بِالعَدلِ تَزدانُ المُلوكُ وَما

بِالعَدلِ تَزدانُ المُلوكُ وَما

شانَ اِبنَ أَيّوبَ سِوى العَدلِ

شانَ اِبنَ أَيّوبَ سِوى العَدلِ

Kings are adorned by justice, and nothing

With justice kings are adorned, and naught

has marred the son of Ayyub except justice.

But justice was the fame of Ayyub's son;

هُوَ دَلوُ دَولَتِهِ بِلا سَبَبٍ

هُوَ دَلوُ دَولَتِهِ بِلا سَبَبٍ

فَمَتى يُرى ذا الدَّلوُ في حَبلِ

فَمَتى يُرى ذا الدَّلوُ في حَبلِ

He is the bucket of his realm, without a rope;

The bucket circling in his kingdom's well

so when is this bucket seen on a rope?

Uplifted, causeless, to the top would run.

صِفرٌ خَلا مِن كُلِّ مَكرُمَةٍ

صِفرٌ خَلا مِن كُلِّ مَكرُمَةٍ

مَع صيتِهِ في النَّاسِ كَالطَبلِ

مَع صيتِهِ في النَّاسِ كَالطَبلِ

Empty, devoid of every noble quality,

Though bare of all that men think honorable,

despite his renown among the people—like a drum.

His name was drummed by Fame the world upon.