وَثِقَتhave trusted بِالمَلِكِin the king الواal-Wa- (beginning of al-Wathiq)
وَثِقَت بِالمَلِكِ الوا
ثِقِ-thiq (completion of al-Wathiq) بِاللَهِin God (bi-llah) النُفوسُthe souls
ثِقِ بِاللَهِ النُفوسُ
Souls have trusted in King al-Wa-
They put their trust in an earthly king
thiq bi-llah.
While souls put all their trust in God
مَلِكٌa king يَشقىsuffers بِهِbecause of him الماbeginning of 'wealth'
مَلِكٌ يَشقى بِهِ الما
لُcompletion of 'wealth' وَلاand not يَشقىsuffers الجَليسُthe companion
لُ وَلا يَشقى الجَليسُ
A king through whom wealth suffers,
A king whose rule brings wealth to naught
but his companion does not suffer.
Yet leaves the wise man un distressed
مَلِكٌa king تَفزَعُtakes fright مِنfrom صَوbeginning of 'onslaught'
مَلِكٌ تَفزَعُ مِن صَو
لَتِهِcompletion of 'his onslaught' الحَربُwar الضَروسُsavage
لَتِهِ الحَربُ الضَروسُ
A king whose onslaught strikes fear
A king whose awesome threats of war
into savage war.
Strike terror in the bravest breasts
أَنِسَgrew familiar السَيفُthe sword بِهِwith him وَاِسand: beginning of 'grew estranged'
أَنِسَ السَيفُ بِهِ وَاِس
تَوحَشَcompletion of 'grew estranged' العِلقُthe prized possession النَفيسُprecious
تَوحَشَ العِلقُ النَفيسُ
The sword has grown familiar with him, and
The sword is his companion while
the precious treasure has grown estranged.
The noble shun him in disgust
ياO بَنيsons of العَبّاسal-Abbas يَأبىrefuses الbeginning of 'God'
يا بَني العَبّاس يَأبى ال
لَهُcompletion of 'God' إِلّاexcept أَنthat تَسوسواyou should govern
لَهُ إِلّا أَن تَسوسوا
O sons of al-Abbas, God will have
O Abbasid race, God wills it not
nothing but that you should rule.
That you should endlessly rule us
لَكُمُfor you المُلكُdominion عَلَيناover us
لَكُمُ المُلكُ عَلَينا
آخِرَuntil the end of الدَهرِtime حَبيسُreserved
آخِرَ الدَهرِ حَبيسُ
Yours is dominion over us,
To you through all eternity
reserved for you until the end of time.
The kingdom shall a captive be