ابنُson of الرياحيِّal-Riyahi علىdespite جهلهِhis ignorance
ابنُ الرياحيِّ على جهلهِ
وجورِهِand his injustice فيin حلبٍAleppo يحكمُhe passes judgment
وجورِهِ في حلبٍ يحكمُ
Ibn al-Riyahi, despite his ignorance
The son of al-Riyaahi, despite his ignorance
and his injustice, passes judgment in Aleppo.
And his tyranny ruling in Aleppo
إنif لمnot يكنْthere be فيin حلبٍAleppo مسلمٌa Muslim
إن لم يكنْ في حلبٍ مسلمٌ
فمصرُthen Egypt ماnot كانthere was بهاin it مسلمُa Muslim
فمصرُ ما كان بها مسلمُ
If there is no Muslim in Aleppo,
If there is no Muslim left in Aleppo
then there was no Muslim in Egypt.
Then Egypt would have no Muslim either