1. The face of religion has brightened and victory has smiled,
So whoever has made a vow, his vow is now due.

2. The eloquent preacher has fulfilled his promise from the pulpit of glory,
Proclaiming, "Praise be to God for His feat!"

3. We are true to the promise of God,
And His delaying it is so the reward may be greater.

4. God has wisdom in the twists of fate,
Baffling intellects and tiring thoughts.

5. He assays some people who have His acceptance
And destroys others who have His wrath.

6. When the Lord of the Throne decrees misfortune upon someone,
Neither recited verses nor vows will avail him.

7. As for what has befallen the people of Hail,
You have brought it upon yourselves, so censure your whims!

8. The Imam of the Muslims called you long ago
To your senses, but you turned a deaf ear.

9. The Imam's clemency and pardon rescued you
When the torrent reached peril and the sea raged.

10. You awoke from it, thanks to a Bestower of bounty;
Is there any gratitude to be found in you?

11. Do not show ingratitude for a paired blessing,
For if blessings are unappreciated, they become sin and captivity.

12. How many favored ones have been warned by a people who lie in wait!
Their wickedness of character and treachery destroyed them.

13. Were it not for piety and forgiving you,
Your dwellings would be ravaged, with cold and abandoned ruins.

14. He is the Generous King, the Vanquisher,
The biting blades are His, and the deadly first attacks.

15. He is the Sublime King whom none can withstand
When He unleashes His might against one with unkempt hair.

16. With an army whose abundant horses darken the sun,
Leaving the wolf and eagle to praise Him after the encounter.

17. As if the flaring of lightning in its folds
Were the dazzling lightning, the rumbling thunder and the roaring threats.

18. With steadfast resolve, when the night of turmoil foams,
Its dawn shines from His spears.

19. A rider aware of the gravity of feared events,
Knowing that glory lies beyond that rugged danger.

20. Whenever His campaigns are mentioned, none can expose them,
Nor can the full moon outshine them.

21. Campaigns in East and West that shake the land,
They are the bright stars on the horizon.

22. There were scenes where religion was strengthened and exalted,
Injustice was repulsed and unbelief wiped out.

23. The witness of the past is a lesson for today,
But hearts filled with hatred and rancor are deaf.

24. Whoever is oblivious to what I say
Will be proven true by my eloquent words.

25. Say to Hussein, while the bowstring is taut:
"Watch out before the back is broken!"

26. You frightened the birds of ill omen, thinking they were larks,
But neither tricks nor warnings avail.

27. The fancies of one led astray who makes excuses for himself,
While the wished-for cups are bitter and murky.

28. Blows like the mouths of those in childbirth,
With blood the white camels and red sheep will suckle.

29. Awaiting them disastrously, filling the horizon,
Driving terror toward you with its clamor.

30. The agitated birds of prey circle above them,
Accustomed to receiving tribute from the tribe.

31. He directs them with resolve, wisdom and counsel--
The guide of their pasture, not confused or blind.

32. The Imam of guidance, Abd al-Aziz, whose glory
Was proclaimed before he had reached the age of ten.

33. God, Most Gracious, brought him to us in His subtlety,
When people were astray and evil prevalent.

34. Opinions had divided the religion of Muhammad
With no objection to corruption or command of good.

35. The affairs of the people were administered by one who did not rule them
According to Divine Law, while the licentious feared the devout.

36. The dawn broke for the Muslims and his rise illumined them,
Their troubles dispelled and hardship relieved.

37. Given pride instead of humiliation, and security instead of fear,
Hardship transformed into ease after it.

38. Whenever his armies direct themselves towards a people's abode,
Ruin will be their lot if there is no pardon.

39. Is he not the one who drove the routed remnants
To all their hidden lairs by his cunning?

40. No length of resistance or fortress availed them,
Nor did sea or land offer escape.

41. Beneficial and destructive when he gives or withholds,
Not the fierce lion, nor the pelting rains.

42. Pursuing the utmost heights of glory--if he attains
A rank below which esteem is rare.

43. To you, O Commander of the Faithful, Damascus turns her hopes,
And Egypt awaits, looking towards you.

44. The tribes of Yathrib and Mecca call you,
And were it not for respecting the Sacred House, the matter would be concluded.

45. What man does not believe you to be his commander?
His faith is futile and his knowledge denied.

46. Does not every believer see that sincerely advising and
Obeying you is an obligation, just like ritual prayer?

47. Whoever dissents from the majority's opinion, his share
Is sin, even if he fasts and prays.

48. After you, every listening assembly is merely
Said when poetry is recited, "How excellent is poetry!"

49. Through you, honor is proclaimed in every club and gathering.
How not, when you are the supreme pride, above all pride!

50. And salutations to the God of all worlds upon him
With the Fountain and the Exalted Rank when we throng at the Gathering.

51. Muhammad, the Guide, the Trustworthy, and his Household
And his Companions, for no dawn has shone after their night.