قُل لي إِذا قُمتَ عَلى أَربَعٍ
مُحَيِّياً في ذَلِكَ الشانِ
Tell me, when you stand on all fours,
Tell me, when you stand erect on all fours
offering greetings in that state,
Breathing life into that noble figure
وَقامَ مِن خَلفِكَ فَتحٌ فَما
يَنفَعُكَ الفَضلُ بنُ مَروانِ
and Fath stands behind you, then what
And behind you stands an opening that renders useless
good can al-Fadl ibn Marwan do you?
Your virtue, O son of Marwan!
Sol 6.1