أَناI اِبنُson of يَزيدَYazid بنِson of عَبدِʿAbd (servant of) المَلِكal-Malik (the King)
أَنا اِبنُ يَزيدَ بنِ عَبدِ المَلِك
وَجَدِّيَand my grandfather مَروانُMarwan لاno أُمَّmother لَكfor you
وَجَدِّيَ مَروانُ لا أُمَّ لَك
I am the son of Yazid, son of ʿAbd al-Malik.
I am the son of Yazid the son of Abd al-Malik
And my grandfather is Marwan—may you have no mother!
My grandfather was Marwan, you have no mother
فَكَيفَthen how إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle مَلَكتُI rule البِلادَthe lands
فَكَيفَ إِذا ما مَلَكتُ البِلادَ
وَقُمتُand I stand خَطيباًas a preacher عَلىupon مِنبَرِكyour pulpit
وَقُمتُ خَطيباً عَلى مِنبَرِك
Then how will it be when I rule the lands
So how will it be when I rule the lands
And stand as a preacher upon your pulpit?
And stand speaking on your pulpit?
فَبَخthen bravo بَخbravo بَخٍbravo لَكَto you ماhow أَكرَمَكnoble you are
فَبَخ بَخ بَخٍ لَكَ ما أَكرَمَك
وَبَخand bravo بَخbravo بَخٍbravo لَكَto you ماhow أَفخَرَكglorious you are
وَبَخ بَخ بَخٍ لَكَ ما أَفخَرَك
Then bravo, bravo, bravo to you—how noble you are!
Shame, shame, shame on you - how ungenerous!
And bravo, bravo, bravo to you—how glorious you are!
Shame, shame, shame on you - how pretentious!
Sol 6.1