أبوAbu (father of) سعيدٍSa'id زحلٌSaturn للكرامto the noble
أبو سعيدٍ زحلٌ للكرام
ومنسفٌand a destroyer ينسفlays waste to عمرlifespan الأنامhumankind
ومنسفٌ ينسف عمر الأنام
Abu Sa'id is Saturn to the noble,
Abu Saeed is a calamity for the noble ones,
And a destroyer who lays waste to the lives of humankind.
And a devastator who devastates the lives of people.
لمdid not أرهsee him إلاexcept that خشيتI feared الردّىdeath
لم أره إلا خشيت الردّى
وقلتand I said ياO روحsoul عليكupon you السلامpeace
وقلت يا روح عليك السلام
I never saw him without fearing death,
Whenever I saw him, I feared misfortune,
And said, 'O soul, peace be upon you!'
And said: O soul, peace be upon you.
يبقىhe remains ويفنىand perish الناسthe people فيin شؤمهhis ill-omened influence
يبقى ويفنى الناس في شؤمه
قومواrise انظرواlook كيفhow بخوتfortunes اللئامthe ignoble
قوموا انظروا كيف بخوت اللئام
He lives on, while people perish under his ill-omened influence.
People perish in his ill-fortune,
Rise and see what luck the ignoble have!
Arise and see how the wicked have perished.
ثمthen تراهyou see him سالماًunharmed آمناًsafe
ثم تراه سالماً آمناً
ياO ملكangel الموتdeath إلىuntil كَمhow long تنامyou sleep
يا ملك الموت إلى كَم تنام
Then you see him unharmed and safe—
Then you see him safe and secure.
O Angel of Death, how long will you sleep?
O Angel of Death, how long will you sleep?