ياِبنَO son of عَبدِʿAbd (servant of) الكَريمِal-Karīm (the Generous) مِنamong أَزيَدِmost increasing الأَشياthe things (first part)
ياِبنَ عَبدِ الكَريمِ مِن أَزيَدِ الأَشيا
ءِend of 'things' فيin قَدرِthe worth of نِعمَةٍa blessing أَنthat تُهاناyou be humiliated
ءِ في قَدرِ نِعمَةٍ أَن تُهانا
O son of ʿAbd al-Karīm, among the things that most increase
O son of Abdul Karim, of the greatest things in life
a blessing’s worth is that you be humiliated.
Is to be humbled when blessed
لَمnot يَزَلceased شُؤمُكَyour ill luck المُجَرَّبُtried-and-tested فيamong الأَحthe factions (first part)
لَم يَزَل شُؤمُكَ المُجَرَّبُ في الأَح
زابِend of 'factions' قِدماًfrom long ago حَتّىuntil عَزَلتَyou dismissed أَخاناour brother
زابِ قِدماً حَتّى عَزَلتَ أَخانا
Your tried-and-tested ill luck persisted among the factions
Your proven misfortune with parties
from long ago, until you dismissed our brother.
Has remained thus, until you abandoned your brothers
قَدindeed رَأَيتَyou have seen إِحتِراقَthe burning of قَلبيmy heart لِتُركاfor Turkān (first part)
قَد رَأَيتَ إِحتِراقَ قَلبي لِتُركا
نَend of 'Turkān' فَإِلّاso why not تَرَكتَyou left ليto me تُركاناTurkān
نَ فَإِلّا تَرَكتَ لي تُركانا
You have seen my heart burning for Turkān;
You saw my heart burn for you
so why did you not leave Turkān to me?
Unless you leave me some mercy