1. More deserving is he who fulfilled his promise,
God's Caliph over His creation,
١. أحقُّ من أنجزَ موعودَه
خليفةُ الله على خَلْقِهِ
2. And he who inherited the legacy of the Prophet of guidance,
With truth his right cannot be denied,
٢. ومَن له أِرثُ نبيَ الهُدى
بالحقِ لا يُدفَع عن حَقِهِ
3. He is attributed with guidance to his guidance,
With righteousness and truthfulness to his truthfulness,
٣. يُنسب في الهَدى إلى هديهِ
بِرَّاً وفي الصدقِ إلى صدقِهِ
4. And he to whom obedience is obligatory,
Evident in the revelation on its pages,
٤. ومَن له الطاعَةُ مفروضة
لائحةٌ بالوحي في رَقَّهِ
5. The seamless seal, the mighty cleft,
Which people cannot mend its tear.
٥. والراتقُ الفتقِ العظيم الذي
لا يقدر الناسُ على رتقِهِ