يا خَليطاً بِالدبسِ أَقصر عَنِ الـ

يا خَليطاً بِالدبسِ أَقصر عَنِ الـ

ـشَرِّ فَقَد قيلَ رابِحُ الشَرِّ خاسِر

ـشَرِّ فَقَد قيلَ رابِحُ الشَرِّ خاسِر

O you mingled with molasses, desist from

O you who are mixed with honey, refrain from evil

evil; for it has been said: whoever profits from evil loses.

For it is said: the winner in evil is the loser

وَتَرَفَّق بِالجُندِ فَالجُندُ آبا

وَتَرَفَّق بِالجُندِ فَالجُندُ آبا

ؤُكَ إِن صَحَّ أَنَّكَ اِبنُ عَساكِر

ؤُكَ إِن صَحَّ أَنَّكَ اِبنُ عَساكِر

And be gentle with the troops, for the troops are

And be kind to the troops for the troops are

your fathers, if it is true that you are Ibn ʿAsākir.

Your fathers, if it is true you are the son of soldiers