مَنwho سَوَّدَblackened أَوجهَthe faces of المنىhopes بالياسِwith despair
مَن سَوَّدَ أَوجهَ المنى بالياسِ
مَنwho أَخضعmade submit لِلكُفرto unbelief رِقابَthe necks of الناسِthe people
مَن أَخضع لِلكُفر رِقابَ الناسِ
Who blackened the faces of hope with despair?
Who darkened faces of purpose with despair
Who bowed the people's necks to unbelief?
Who bowed people's necks to disbelief
لَمdid not تَبقَremain بَشاشَةٌcheerfulness لوجهfor the face of الدنياthe world
لَم تَبقَ بَشاشَةٌ لوجه الدنيا
بعدafter الخُلفاءِthe caliphs مِنfrom among بَنيthe sons of العَبّاسِal-ʿAbbās
بعد الخُلفاءِ مِن بَني العَبّاسِ
No cheerfulness remained on the face of the world
No cheer remained on the face of the world
After the caliphs from among the sons of al-ʿAbbās.
After the Abbasid caliphs
Sol 6.1