بركاتُ مولانا عليكَ تعودُ

بركاتُ مولانا عليكَ تعودُ

قرُبت فأنت من النحوسِ بعيدُ

قرُبت فأنت من النحوسِ بعيدُ

The blessings of our lord return upon you.

The blessings of our Maulana be upon you

They have drawn near, so you are far from ill fortune.

You have returned so you are far from misfortunes

وجنودُه اجتمعت بقوَّةِ سعدِه

وجنودُه اجتمعت بقوَّةِ سعدِه

فتفرَّقت للمشركين جنودُ

فتفرَّقت للمشركين جنودُ

And his armies gathered through the strength of his good fortune,

And his soldiers gathered with the auspiciousness of his fortune

so the polytheists' armies scattered.

So the armies of the polytheists scattered

وغزوتَهم بحمائمٍ بقَت ولم

وغزوتَهم بحمائمٍ بقَت ولم

يَسبق نداك إلى العلوج وَعيدُ

يَسبق نداك إلى العلوج وَعيدُ

And you raided them with doves that cooed, and no

And you attacked them with doves that stayed

threat preceded your bounty to the barbarians.

And your call did not precede to heights and feast

آماقُها بيضٌ إذا حصَّلتها

آماقُها بيضٌ إذا حصَّلتها

وعيونُها عند التأملِ سودُ

وعيونُها عند التأملِ سودُ

Their eye-corners are white when you examine them,

Their pure white complexion when collected

and their eyes, upon close inspection, are black.

And their eyes are black when examined

ما كنتُ أحسب أن بحراً زاخراً

ما كنتُ أحسب أن بحراً زاخراً

تسعى إلى الأجَمات منه أسودُ

تسعى إلى الأجَمات منه أسودُ

I had not thought that a surging sea

I did not think that a teeming sea

would have lions hastening from it toward the thickets.

The black ones from it flow to the sands

لم يَعلموا بقفُولها عَن أرضِهم

لم يَعلموا بقفُولها عَن أرضِهم

سيما وقد عَلموا بأن سيعودُ

سيما وقد عَلموا بأن سيعودُ

They did not know the doves had left their land for home,

They did not know by their turning away from their land

especially since they knew he would return.

Especially since they knew he would return

ما أشرقَت بوَقودها إلا وفي

ما أشرقَت بوَقودها إلا وفي

أحشاءِ كلبِ الروم منه وقودُ

أحشاءِ كلبِ الروم منه وقودُ

Whenever they shone with their fuel, there was

It did not shine with its fuel except and in

a blaze from it in the entrails of Rome's dog.

The belly of the Roman dog from it is firewood

وصمتهمُ لو وافقوا توفيقَهم

وصمتهمُ لو وافقوا توفيقَهم

لِعُلا أمير المؤمنينَ عبيدُ

لِعُلا أمير المؤمنينَ عبيدُ

You would have branded them, had they met with good fortune,

And their silence if they agreed with their concord

as slaves to the glory of the Commander of the Faithful.

The commander of the faithful Abid would submit

كم رَكعةٍ لسيوفِهم خرُّوا لها

كم رَكعةٍ لسيوفِهم خرُّوا لها

وهمُ لسلطانِ المنونِ سجودُ

وهمُ لسلطانِ المنونِ سجودُ

How often they fell bowing before their swords,

How many bows did their swords bow to

while they lay prostrate before the power of Death.

And they bow in prostration to the sultan of death

ورماهمُ منك الإمامُ بمرهفٍ

ورماهمُ منك الإمامُ بمرهفٍ

أبداً لأعمارِ العُداةِ مبيدُ

أبداً لأعمارِ العُداةِ مبيدُ

And through you the Imam hurled a keen blade at them,

And the Imam threw them with a piercing

ever destroying the lives of foes.

Forever the ages of the enemies perished

أغراك إقبال الوزير

أغراك إقبال الوزير

يا ابن محمد محمودُ

يا ابن محمد محمودُ

The minister's favor spurred you on,

Did the vizier's fortune deceive you

O Mahmud, son of Muhammad.

O son of Muhammad Mahmoud

صدقت لديكَ فِراسةٌ سبقت لها

صدقت لديكَ فِراسةٌ سبقت لها

ولمثلِ ذلك يبذلُ المَجهودُ

ولمثلِ ذلك يبذلُ المَجهودُ

An intuition you had reached first proved true for you,

You were right, you had insight that preceded

and for such a thing the utmost effort is expended.

And for the like of that one makes an effort

لم يغمِدوا فشلاً سيوفاً في الوغى

لم يغمِدوا فشلاً سيوفاً في الوغى

إلا وأشهرَ سيفَك التجريدُ

إلا وأشهرَ سيفَك التجريدُ

They never sheathed swords in battle out of cowardice

They did not sheathe failing swords in the fray

without unsheathing making your sword renowned.

Except your drawing sword destroyed

فلو استَطاعوا صانَعوا عن دهرِهم

فلو استَطاعوا صانَعوا عن دهرِهم

واستَوفقت عهودُ

واستَوفقت عهودُ

So, had they been able, they would have bargained to ward off their fate,

For if they were able, they would have made

and covenants would have sought success.

And attained auspicious times

كم موردٍ عذبٍ لهم كدَّرته

كم موردٍ عذبٍ لهم كدَّرته

حتى لسيفكَ في الدماءِ ورودُ

حتى لسيفكَ في الدماءِ ورودُ

How many a sweet watering-place of theirs you muddied,

How many fresh springs of theirs you muddied

until your sword came to drink amid blood.

Until for your sword in the blood are roses

أقسمت ما قصد امرؤ بمناقبٍ

أقسمت ما قصد امرؤ بمناقبٍ

إلا وأنت بمثلِها المقصودُ

إلا وأنت بمثلِها المقصودُ

I swear, no man is singled out for noble qualities

I swear no man intimated glories

without you being the one meant by their like.

Except you were the one intended

فليهنكَ العيدان عيدٌ مقبلٌ

فليهنكَ العيدان عيدٌ مقبلٌ

لا زلتَ تدركه وهذا عيدُ

لا زلتَ تدركه وهذا عيدُ

So may the two feasts gladden you: a feast approaching—

So may the feast delight you a feast is approaching

may you always live to see it—and this feast.

You still attain it and this is feast