لقدindeed دارhas passed هذاthis الأمرauthority فيamong غيرother than أهلهits rightful holders
لقد دار هذا الأمر في غير أهله
فأبصرso look أمينtrustee اللهGod كيفhow تذودyou turn away
فأبصر أمين الله كيف تذود
Indeed, this authority has passed to those who are not its rightful holders.
This matter has taken a wrongful turn,
So look, O trustee of God, how you turn us away.
So watch how the faithful servant of God shields us.
أيدعىis summoned? خثيمKhuthaym والشريدand al-Sharid أمامناahead of us
أيدعى خثيم والشريد أمامنا
ويدعىand is summoned رباحRabah قبلناbefore us وطرودand Tarud
ويدعى رباح قبلنا وطرود
Are Khuthaym and al-Sharid summoned ahead of us,
Does Khuthaym and Ash-Shareed claim to lead us,
and are Rabah and Tarud summoned before us?
And does Rabah claim to be before us and drive us away?
فإنfor if كنbe (apparently intended: 'is') هذاthis فيin الكتابthe Book فهمthen they إذاًtherefore
فإن كن هذا في الكتاب فهم إذاً
ملوكkings بنوsons of حرa free man ونحنand we عبيدslaves
ملوك بنو حر ونحن عبيد
For if this is in the Book, then they are
If this is decreed in the Book, then they
kings, sons of free men, while we are slaves.
Are free lords and we are slaves.