ملكَ ابنُ هندٍ وابن أروى قبلَه

ملكَ ابنُ هندٍ وابن أروى قبلَه

مُلكاً أمّر بحَلِّهِ الإِبرامُ

مُلكاً أمّر بحَلِّهِ الإِبرامُ

The son of Hind ruled, and the son of Arwa before him,

The son of Hind's king and the son of Arwa before him

a reign whose undoing was entrusted to firm resolve.

Ruled with the knotting of his firm resolve

وأضاف ذاك إلى يزيدَ وملكُه

وأضاف ذاك إلى يزيدَ وملكُه

إثمٌ عليهِ في الوَرى وعُرامُ

إثمٌ عليهِ في الوَرى وعُرامُ

He added that to Yazid, and his rule

And the latter added to Yazid and his kingdom

is a sin upon him among humankind, and wanton insolence.

A sin upon him in the world and evil

أخزى الإلهُ بني أميّة إنّهم

أخزى الإلهُ بني أميّة إنّهم

ظلموا العبادَ بما أتوه وخاموا

ظلموا العبادَ بما أتوه وخاموا

May God disgrace the sons of Umayya, for they

God has disgraced Bani Umayyah, indeed they

wronged the people by what they did, and faltered.

Oppressed the servants with what they came with and insisted upon

نامت جدُودُهُمُ وأُسقِطَ نَجمُهم

نامت جدُودُهُمُ وأُسقِطَ نَجمُهم

والنجمُ يَسقُطُ والجدودُ تَنامُ

والنجمُ يَسقُطُ والجدودُ تَنامُ

Their fortunes slept, and their star was brought down;

Their ancestors have slept and their star has fallen

the star falls, and fortunes sleep.

And the star falls while the ancestors sleep

إيمت نساءُ بني أميّةَ منهمُ

إيمت نساءُ بني أميّةَ منهمُ

وبَنوهم بمَضيعةٍ أَيتامُ

وبَنوهم بمَضيعةٍ أَيتامُ

The women of Umayya's sons were left widowed by their loss,

The women of Bani Umayyaan have wept for them

and their sons are orphans, abandoned.

While their sons are in a lost state, orphans

جزعتْ أميّةُ من ولايةِ هاشمٍ

جزعتْ أميّةُ من ولايةِ هاشمٍ

وبكتْ ومنهم قد بكى الإسلامُ

وبكتْ ومنهم قد بكى الإسلامُ

Umayya was distraught at Hashim's rule

Umayyah grieved over the rule of Hashim

and wept—and Islam had already wept because of them.

And cried - and over them Islam has cried

إن يجزعوا فلقد أتتهم دولةٌ

إن يجزعوا فلقد أتتهم دولةٌ

وبها تَدول عليهمُ الأيّامُ

وبها تَدول عليهمُ الأيّامُ

If they are distraught, a turn of fortune has indeed come upon them,

If they grieve, then a state has come upon them

and through it the days turn against them.

In which the days revolve around them

ولهم يكونُ بكلِّ شهرٍ أشهرُ

ولهم يكونُ بكلِّ شهرٍ أشهرُ

وبكلِّ عام واحدٍ أعوامُ

وبكلِّ عام واحدٍ أعوامُ

And for them, each month becomes many months,

And every month they will have months

and each single year, many years.

And every year just years

يا رهطَ أحَمد إنّ من أعطاكُمُ

يا رهطَ أحَمد إنّ من أعطاكُمُ

ولكمْ لديهِ زيادةٌ وتَمامُ

ولكمْ لديهِ زيادةٌ وتَمامُ

O clan of Ahmad, surely He who bestowed on you—

O family of Ahmed, indeed He who gave you

and with Him you have increase and fulfillment—

Has for you an increase and completion

رد الوراثة والخلافة فيكم

رد الوراثة والخلافة فيكم

وبنو أمية صاغرون رغام

وبنو أمية صاغرون رغام

restored inheritance and the caliphate among you,

He returned the inheritance and the caliphate among you

while the sons of Umayya are abased in the dust;

While the sons of Umayya are humbled and submissive

لمتمم لكم الذي أعطاكم

لمتمم لكم الذي أعطاكم

ولكم لديه زيارة وتمام

ولكم لديه زيارة وتمام

He will surely complete for you what He bestowed,

The One who gave you will complete for you

and with Him you have a visit and fulfillment.

And with Him for you is increase and perfection

أنتم بنو عمِّ النبيِّ عليكمُ

أنتم بنو عمِّ النبيِّ عليكمُ

من ذي الجلالِ تحيّةٌ وسلامُ

من ذي الجلالِ تحيّةٌ وسلامُ

You are the sons of the Prophet's uncle; upon you,

You are the cousins of the Prophet, upon you

from the Lord of Majesty, greetings and peace.

From the Lord of Majesty, greetings and peace

وورثتموه وكنتمُ أولى به

وورثتموه وكنتمُ أولى به

إن الولاءَ تَحوزُه الأرحامُ

إن الولاءَ تَحوزُه الأرحامُ

And you inherited from him, and had the greater claim to him;

And you inherited him and were most worthy of him

indeed, allegiance is claimed by ties of blood.

For loyalty is upheld by relations

ما زلت أعرف فضلَكم ويُحبّكمْ

ما زلت أعرف فضلَكم ويُحبّكمْ

قلبي عليهِ وإنّني لَغلامُ

قلبي عليهِ وإنّني لَغلامُ

I have always known your merit, and you have been loved

I have not ceased knowing your merit and loving you

by my heart for it, even when I was a boy.

My heart is upon it and I am but a lad

أوذى وأُشتمُ فيكم ويُصيبني

أوذى وأُشتمُ فيكم ويُصيبني

من ذي القَرابة جَفوةٌ ومَلامُ

من ذي القَرابة جَفوةٌ ومَلامُ

I am hurt and reviled for your sake, and there comes to me

I am hurt and insulted because of you and am struck

from my kin estrangement and reproach,

By one of relation with estrangement and blame

حتى بلغتُ مَدى المشيبِ وأَصبحتُ

حتى بلغتُ مَدى المشيبِ وأَصبحتُ

مِني القرونُ كأنّهنَّ ثَغامُ

مِني القرونُ كأنّهنَّ ثَغامُ

until I reached the age of gray hair, and now

Until I reached the extent of old age and became

my locks are like white thagham grass.

From my burdens as if they are loads