الويلُwoe ثمthen الويلُwoe للبيَّازِto al-Bayyaz
الويلُ ثم الويلُ للبيَّازِ
أصدارُهhis foreparts رُدَّتwere turned back علىupon الأعجَازِthe hindparts
أصدارُه رُدَّت على الأعجَازِ
Woe, then woe, to al-Bayyaz!
Woe, then woe to Al-Bayyaz (the dismissed one)
His foreparts have been turned back upon the hindparts.
Whose authority was stripped away
العَزلُdismissal للبيازِfor al-Bayyaz سُمُّpoison نَاقِعٌdeadly
العَزلُ للبيازِ سُمُّ نَاقِعٌ
والعَزلُand dismissal فيهin it مَوتَةُdeath البيَّازal-Bayyaz
والعَزلُ فيه مَوتَةُ البيَّاز
Dismissal is deadly poison to al-Bayyaz.
Dismissal is fatal poison for Al-Bayyaz
And in dismissal lies al-Bayyaz's death.
And being dismissed is the death of Al-Bayyaz
قالواthey said عُزِلَتyou were dismissed فقلتُso I said ذلِكthat عَنby رِضىًconsent
قالوا عُزِلَت فقلتُ ذلِك عَن رِضىً
هذاthis الرِّضَىconsent لُغزٌa riddle مِنamong الألغازthe riddles
هذا الرِّضَى لُغزٌ مِن الألغاز
They said, 'You were dismissed'; I said, 'That was by consent.'
They said you were dismissed, and I said that is with consent
This consent is a riddle among riddles.
This consent is an enigma of enigmas
الجائرُونَthe oppressors علىagainst العِبَادthe people إذاwhen طَغَواthey exceeded all bounds
الجائرُونَ على العِبَاد إذا طَغَوا
فبِعزلِهمso by their dismissal رَبُّthe Lord العِبادthe people يُجَازِيrequites
فبِعزلِهم رَبُّ العِباد يُجَازِي
When those who oppress the people exceed all bounds,
Oppressors over people, when they became tyrannical
The Lord of the people requites them by dismissing them.
Their dismissal by the Lord of people is the reward
مَنَحُوكَthey granted you بعَدafter العزلِdismissal إسمَa title خليفَةٍa deputy
مَنَحُوكَ بعَد العزلِ إسمَ خليفَةٍ
قَدindeed أبدلُوكَthey gave you in exchange حقيقةًreality بِمَجازِfor metaphor
قَد أبدلُوكَ حقيقةً بِمَجازِ
After dismissal, they granted you the title of deputy;
After dismissal they gave you the name Caliph
They have given you metaphor in place of reality.
They actually replaced the truth with a metaphor
ماnot كنتَyou were مِمَّنamong those who لاnot يُسامُare subjected بِذِلَّةٍto humiliation
ما كنتَ مِمَّن لا يُسامُ بِذِلَّةٍ
فضلاًlet alone عنconcerning الإعظامِreverence والإعزَازِand honor
فضلاً عن الإعظامِ والإعزَازِ
You were not one to be spared humiliation,
You were not of those who would accept humiliation
Let alone accorded reverence and honor.
Let alone reverence and glory
لكنَّهbut it is زمنُthe age اللِّئامِthe scoundrels فماso not تَرىyou see
لكنَّه زمنُ اللِّئامِ فما تَرى
فيهin it لئيماa scoundrel ليسَis not بالمُمتازdistinguished
فيه لئيما ليسَ بالمُمتاز
But it is the age of scoundrels, so you do not see
But it is the time of scoundrels, so you don't see
A scoundrel in it who is not distinguished.
Among them a scoundrel who is prominent
إنَّindeed الظَّلُومَthe tyrant إذاwhen تفاحَشَbecame outrageous ظُلمُهhis oppression
إنَّ الظَّلُومَ إذا تفاحَشَ ظُلمُه
كانتwere خُطاهhis steps سَريعةَswift الإنجازِcompletion
كانت خُطاه سَريعةَ الإنجازِ
Indeed, when a tyrant's oppression grows outrageous,
Indeed when the injustice of the unjust exceeded limits
His steps are swift to reach their end.
His steps became quick to accomplish
خَلُّواvacate المناصبَthe offices عنكمُaway from yourselves لِرجالِهاfor the men suited to them
خَلُّوا المناصبَ عنكمُ لِرجالِها
أهلِpeople of الكفاءَةِcompetence وَاجبيentitled to التَّعزَازhonor
أهلِ الكفاءَةِ وَاجبي التَّعزَاز
Vacate the offices for the men suited to them,
They dismissed you all from your positions for their own men
Men of competence, to whom honor is due.
The competent, who deserve glory
ياO أيهاyou البيازُal-Bayyaz دُونَكtake for yourself والفَضَاand the open expanse
يا أيها البيازُ دُونَك والفَضَا
فاحكُمso rule علَىover الأبوَامِthe owls والأبوَازand the hawks
فاحكُم علَى الأبوَامِ والأبوَاز
O al-Bayyaz, the open expanse is yours;
O Al-Bayyaz, rule yourself and the wilderness
So rule over the owls and hawks.
And judge the dunes and sands
أمَّاas for الرجُوعُreturning خليفةًas a deputy فمُجَوَّزٌso it is permitted
أمَّا الرجُوعُ خليفةً فمُجَوَّزٌ
لكَfor you أمرُهits undertaking واعلمand know بأنَّهthat it هَازِmocking
لكَ أمرُه واعلم بأنَّه هَازِ
As for returning as a deputy, it is permitted
As for returning a Caliph, that is far-fetched for you
For you to do so; and know that it is a mockery.
Its matter is delusional, and know that it is false
Sol 6.1