قدindeed تمwas achieved بالنقصthrough reduction والتركيبand combination ماwhat طلبواthey sought
قد تم بالنقص والتركيب ما طلبوا
وأنشأوهand they brought it into being بتمزيجthrough mixing وتعفينِand putrefaction
وأنشأوه بتمزيج وتعفينِ
What they sought was indeed achieved through reduction and combination,
They have accomplished by omission and assembling what they desired,
and they brought it into being through mixing and putrefaction.
And composed it by intermixing and putrefaction.
نالواthey attained بأيسرwith the smallest حظshare منof صناعتهمtheir craft
نالوا بأيسر حظ من صناعتهم
غنىwealth وملكاًand dominion ولاand not even ملكthe dominion السلاطينِof sultans
غنى وملكاً ولا ملك السلاطينِ
With the smallest share of their craft, they attained
They attained with the easiest luck from their craft,
wealth and dominion that not even the dominion of sultans could rival.
Wealth and a kingdom, not even the kingdom of kings.