1. Except for the era of its truthfulness,
Of sublime aspirations and successes,

2. O cloud-concealer of shame
With your rain-laden clouds,

3. O most high, most generous,
Giving freely of your bounty,

4. Sovereign of the age,
Keeper of the Quran,

5. Granter of thousands upon thousands,
Breacher of ranks,

6. Maker of reconciliations,
Subduer of lances,

7. O universal giver of gifts,
O just judge,

8. O pure-natured one,
O rightly-guided patron,

9. O noble pride,
O lofty favour,

10. O sheltering shades,
O encompassing shadows.

11. Without you, virtue would have died,
Without you, time would have encompassed all,

12. Without you, mankind would have died,
Without you, misery would have spread.

13. Without you, manners would have vanished,
Without you, the Arabs would have been disgraced,

14. Without you, generosity would have waned
And delegations been scorned,

15. Without you, no magnanimity would have existed,
Without you, debts of honour would have ceased,

16. Without you, the age would have been mean,
Without you, gallantry would have died,

17. Without you, hopes would have been dashed,
Without you, the supplicant would have been turned away.

18. Without you, greed could not have been believed,
Without you, the community would have been blamed.

19. May you remain, blessed in your prosperity,
Supported in your knowledge,

20. Among nights in your sanctuary
Where star on star has risen,

21. Enduring through the days,
Aided by your standards,

22. In an eternal state,
And a renewed favour.