رتبةrank الحكمof judgment السنيهlofty
رتبة الحكم السنيه
هدمتwas demolished هدمdemolition البنيهof a building
هدمت هدم البنيه
The lofty rank of judgment
The structure of traditional rule
was demolished as a building is demolished.
Was demolished, destroying the foundation
أخربlaid waste الجهالthe ignorant منهاof it
أخرب الجهال منها
كلevery ثغرfrontier وثنيهand mountain pass
كل ثغر وثنيه
The ignorant laid waste within it
Ignorance from it laid waste
every frontier and mountain pass.
To every fault and idol
وغدتand became دينةsubmissive الحكمin judgment
وغدت دينة الحكم
بهمthrough them وهيand it was دنيهlowly
بهم وهي دنيه
And it became submissive in judgment
And the city of governance became,
through them, and it was lowly.
Through them, base and degraded