مضى وزراؤكمْ موتاً وقتلاً

مضى وزراؤكمْ موتاً وقتلاً

ولم يَكُ منهمُ في ذاكَ حيلَهْ

ولم يَكُ منهمُ في ذاكَ حيلَهْ

Your ministers passed away through death and killing,

Your ministers passed away, dead and killed,

and they had no recourse in that.

None of them in that had any tricks.

وعاش وزيرُكمْ هذا زماناً

وعاش وزيرُكمْ هذا زماناً

فآذى الناسَ مدّتُهُ الطويلَهْ

فآذى الناسَ مدّتُهُ الطويلَهْ

And this minister of yours lived on for a time,

And this minister of yours lived an era,

so his long tenure harmed the people.

His long duration harmed the people.

وكان أبوك فوقَ الشمسِ نوراً

وكان أبوك فوقَ الشمسِ نوراً

وقد كسفَتْهُ عقدتهُ الثقيلَهْ

وقد كسفَتْهُ عقدتهُ الثقيلَهْ

And your father surpassed the sun in radiance,

Your father was above the sun in light,

yet his heavy knot eclipsed him.

Dimmed by the heavy knot he tied.

خزائِنُهُ المصونةُ صِرْنَ نَهْباً

خزائِنُهُ المصونةُ صِرْنَ نَهْباً

على يدهِ وعُدَّتُه الجزيلَهْ

على يدهِ وعُدَّتُه الجزيلَهْ

His safeguarded treasuries became plunder,

His guarded treasures became prey to looting,

at his hands, as did his abundant supplies.

By his hand and his abundant tools.

فعاجِلْهُ بعزلٍ أو بقتلٍ

فعاجِلْهُ بعزلٍ أو بقتلٍ

وَحِيٍّ فهيَ عادتُك الجميلَهْ

وَحِيٍّ فهيَ عادتُك الجميلَهْ

So hasten to dismiss him, or to kill him

Hurry to dismiss or kill him,

swiftly—for that is your beautiful custom.

For that is your good habit.

وكايلْ شُؤْمهُ صاعاً بصاعٍ

وكايلْ شُؤْمهُ صاعاً بصاعٍ

ومن يغلِبْ فإن له الفضيلَهْ

ومن يغلِبْ فإن له الفضيلَهْ

And match his ill omen, measure for measure,

And measure his ill-omen 'saa' by 'saa',

and whoever prevails has the honor.

Whoever prevails - for him is the merit.