وَإِذاand when تَنَكَّرَتِturn hostile البِلاthe lands (beginning)
وَإِذا تَنَكَّرَتِ البِلا
دُcompletion of 'the lands' فَأَولِهاthen present to them كَنَفَthe flank of البِعادِseparation
دُ فَأَولِها كَنَفَ البِعادِ
And when the lands turn hostile,
When the countries are unrecognizable
then turn your flank to them and depart.
The first of them is shrouded in distance
وَاِجعَلand make مقامَكَyour dwelling أَوor مَقَرabode (beginning)
وَاِجعَل مقامَكَ أَو مَقَر
رَكَcompletion of 'your abode' جانِبَيthe two sides of بَركِBark الغِمادِal-Ghimad
رَكَ جانِبَي بَركِ الغِمادِ
And make your dwelling, or your abode,
And make your stay or your abode
on either side of Bark al-Ghimad.
The sides of the basin of brambles
لَستَyou are not اِبنَa son of أُمِّthe mother of القاطِنيthe inhabitants (beginning)
لَستَ اِبنَ أُمِّ القاطِني
نَcompletion of 'the inhabitants' وَلاnor اِبنَa son of عَمٍّa paternal uncle لِلبِلادِto the lands
نَ وَلا اِبنَ عَمٍّ لِلبِلادِ
You share no mother with the inhabitants,
You are not the son of the residents' mother
nor are you a cousin to the lands.
Nor the cousin of the countries
وَاِنظُرand look إِلىat الشَمسِthe sun الَّتيthat
وَاِنظُر إِلى الشَمسِ الَّتي
طَلَعَتrose عَلىover إِرمٍIram وَعادِand ʿAd
طَلَعَت عَلى إِرمٍ وَعادِ
And look at the sun that
And look at the sun that rose
rose over Iram and ʿAd.
Over Iram and Aad
هَلdo ...? تُؤنِسَنَّyou indeed discern بَقِيَّةًa remnant
هَل تُؤنِسَنَّ بَقِيَّةً
مِنof حاضِرٍa townsman مِنهُمamong them وَبادِand a nomad
مِن حاضِرٍ مِنهُم وَبادِ
Can you discern any remnant
Will it keep company
of their townsfolk and nomads?
To the remainder of the present ones among them or those that perished
كُلٌّall الذَخائِرِthe treasures غَيرَexcept تَقreverence (beginning)
كُلٌّ الذَخائِرِ غَيرَ تَق
وىcompletion of 'reverence' ذيthe Possessor of الجَلالِmajesty إِلىtoward نَفادِقالexhaustion; he said:
وى ذي الجَلالِ إِلى نَفادِقال:
All treasures, save reverence
All treasures other than piety
for the Lord of Majesty, are destined to run out. He said:
Of the Majestic One will run out
مجزوءshortened الكاملthe Kamil meter
مجزوء الكامل
وَإِذاand when تَنَكَّرَتِturn hostile البِلاthe lands (beginning)
وَإِذا تَنَكَّرَتِ البِلا
Shortened Kamil meter.
And when the lands turn hostile,
دُcompletion of 'the lands' فَأَولِهاthen present to them كَنَفَthe flank of البِعادِseparation
دُ فَأَولِها كَنَفَ البِعادِ
وَاِجعَلand make مقامَكَyour dwelling أَوor مَقَرabode (beginning)
وَاِجعَل مقامَكَ أَو مَقَر
then turn your flank to them and depart.
And make your dwelling, or your abode,
رَكَcompletion of 'your abode' جانِبَيthe two sides of بَركِBark الغِمادِal-Ghimad
رَكَ جانِبَي بَركِ الغِمادِ
لَستَyou are not اِبنَa son of أُمِّthe mother of القاطِنيthe inhabitants (beginning)
لَستَ اِبنَ أُمِّ القاطِني
on either side of Bark al-Ghimad.
You share no mother with the inhabitants,
نَcompletion of 'the inhabitants' وَلاnor اِبنَa son of عَمٍّa paternal uncle لِلبِلادِto the lands
نَ وَلا اِبنَ عَمٍّ لِلبِلادِ
وَاِنظُرand look إِلىat الشَمسِthe sun الَّتيthat
وَاِنظُر إِلى الشَمسِ الَّتي
nor are you a cousin to the lands.
And look at the sun that
طَلَعَتrose عَلىover إِرمٍIram وَعادِand ʿAd
طَلَعَت عَلى إِرمٍ وَعادِ
هَلdo ...? تُؤنِسَنَّyou indeed discern بَقِيَّةًa remnant
هَل تُؤنِسَنَّ بَقِيَّةً
rose over Iram and ʿAd.
Can you discern any remnant
مِنof حاضِرٍa townsman مِنهُمamong them وَبادِand a nomad
مِن حاضِرٍ مِنهُم وَبادِ
كُلٌّall الذَخائِرِthe treasures غَيرَexcept تَقreverence (beginning)
كُلٌّ الذَخائِرِ غَيرَ تَق
of their townsfolk and nomads?
All treasures, save reverence
وىcompletion of 'reverence' ذيthe Possessor of الجَلالِmajesty إِلىtoward نَفادِexhaustion
وى ذي الجَلالِ إِلى نَفادِ
for the Lord of Majesty, are destined to run out.
Partial English translation: 12 of 25 Arabic lines translated.