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Glorious is He who made the noble man noble,

سبحان من خلق الشريف شريفا

1. Glorious is He who made the noble man noble,
And adorned existence with his generosity and honor,

١. سبحان من خلق الشريف شريفا
وحبا الوجود بجوده تشريفا

2. And made him sharp like a sword through the years,
So I found him a sword that unleashes swords,

٢. وبراه كالسيف السنين إذا سطا
ألفيته سيفاً يسل سيوفا

3. He rules and passes judgments, unique and peerless,
Yet he is peerless, lording over thousands,

٣. يقضي ويمضي وهو فذٌّ مفردٌ
لكنه فذٌّ يسود ألوفا

4. Betrayal and betrayal almost conquered him,
And diverted him from his purpose, but he erased injustice and wrongdoing,

٤. كاد الخيانة والخنا ودحاهما
عن مصره ومحا العنا والحيفا

5. He still keeps his religion faithfully,
Never obsessed with anything else,

٥. ما زال يحفظ دسته بأمانةٍ
ما بات قط بغيرها مشغوفا

6. Until when he saw the need to defend the protected,
He readily sacrificed the undeserving and weak,

٦. حتى إذا نظر الدفاع عن الحمى
أضحى بغير المشرفي ضعيفا

7. And the situation demanded the ugliest obedience,
A blind obedience that blemishes his famous name,

٧. والحال تطلبه لأقبح طاعةٍ
عمياء تثلم صيتَه المعروفا

8. He left the ministry and resigned, no longer wanting,
After promotion, to remain subordinate,

٨. ترك الوزارة واستقال ولم يرد
بعد التقدم أن يظل رديفا

9. By God, his escape is not strange,
From what stains his perfected character,

٩. واللَه ما العجب العجاب فراره
عما يشين كماله الموصوفا

10. But how can oversight tolerate life after him,
Or endure standing a day or being present?

١٠. بل كيف تحتمل النظارة بعده
وتعيش يوماً أو تطيق وقوفا

11. God will return him, we feel certain,
With your glorious return good fortune will thrive,

١١. سيعيدها واللَهُ عند ظنوننا ال
حسنى بعودتك الفخيمة ريفا

12. And make you witness, my Lord, the power of the Able One,
Who will humiliate the unjust and save the anguished.

١٢. ويريك يا مولاي سطوة قادرٍ
تخزي الظلوم وتنقذ الملهوفا