لاno ياسَdespair عَلىover الدُنياthis world أُناسُpeople
لا ياسَ عَلى الدُنيا أُناسُ
أَبوAbu (father of) عَونٍAwn لَهُمfor them عَلَمٌa standard وَراسُand a leader
أَبو عَونٍ لَهُم عَلَمٌ وَراسُ
There is no despair over this world—there are people
No despair, O people of this world,
For whom Abu Awn is a standard and a leader.
For they have a guiding star and a chief.
إِذاif قايَستَهُyou compare him بِشَريرِwith a wicked man قَومٍa people
إِذا قايَستَهُ بِشَريرِ قَومٍ
تَناهىreached its utmost الشَرُّevil وَاِنقَطَعَand ended القِياسُcomparison
تَناهى الشَرُّ وَاِنقَطَعَ القِياسُ
If you compare him with a people's villain,
When compared to an evil folk,
Evil reaches its utmost, and comparison ends.
Evil ends and analogy fails.