وَبيand within me أَملٌhope أَنّيthat I أَسودُbecome a lord وَكَيفَand how لاnot
وَبي أَملٌ أَنّي أَسودُ وَكَيفَ لا
وَآلand the house of بُويهٍBuwayh بَعدَafter فَقرِهمtheir poverty سادواthey rose to power
وَآل بُويهٍ بَعدَ فَقرِهم سادوا
I hope that I shall become a lord—and why not,
When the house of Buwayh rose to power after their poverty?
وَأَحكمُand I rule فيover أَهلِthe people of الزَّمانِthe age كَماas أَشاI wish
وَأَحكمُ في أَهلِ الزَّمانِ كَما أَشا
وَأَملِكُand I possess ماwhat صانواthey guarded وأَهدِمُand I demolish ماwhat شادواthey built
وَأَملِكُ ما صانوا وأَهدِمُ ما شادوا
And rule over the people of this age as I wish,
And possess what they guarded and demolish what they built,
وَأَفعلُand I do ماwhat أَختارI choose فيto كلِّevery فاسِقwicked man
وَأَفعلُ ما أَختار في كلِّ فاسِق
مِنَamong الصّيدthe proud lords حَتّىuntil لاnot تَراهُمyou see them وَقَدand already بادواthey have perished
مِنَ الصّيد حَتّى لا تَراهُم وَقَد بادوا
And do whatever I choose to every wicked man
Among the proud lords, until you see them no more—they will have perished.