حَمى المَسجِدَ الأَقصى فَطالَ مَطهَراً

حَمى المَسجِدَ الأَقصى فَطالَ مَطهَراً

وَأَودَعَهُ جَمعاً كِباراً رِجالُهُ

وَأَودَعَهُ جَمعاً كِباراً رِجالُهُ

He protected al-Aqsa Mosque, and it rose high as a place of purification.

And he lodged within it a company whose men were eminent.

بُذولاً لِفانٍ شَرَفَ الخَلقِ نائِلاً

بُذولاً لِفانٍ شَرَفَ الخَلقِ نائِلاً

فُعولاً لِباقٍ شارَفَ الأَفُقُ نالُهُ

فُعولاً لِباقٍ شارَفَ الأَفُقُ نالُهُ

Lavish with what perishes, attaining honor among humankind,

Active for what endures, his bounty approaching the horizon.

فَواتِحُ نَعماهُ بِها قَرَّودُهُ

فَواتِحُ نَعماهُ بِها قَرَّودُهُ

وَإِكرامُ مَثوى عَهدِهِ وَاِشتِمالُهُ

وَإِكرامُ مَثوى عَهدِهِ وَاِشتِمالُهُ

The first fruits of his bounty, through which his affection grew firm (uncertain reading).

And the honoring of his covenant’s abode, and his embrace.

فَفي القَلقَةِ الشَهباءِ مِن بَعدِهِ اِبنِهِ

فَفي القَلقَةِ الشَهباءِ مِن بَعدِهِ اِبنِهِ

بِقُوَّةِ عَزمِ كُلِّ عِيالُهُ

بِقُوَّةِ عَزمِ كُلِّ عِيالُهُ

So, amid the ash-gray unrest, after him, his son—

With strength of resolve; all are his dependents.