أَلاAh! مَنwho مُبلِغٌwill convey خاقانَKhaqan عَنّيfrom me
أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ خاقانَ عَنّي
تَأَمَّلconsider حينَwhen يَضرِبُكَstrikes you الشِتاءُwinter
تَأَمَّل حينَ يَضرِبُكَ الشِتاءُ
Ah, who will carry word from me to Khaqan?
O messenger to the Khan, hear me:
Consider, when winter strikes you,
When the winter strikes you, take note
فَتَجعَلthen you make فيin جَنابِكَyour vicinity مِنof صَغيرٍa young one
فَتَجعَل في جَنابِكَ مِن صَغيرٍ
وَمِنand of شَيخٍan old man أَضَرَّhas done harm بِهِto him الفَناءُdecay
وَمِن شَيخٍ أَضَرَّ بِهِ الفَناءُ
How you turn those at your side, young
Of every small child and aged elder
And old, whom decay has worn down,
Whose frailty the end brings close about.
فِراخُchicks دَجاجَةٍa hen يَتبَعنَthey follow ديكاًa cock
فِراخُ دَجاجَةٍ يَتبَعنَ ديكاً
يَلُذنَthey seek refuge بِهِwith him إِذاwhen حَمِسَgrows fierce الوَغاءُthe din of battle
يَلُذنَ بِهِ إِذا حَمِسَ الوَغاءُ
Into a hen’s chicks following a cock,
See a hen’s chicks trail their rooster,
Seeking refuge with him when the din of battle grows fierce.
Taking warmth when bitter blows the gale.