وَكانَ الشَلمَغانُ أَبا مُلوكٍ

وَكانَ الشَلمَغانُ أَبا مُلوكٍ

فَصارَ أَباً لِسوقَةِ ما دَرايا

فَصارَ أَباً لِسوقَةِ ما دَرايا

And al-Shalmaghan was the father of kings,

Shalamghan was the father of kings

Then he became a father to the commoners of Ma Daraya.

But became father of the market's rabble

أَكُلُّ بَني دَساكِرِها بَنوهُ

أَكُلُّ بَني دَساكِرِها بَنوهُ

لَأَوشَكَ أَن يَكونَ أَبا البَرايا

لَأَوشَكَ أَن يَكونَ أَبا البَرايا

Are all the sons of its villages his sons?

All the sons of his officers are his sons

He has surely come close to being the father of all creation.

He is about to become father of the desert sands

يُحَلِّأُنا عُقوقُ أَبي يَزيدٍ

يُحَلِّأُنا عُقوقُ أَبي يَزيدٍ

عَنِ الصَهباءِ صافِيَةَ العَشايا

عَنِ الصَهباءِ صافِيَةَ العَشايا

Abu Yazid's ingratitude drives us away

Abu Yazid's ingratitude separates us

From tawny wine, clear in the evenings.

From Sahaba, clear and bright evenings

فَباتَ الخَسفُ مَنزِلَنا وَبِتنا

فَباتَ الخَسفُ مَنزِلَنا وَبِتنا

يُغَنّينا البَعوضُ بِجَرجَرايا

يُغَنّينا البَعوضُ بِجَرجَرايا

So humiliation was our lodging, and we spent the night

So we spent the night at al-Khasaf

With mosquitoes singing to us in Jarjaraya.

With mosquitoes singing us their songs

بَنو الأُطروشِ لَو حَضَروا لَكانوا

بَنو الأُطروشِ لَو حَضَروا لَكانوا

أَخَصَّ مَوَدَّةً وَأَعَمَّ رايا

أَخَصَّ مَوَدَّةً وَأَعَمَّ رايا

Had the sons of al-Utrush been present, they would have been

If the Banu Utrush had attended they would be

Closer in affection and broader in counsel.

The most affectionate and eminent in view

أُناسٌ لا صَلاتُهُمُ لِماني

أُناسٌ لا صَلاتُهُمُ لِماني

تُقامُ وَلا نَبِيُّهُمُ بنُ بايا

تُقامُ وَلا نَبِيُّهُمُ بنُ بايا

A people whose prayers to Mani are not

A people whose prayers to idols

Offered, nor is their prophet Ibn Baya.

Are not kept, nor their prophet the son of Baya