عَلى مِثلِ رَأسِكَ زالَ السُرو

عَلى مِثلِ رَأسِكَ زالَ السُرو

رُ وَمالَ الزَمانُ بِنا وَاِنقَلَب

رُ وَمالَ الزَمانُ بِنا وَاِنقَلَب

Because of a head like yours, joy has vanished;

On the likes of your head the pine tree slipped,

and time has turned against us and turned upside down.

And time turned against us and was overturned.

إِذا نَحنُ شِئنا رَأَينا البَلا

إِذا نَحنُ شِئنا رَأَينا البَلا

ءَ بِأَعيُنِنا وَسَمِعنا العَجَب

ءَ بِأَعيُنِنا وَسَمِعنا العَجَب

Whenever we wish, we see calamity

When we desire, we see the affliction

with our own eyes, and hear astonishing things.

With our eyes and hear the wonders.

ذَخائِرُ آبائِكَ الأَوَّلينَ

ذَخائِرُ آبائِكَ الأَوَّلينَ

أَتوَيتَها في مُهورِ اللَعَب

أَتوَيتَها في مُهورِ اللَعَب

The treasures of your forefathers of old,

The treasures of your early fathers

you squandered on bride-prices for playthings.

You squandered in frivolous games,

وَسَلَّمتَ سُلطانَهُم حينَ صا

وَسَلَّمتَ سُلطانَهُم حينَ صا

رَ إِلَيكَ بِمُقتَلَعاتِ الكُتُب

رَ إِلَيكَ بِمُقتَلَعاتِ الكُتُب

And you surrendered their sovereignty, once it came

And you surrendered their authority when it

to you, through scraps of documents.

Came to you in torn books.

فَلِم لا تُعَدُّ مِنَ الأَجوَديـ

فَلِم لا تُعَدُّ مِنَ الأَجوَديـ

ـنِ وَمُلكُ خُراسانِ مِمّا تَهَب

ـنِ وَمُلكُ خُراسانِ مِمّا تَهَب

Why, then, should you not be counted among the most generous,

Why then are you not counted among the generous?

when the kingdom of Khurasan is among the things you give away?

And the rule of Khorasan is something you grant freely.