يا سيّداً سادَ في الأشراف أجمعِها

يا سيّداً سادَ في الأشراف أجمعِها

ولم يَزَل سيّد السادات مُذ كانا

ولم يَزَل سيّد السادات مُذ كانا

O master who has held mastery among all the nobles,

O master who has held sway among all the nobles,

and has ever been the master of masters, from the day he came to be;

And has remained master of masters since he came to be.

إنّ النقابة قَرَّتْ فيك أعْيُنها

إنّ النقابة قَرَّتْ فيك أعْيُنها

وفاخَرتْ بك كبّاراً وأعيانا

وفاخَرتْ بك كبّاراً وأعيانا

The office of naqib has found its eyes content in you,

Indeed, the headship's eyes have found delight in you,

and has taken pride in you among grandees and notables.

And through you it has vied in glory with grandees and notables.

والحمد لله إذ فاتك يومئذ

والحمد لله إذ فاتك يومئذ

بشارة تُعْلِنُ الأفراح إعلانا

بشارة تُعْلِنُ الأفراح إعلانا

Praise be to God, when on that day there passed you by

And praise be to God, for that day there passed you by

glad tidings proclaiming joys aloud,

Glad tidings openly proclaiming joys,

من جانب الملك العالي بعزَّتِه

من جانب الملك العالي بعزَّتِه

على جميع ملوك الأرض سلطانا

على جميع ملوك الأرض سلطانا

from the exalted king, whose might gives him

From the king, exalted by his might

sovereignty over all the kings of the earth—

Above all the kings of the earth in dominion:

عبد العزيز أدام الله دولته

عبد العزيز أدام الله دولته

وزادَ في ملكه أمناً وإيمانا

وزادَ في ملكه أمناً وإيمانا

Abdülaziz: may God perpetuate his reign

Abd al-Aziz—may God perpetuate his rule,

and increase security and faith within his realm;

And increase security and faith in his kingdom.

أعلى ملوك بني الدنيا وأرفعها

أعلى ملوك بني الدنيا وأرفعها

قدراً وأعظمها في عصره شانا

قدراً وأعظمها في عصره شانا

the highest and most exalted in rank

The loftiest of the kings of this world's sons, and the highest

of all worldly kings, and the greatest in glory in his age.

In rank, and the greatest in stature in his age.

لو وازنته ملوك الأرض قاطبة

لو وازنته ملوك الأرض قاطبة

لكان أرجحها في العز ميزانا

لكان أرجحها في العز ميزانا

Were all the kings of the earth weighed against him,

If all the kings of the earth were weighed against him,

his scale would outweigh them all in might.

He would outweigh them all in the balance of honor.

أو حاربَ الكفرَ أضحى وهو متخذٌ

أو حاربَ الكفرَ أضحى وهو متخذٌ

حِزْبَ الملائك أنصاراً وأعوانا

حِزْبَ الملائك أنصاراً وأعوانا

Or were he to wage war against unbelief, he would take

Or, should he fight unbelief, he would have

the host of angels as his champions and helpers;

The host of angels as supporters and helpers.

حامي حمى ملّة الإسلام حارسها

حامي حمى ملّة الإسلام حارسها

لأمْره أذْعَنَتْ لله إذعانا

لأمْره أذْعَنَتْ لله إذعانا

protector of the sanctuary of Islam and guardian of the faith—

Protector of the sanctuary of Islam's faith, its guardian,

at his command, it submits to God in utter submission.

To his command it has yielded, in submission to God.

لولاه ما نُشِرت للعدل ألويةٌ

لولاه ما نُشِرت للعدل ألويةٌ

وربّما امتلأتْ ظلماً وعدوانا

وربّما امتلأتْ ظلماً وعدوانا

Without him, no banners would be unfurled for justice,

Were it not for him, no banners would have been unfurled for justice,

and it might have been filled with injustice and aggression.

And it might have been filled with injustice and aggression.

ولاّك ما كنتَ أهلاً أن تكونَ له

ولاّك ما كنتَ أهلاً أن تكونَ له

مُشَيّداً من مباني المجد أركانا

مُشَيّداً من مباني المجد أركانا

He appointed you to that for which you were worthy: to be

He appointed you to what you were worthy to hold,

one who raises pillars among the edifices of glory.

Raising pillars among the edifices of glory.

وبالنقابة في عام نُؤَرِّخُه

وبالنقابة في عام نُؤَرِّخُه

إليكَ قد بَعَثَ السلطان فرمانا

إليكَ قد بَعَثَ السلطان فرمانا

And for the naqibship, we date its year with the words:

And concerning the headship, in a year whose date we record,

“To you the Sultan has sent a firman.”

The Sultan has sent you an imperial decree.