Sultan of sultans.
If you support him, you will see fulfilled what
ياO قومَpeople of عُثمانَUthman حَيّواhail فيin معاهِدِكُمyour gathering places
يا قومَ عُثمانَ حَيّوا في معاهِدِكُم
عصرَthe age of الرَشادِright guidance وَريشواand feather البَأسَmight باللينِwith gentleness
عصرَ الرَشادِ وَريشوا البَأسَ باللينِ
O people of Uthman, hail in your gathering places
Those millions' souls aspired to
The age of right guidance, and feather might with gentleness.
Truth is safer than eggs, unsheathe before the swords
إنif تَنصُروهُyou support it تَرَواyou will see تحقيقَthe fulfillment of ماwhat طَمحَتaspired
إن تَنصُروهُ تَرَوا تحقيقَ ما طَمحَت
إليهto it أَنفُسُthe souls of هاتيكَthose المَلايينmillions
إليه أَنفُسُ هاتيكَ المَلايين
If you support it, you will see the fulfillment of what
Swords of proofs
The souls of those millions aspired to.
Do not clothe his reputation among people tomorrow
الحقُّtruth أَبلَجُradiant سُلّواunsheathe دونَin defense of بَيضَتِهits sanctuary
الحقُّ أَبلَجُ سُلّوا دونَ بَيضَتِه
قبلbefore السُيوفِswords سُيوفاswords مِنof بَراهينِproofs
قبل السُيوفِ سُيوفا مِن بَراهينِ
Truth is radiant: unsheathe in defense of its sanctuary,
Stained with the blood of poor souls
Before swords, swords of proofs.
O He who strips kingship of all but His majesty
لاdo not تَلبَسواwear ثَوبَهُits garment بينamong الأَنامhumankind غداًtomorrow
لا تَلبَسوا ثَوبَهُ بين الأَنام غداً
مُلَطَّخاًstained بِدَمِwith the blood of القَومِthe people المَساكينthe poor
مُلَطَّخاً بِدَمِ القَومِ المَساكين
Do not wear its garment among humankind tomorrow,
And clothes the people in the garb of honor and humiliation
Stained with the blood of the poor people.
And makes order and judgments between them
ياO مُقفِرَdesolator of المُلكِthe realm إِلّاexcept منfor جلالتِهِits majesty
يا مُقفِرَ المُلكِ إِلّا من جلالتِهِ
وَمُلبِسَand you who clothe القومِthe people ثوبِthe garment of العِزِّhonor وَالهونِand humiliation
وَمُلبِسَ القومِ ثوبِ العِزِّ وَالهونِ
O you who leave the realm desolate save for its majesty,
The secret of angels or the secret of devils
And clothe the people in the garment of honor and humiliation,
وَجاعِلَand you who make الأَمرِcommand وَالأَحكامِand judgments بينَهمُamong them
وَجاعِلَ الأَمرِ وَالأَحكامِ بينَهمُ
سِرَّthe secret of الملائكِangels أوor سِرَّthe secret of الشَياطينِdevils
سِرَّ الملائكِ أو سِرَّ الشَياطينِ
And make command and judgments among them
The secret of angels or the secret of devils.
Partial English translation: 95 of 98 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1