الحزانىthe sorrowful علىupon الأسىgrief عاكفوناdwelling
الحزانى على الأسى عاكفونا
بعدafter أنthat صارتbecame الأمانيthe hopes مَنوناdeath
بعد أن صارت الأماني مَنونا
The sorrowful dwell upon grief,
Those sorrowful on grief rely on us
After hopes have turned to death.
After hopes have come and gone
والأُلىand those who يحكمونthey rule لاnot يعلموناthey know
والأُلى يحكمون لا يعلمونا
أنهthat it is the case that يهدمونthey demolish ماwhat يبتَنوناthey build
أنه يهدمون ما يبتَنونا
And those who rule do not know
While strangers rule, not knowing us
That they demolish what they build;
That they destroy what we have done
والبناءand the edifice الذيwhich يظنّونَهthey deem it مجداًglory
والبناء الذي يظنّونَه مجداً
سيمحوwill erase آثارَهمtheir traces أجمعيناall of them
سيمحو آثارَهم أجمعينا
And the edifice they take for glory
And the building they believe is glory
Will erase the traces of them all.
Will wipe away all trace of them
Sol 6.1