تداركَني بِشرُ بنُ مَروانَ بَعدَما

تداركَني بِشرُ بنُ مَروانَ بَعدَما

تَعاوَت إِلى شِلوى الذَئابُ العَواسِلُ

تَعاوَت إِلى شِلوى الذَئابُ العَواسِلُ

Bishr son of Marwan came to my rescue after

Bishr son of Marwan came to my rescue after

the loping wolves had howled to one another over my remains.

The ravenous wolves had conspired to attack me

غِياثُ الضِعافِ المُرملينَ وَعِصمَةُ ال

غِياثُ الضِعافِ المُرملينَ وَعِصمَةُ ال

يَتامى ومن تأوي اليه العَباهِلُ

يَتامى ومن تأوي اليه العَباهِلُ

Succor of the destitute weak, and guardian of the

The savior of the weak and the naked, and the guardian of

orphans, and he to whom sovereign kings turn for refuge.

The orphans, to whom the outcasts come for refuge

قَريعُ قُرَيشٍ وَالهُمامُ الَّذي لَهُ

قَريعُ قُرَيشٍ وَالهُمامُ الَّذي لَهُ

أَقَرَّت بَنو قَحطانَ طُرّاً وَوائِلُ

أَقَرَّت بَنو قَحطانَ طُرّاً وَوائِلُ

Foremost of Quraysh, and the valiant lord to whom

The flogger of Quraysh, the brave one, to whom

all the sons of Qahtan, and Wa'il, have submitted;

The tribes of Qahtan submitted eagerly

وَقيسُ بنُ عَيلانَ وَخِندفُ كُلُّها

وَقيسُ بنُ عَيلانَ وَخِندفُ كُلُّها

أَقَرَّت وَجِنُّ الأَرضِ طُرّاً وَخابِلُ

أَقَرَّت وَجِنُّ الأَرضِ طُرّاً وَخابِلُ

and Qays son of 'Aylan, and all of Khindif,

And Qais son of Aylan, and Khindif - all of them

have submitted, as have all the earth's jinn and demons.

Submitted, and so did the Jinn of the land willingly

يَداكَ ابنَ مَروان يَدٌ تَقتُلُ العِدا

يَداكَ ابنَ مَروان يَدٌ تَقتُلُ العِدا

وَفي يَدِكَ الأُخرى غياثٌ وَنائِلُ

وَفي يَدِكَ الأُخرى غياثٌ وَنائِلُ

Your two hands, O son of Marwan—one slays the foes,

O son of Marwan, your hand kills the enemies

and in your other hand are succor and bounty.

And in your other hand lies salvation and hopes

إِذا أَمطَرتَنا منكَ يَوماً سَحابَةٌ

إِذا أَمطَرتَنا منكَ يَوماً سَحابَةٌ

رُوَينا بِما جادَت عَلَينا الأَنامِلُ

رُوَينا بِما جادَت عَلَينا الأَنامِلُ

When a cloud from you rains upon us one day,

Whenever you shower us from your clouds one day

we drink our fill of what your fingertips lavish upon us.

We are quenched by what poured down on us from the droplets

فَلا زِلتَ يا بشرَ بنَ مَروانَ سَيِّداً

فَلا زِلتَ يا بشرَ بنَ مَروانَ سَيِّداً

يَهُلُّ عَلَينا مِنكَ طَلٌّ وَوابِلُ

يَهُلُّ عَلَينا مِنكَ طَلٌّ وَوابِلُ

So may you ever remain, O Bishr son of Marwan, a lord

You have always been, O Bishr son of Marwan, a master

from whom light rain and downpours fall upon us.

Whose abundant rain pours down on us

فَأَنتَ المُصَفّى يابنَ مَروانَ وَالَّذي

فَأَنتَ المُصَفّى يابنَ مَروانَ وَالَّذي

تَوافَت اليه بِالعَطاءِ القَبائِلُ

تَوافَت اليه بِالعَطاءِ القَبائِلُ

For you are the pure one, O son of Marwan, and he

You are the pure one, O son of Marwan, the one to whom

to whom the tribes have come with gifts.

The tribes have flocked with gifts

يُرَجُّونَ فَضلَ اللَهِ عند دُعائِكم

يُرَجُّونَ فَضلَ اللَهِ عند دُعائِكم

إِذا جمعتكم وَالحَجيجَ المنازِلُ

إِذا جمعتكم وَالحَجيجَ المنازِلُ

They hope for God's grace when you pray,

They hope for the grace of God through your prayers

when the halting places gather you and the pilgrims together.

When you gather together with the pilgrims at the camps

وَلَولا بَنو مَروانَ طاشَت حُلومُنا

وَلَولا بَنو مَروانَ طاشَت حُلومُنا

وَكُنّا فَراشاً أَحرَقَتها الشَعائِلُ

وَكُنّا فَراشاً أَحرَقَتها الشَعائِلُ

But for the sons of Marwan, our judgment would have faltered,

And were it not for the clan of Marwan, our minds would be lost

and we would have been moths consumed by flames.

And we would be moths burned by the flames