ملكٌa king لوif لمnot يكنbe منof ملكهhis realm
ملكٌ لو لم يكن من ملكه
غيرother than دارٍa dwelling وشحتwas adorned بالنعمِwith blessings
غير دارٍ وشحت بالنعمِ
A king—had his realm contained nothing
but a dwelling adorned with blessings,
لوif رمىcast شدادShaddad فيهاin it طرفهُhis gaze
لو رمى شداد فيها طرفهُ
زهدتهit made him lose interest بعدهاafter it فيin إرمِIram
زهدته بعدها في إرمِ
had Shaddad cast his gaze upon it,
it would thereafter have made him care no more for Iram.