حللتyou settled بمصرin Egypt عنon behalf of الحاكمينthe judges
حللت بمصر عن الحاكمين
كأنَّاas though we were ذَويpossessors of نسبٍa lineage مبهجgladdening
كأنَّا ذَوي نسبٍ مبهج
You have settled in Egypt on behalf of the judges,
I analyzed the rulers of Egypt
As though we were of a gladdening lineage.
As if we were of splendid lineage
إمامَO imam of التقىpiety دُمْremain لناfor us مرتجًىa source of hope
إمامَ التقى دُمْ لنا مرتجًى
وماand ... is not بابthe door فضلكyour bounty بالمرتجshut
وما باب فضلك بالمرتج
O imam of piety, remain a source of hope for us;
The leader of piety, shed for us blood
And the door of your bounty is not shut.
Yet the door of your grace is not barred
فليسfor ... is not الدقيقthe small كمثلlike الجليلthe great
فليس الدقيق كمثل الجليل
وليسand ... is not العلليّal-ʿAlalī كالخزرجيlike al-Khazrajī
وليس العلليّ كالخزرجي
For the small is not like the great,
So fine flour is not like pearl barley
Nor is al-ʿAlalī like al-Khazrajī.
And the sublime is not like the lowly