تُهدِّدُنيshe threatens me بتَصارِيفهاwith her vicissitudes
تُهدِّدُني بتَصارِيفها
فأينَwhere, then المَعاليnoble achievements وفُرقانُهاand their criterion
فأينَ المَعالي وفُرقانُها
She threatens me with her vicissitudes.
With its fluctuations it threatens me,
Where, then, are noble achievements and their criterion?
Where is its glory and distinction?
وراحَتُهُand his palm لمnot تزَلcease سُحبُهاits clouds
وراحَتُهُ لم تزَل سُحبُها
يسحُّpours عَلىupon الدَّهرtime تَهتانُهاtheir downpour
يسحُّ عَلى الدَّهر تَهتانُها
And the clouds of his palm have never ceased
Its ease has not ceased to be its clouds
pouring their rain upon time.
Sprinkling over the ages its deviations.
وسُلطانُهand his power فيamid تَصارِيفهاher vicissitudes
وسُلطانُه في تَصارِيفها
عَزيزٌmighty إذاwhen عزَّgrows mighty سُلطانُهاher power
عَزيزٌ إذا عزَّ سُلطانُها
And his power amid her vicissitudes
And its authority in its fluctuations
is mighty when her power grows mighty.
Is mighty when its authority is mighty.
تُراهاdo you think she تُقاومُنيresists me بَعدَafter ذاthis
تُراها تُقاومُني بَعدَ ذا
وقدand indeed عَظُمتhas grown great وعَلاand has risen شانُهاher stature
وقد عَظُمت وعَلا شانُها
Do you think she can resist me after this,
You see it resisting me after this
though she has grown great and her stature has risen?
When it has grown great and its affair is exalted.
أباO Abu نَصرٍNasr ادرِكcome to my aid بنصرٍwith victory فقَدfor indeed
أبا نَصرٍ ادرِك بنصرٍ فقَد
أتَتhave come بالحَوادثِwith calamities أزمانُهاher times
أتَت بالحَوادثِ أزمانُها
O Abu Nasr, come to my aid with victory, for indeed
O Abu Nasr, attain victory with a victory, for
her times have brought calamities.
Its times have come with the events.