صَفا الدَهرُ في مُلكِ العَزيزِ بنِ يوسُفٍ

صَفا الدَهرُ في مُلكِ العَزيزِ بنِ يوسُفٍ

فَلَم يَبقَ فيهِ لِلشَوائِبِ باقِ

فَلَم يَبقَ فيهِ لِلشَوائِبِ باقِ

The age grew serene under the reign of al-ʿAzīz ibn Yūsuf,

The days have been bright in the reign of al-'Aziz, son of Yusuf,

so no trace of blemishes remained in it.

So that no blemish has remained in it.

فَلا عَقرَبٌ إِلّا بِخَدِّ مَليحَةٍ

فَلا عَقرَبٌ إِلّا بِخَدِّ مَليحَةٍ

وَلا جَورَ إِلّا في وِلايَةِ ساقِ

وَلا جَورَ إِلّا في وِلايَةِ ساقِ

Thus no scorpion exists except on a beautiful woman's cheek,

There is no scorpion but in the cheek of a fair maid,

and no injustice except under a cupbearer's rule.

No tyranny but under the sway of her leg.