كُماشِيُّكُمْyour Kumashi منْfor أجْلِهِhis sake انْكَمَشَshrank away السّعْدُgood fortune
كُماشِيُّكُمْ منْ أجْلِهِ انْكَمَشَ السّعْدُ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اطّرَحْتُمْyou cast off شُؤْمَهُhis ill luck أُنْجِزَwill be fulfilled الوعْدُthe promise
إذا ما اطّرَحْتُمْ شُؤْمَهُ أُنْجِزَ الوعْدُ
Your Kumashi—because of him, good fortune has shrunk away.
When you cast off his ill luck, the promise will be fulfilled.
ومَنْand whoever لمْdid not تكُنْbe منْfrom قبْلُbefore للسّعْدِfor good fortune عنْدَهُwith him
ومَنْ لمْ تكُنْ منْ قبْلُ للسّعْدِ عنْدَهُ
مَخيلَةُa sign نُجْحٍsuccess كيْفَhow تُرْجىis hoped for لهُfor him بعْدُafterward
مَخيلَةُ نُجْحٍ كيْفَ تُرْجى لهُ بعْدُ
And one who never before had from good fortune
a sign of success—how can any be hoped for him afterward?
وتَصْريفُهُand his management المَشْؤومُill-omened فَلْتَتَذكّرواso remember
وتَصْريفُهُ المَشْؤومُ فَلْتَتَذكّروا
وماand not قُلْتُI spoke إلاexcept بالذيof what علِمَتْknew سعْدُSaʿd
وما قُلْتُ إلا بالذي علِمَتْ سعْدُ
And his ill-omened management—do remember it.
And I have spoken only of what Saʿd knew.