سَعيدSa'id بنson of عثمانUthman أَميرٌa commander مُروّعterror-stricken
سَعيد بن عثمان أَميرٌ مُروّع
تَراهُyou see him إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle عايَنَhe beholds الحَربَwar أَجزَراripe for slaughter
تَراهُ إِذا ما عايَنَ الحَربَ أَجزَرا
Sa'id ibn Uthman is a terror-stricken commander;
Whenever he beholds war, you see him ripe for slaughter.
وَمازالَand he kept يَومُthe day of السُّغدِSogd يرعدtrembling خائِفاًafraid
وَمازالَ يَومُ السُّغدِ يرعد خائِفاً
مِنَfrom الرَّوعِterror حَتَّىuntil خِفتُI feared أَنthat يَتنَصَّراhe would turn Christian
مِنَ الرَّوعِ حَتَّى خِفتُ أَن يَتنَصَّرا
And on the day of Sogd he kept trembling, afraid,
From terror, until I feared he would turn Christian.
فَلَولاso, were it not for بَنوthe sons of حَربٍHarb لَهدتwould have toppled عُروشكمyour thrones
فَلَولا بَنو حَربٍ لَهدت عُروشكم
بطونbellies العظاياthe lizards مِنincluding كَسيرthe broken-limbed وأَعوراand the one-eyed
بطون العظايا مِن كَسير وأَعورا
But for the sons of Harb, your thrones would have been toppled
By lizard-bellies, broken-limbed and one-eyed.
Sol 6.1