لاmay … not نَصَرَgrant victory اللَهُGod أَباAbu (father of) نَصرِNasr
لا نَصَرَ اللَهُ أَبا نَصرِ
فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he عُسرٌhardship بِلاwithout يُسرِease
فَإِنَّهُ عُسرٌ بِلا يُسرِ
May God not grant Abu Nasr victory,
God does not give victory to Abu Nasr
for he is hardship without ease.
For he is hardship without ease.
مُبَغَّضٌdespised يَلعَنُهُcurses him كُلُّevery مَنone who
مُبَغَّضٌ يَلعَنُهُ كُلُّ مَن
يَراهُsees him مِنfrom among عَبدٍa slave وَمِنand from among حَرِّa free person
يَراهُ مِن عَبدٍ وَمِن حَرِّ
Despised, he is cursed by everyone who
Hated is he, cursed by all who see him
sees him, whether slave or free.
Of slaves and free men.
قَدindeed أَصبَحَتhave become ساحاتُthe courtyards أَخلاقِهِhis character
قَد أَصبَحَت ساحاتُ أَخلاقِهِ
آهِلَةًinhabited بِالتيهِby conceit وَالكِبرِand pride
آهِلَةً بِالتيهِ وَالكِبرِ
Indeed, the courtyards of his character have become
The squares of his morals are now
inhabited by conceit and pride.
Populated by loss and arrogance.