إِن الوَزير أَدامَ اللَهُ دَولَتَهُ

إِن الوَزير أَدامَ اللَهُ دَولَتَهُ

أَخبارُهُ سِيَرٌ في الناس تَنتَقِلُ

أَخبارُهُ سِيَرٌ في الناس تَنتَقِلُ

Indeed, the minister—may God perpetuate his rule—

The minister, may God prolong his rule,

his exploits are tales that circulate among the people,

His deeds circulate among the people.

إِذ طَهَر الأَرض مِن كُفر الدُروز وَمِن

إِذ طَهَر الأَرض مِن كُفر الدُروز وَمِن

شَر البُغاة الَّذي مِن دونِهِ الأَجَلُ

شَر البُغاة الَّذي مِن دونِهِ الأَجَلُ

for he purged the land of the Druze's unbelief, and of

Since he purified the land from the blasphemy of the Druze and from

the rebels' evil, worse than death itself.

The evil of rebels whose time has come.

وَجاءَنا بِابن مَعن بَعد ما قَطَعَت

وَجاءَنا بِابن مَعن بَعد ما قَطَعَت

صم الصُخور عَلَيهِ وَهُوَ مُعتَزل

صم الصُخور عَلَيهِ وَهُوَ مُعتَزل

And he brought us Ibn Maʿn, after he had been cut off

And he brought us Ibn Maan after the deaf rocks

by solid rocks, while he remained secluded.

Had isolated him while he was secluded.

لَم تَغنِ عَنهُ الحُصون البيض إِذ طَلعت

لَم تَغنِ عَنهُ الحُصون البيض إِذ طَلعت

سود الرَزايا عَلَيهِ اليَوم وَالقلل

سود الرَزايا عَلَيهِ اليَوم وَالقلل

The white fortresses availed him nothing when there rose

The white fortresses were of no use to him when

black calamities upon him today—nor did the mountain peaks,

The black calamities attacked him, both today and forever.

وَلا الدلاص وَلا ذاكَ الرَصاص وَلا

وَلا الدلاص وَلا ذاكَ الرَصاص وَلا

تِلكَ الجِياد وَلا العَسالة الذبل

تِلكَ الجِياد وَلا العَسالة الذبل

nor the polished armor, nor that lead shot, nor

Neither the shields, nor the bullets, nor

those steeds, nor the slender, quivering spears,

The horses, nor the worn out weapons,

وَلا مَن العرب مَن كانَت جَوائِزَهُ

وَلا مَن العرب مَن كانَت جَوائِزَهُ

تَأَتي إِلَيهُم وَلا الكُتّاب وَالرُسُل

تَأَتي إِلَيهُم وَلا الكُتّاب وَالرُسُل

nor those among the Arabs to whom his gifts would

Nor those among the Arabs whose rewards

come, nor the scribes and messengers.

Would come to them, nor the writers and messengers.

أَطفالَهُ لَهُم مِن حَولِهِ زَجَلٌ

أَطفالَهُ لَهُم مِن حَولِهِ زَجَلٌ

وَلِلنِساء عَلى ما صابَهُ وَجَل

وَلِلنِساء عَلى ما صابَهُ وَجَل

His children raise a clamor around him,

His children around him worried,

and the women are in dread at what has befallen him.

And the women grieved over what had befallen him.

وَلِلدُروز شَتات في بِلادِهم

وَلِلدُروز شَتات في بِلادِهم

كَأَنَّهُم قَتَلوا مِن قَبل ما قَتَلوا

كَأَنَّهُم قَتَلوا مِن قَبل ما قَتَلوا

And the Druze are scattered in their lands,

And the Druze were scattered in their countries

as though they had been slain before they were slain.

As if they had killed before they actually killed.

كَم باتَ يَحسَب في التَقويم مُفتَكِراً

كَم باتَ يَحسَب في التَقويم مُفتَكِراً

في نَجمِهِ فَرَآهُ أَنَّهُ زَحل

في نَجمِهِ فَرَآهُ أَنَّهُ زَحل

How often he spent the night reckoning in the almanac, pondering

How often did he stay up at night pondering

his star, then saw that it was Saturn!

His star, only to find it was Saturn.

مَن راحَ يَطلبهُ التَقدير لَيسَ لَهُ

مَن راحَ يَطلبهُ التَقدير لَيسَ لَهُ

بَحر يَقيهِ وَلا سَهل وَلا جَبَل

بَحر يَقيهِ وَلا سَهل وَلا جَبَل

Whoever fate sets out to seek has no

Whoever fate seeks cannot be saved

sea to shield him, nor plain nor mountain.

By sea, plains or mountains.

هَذا عَواقب مَن يَطغى وَحرفَتَهُ

هَذا عَواقب مَن يَطغى وَحرفَتَهُ

في قَومِهِ وَبَنيهِ المُكر وَالحيل

في قَومِهِ وَبَنيهِ المُكر وَالحيل

Such are the consequences for one who tyrannizes and whose trade

These are the consequences for those who transgress and whose

among his people and his sons is deceit and trickery.

Trade among their people is deceit and trickery.