لوif قيلit were said للمجدto glory حدturn aside عنهمfrom them وخالهمand leave them
لو قيل للمجد حد عنهم وخالهم
بماin return for whatever احتكمتyou stipulate منof الدنياthis world لماwould not حاداturn aside
بما احتكمت من الدنيا لما حادا
Were Glory told, “Turn from them and forsake them
If glory were told, “Turn away from them and leave them,
for whatever of this world you chose to claim,” it would never turn aside.
in return for whatever you demand of this world,” it would not turn aside.
إنindeed المكارمnoble virtues أرواحspirits يكونare لهاfor them
إن المكارم أرواح يكون لها
آلthe family of المهلبal-Muhallab دونto the exclusion of الناسother people أجساداbodies
آل المهلب دون الناس أجسادا
For noble virtues are spirits whose bodies
Indeed, noble virtues are spirits whose
among all mankind are the house of al-Muhallab.
bodies are the family of al-Muhallab alone among mankind.
