1. لِيَهن بَنِي الإِسلامِ فَجرٌ مِنَ الهُدى

    مَحا نُورُهُ لَيلَ المَكارِهِ مُذ بَدا

    May a dawn of guidance gladden the sons of Islam,

    its light has erased the night of hardships since it appeared.

  2. وَيَهنِيهُمُ حِفظُ الثُغورِ وَطيبَةٍ

    وَأُمِّ القُرى لا عانَقَتها يَدُ الرَّدى

    And may safeguarding the frontiers and Taybah gladden them,

    and Umm al-Qura—may the hand of death never embrace her.

  3. بعَزمِ إِمامٍ ثَبَّتَ اللَّه أمرَهُ

    وَأَورَثَهُ حِلماً وَرَأياً مُسَدَّدا

    Through the resolve of an imam whose authority God made firm,

    and whom He endowed with forbearance and sound judgment.

  4. وَقَلَّدَهُ المَولى رِعايَةَ خَلقِهِ

    فَأَعطاهُ عِلماً كافِياً ما تَقَلَّدا

    The Lord entrusted him with caring for His creatures,

    and gave him knowledge sufficient for what he undertook.

  5. فَكانَت مُلُوكُ الأَرضِ شاهِدَةً لهُ

    بأَن كانَ في فَنِّ السِّياسَةِ أَوحَدا

    So the kings of the earth bore witness for him

    that he was unequaled in the art of governance.

  6. إِذا رَاعَتِ الأَعداءَ هَيبَةُ جُندِهِ

    عَلاهُم بِرَأيٍ كانَ أَمضَى وَأَجوَدا

    When the awe of his army terrified his enemies,

    he overcame them with judgment sharper and finer still.

  7. يكادُ لِحُسنِ الرَّأيِ يُدرِكُ يَومَهُ

    بِظَنٍّ صدُوقٍ مُنتَهى أَمرِهِ غَدا

    So sound is his judgment that he can almost discern today,

    with unerring foresight, the outcome of his affairs tomorrow.

  8. حكيمٌ بِأطرافِ الأمورِ إِذا التَوَت

    يَفُكُّ بِحلمٍ ما التَوَى وَتَعَقَّدا

    Wise in the intricacies of affairs, when they grow tangled,

    he unravels with forbearance whatever twists and knots.

  9. فأَعداهُمُ طاشَت وَحارَت عُقُولُهُم

    فكُلُّ جِهاتٍ مِنهُ تُهدِي لَها الرَّدى

    So their enemies' minds reeled and grew bewildered,

    for every quarter from him brings them death.

  10. عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَحلَى المُلُوكِ لَطافَةً

    وَأَحسَنُهُم بِشراً وَأَجزَلُهُم نَدى

    Yet he is the sweetest of kings in gentleness,

    the most cheerful and most lavish in generosity,

  11. وَأَوصَلُهُم رَحماً وَأَشرَفُهُم سَناً

    وَأَوسَعُهُم عَفواً وَأَقدَرُهُم يَدا

    the most faithful to kinship, the noblest in splendor,

    the most abundant in pardon and most powerful of hand,

  12. وَأَعظَمُهُم عِندَ الحِفاظِ حَفِيظَةً

    وَأَكثَرُهُم عِندَ الإِلهِ تَعَبُّدا

    the greatest in protective zeal when honor is at stake,

    and the most devoted in worship before God,

  13. وَأَنصَرُهُم لِلشَّرعِ مِن غَيرِ مِريَةٍ

    وَأَقوَمُهُم سَيراً عَلَى سُنَنِ الهُدى

    the foremost champion of sacred law, without doubt,

    and the steadiest in following the paths of guidance,

  14. وَأَعلاهُمُ هَمّاً وَقَدراً وَهَيبةً

    وَأَقوَاهُمُ دَفعاً لِقارِعَةِ العِدا

    the highest in aspiration, rank, and awe,

    and the strongest in repelling the enemy's onslaught.

  15. مآثِرُ عن آبائِهِ الصيِّدِ نالَها

    وقَد زادَهُ الرَّحمنُ فَضلاً وَسُؤدَدا

    These are glories he inherited from his noble forefathers,

    and the All-Merciful has increased his excellence and eminence.

  16. بهِ حَرَسَ اللَّه الجَزِيرَةَ فاغتَدَت

    أَعَزَّ عَلَى الأَعداءِ نَيلاً وَأَبعدا

    Through him God guarded the Peninsula, and it became

    harder for enemies to seize and farther beyond their reach.

  17. وَكانَت يَدُ الإِفرنجِ مَدَّت لأَهلِها

    مِنَ البَغيِ كَيداً يُشبِهُ اللَّيلَ أَسوَدا

    The Franks' hand had extended against her people

    a plot of oppression, black as the night.

  18. فأَشرَقَ كالبَدرِ المُنيرِ بأُفقِهِ

    فأَصبَحَ ليلُ البَغيِ عنها مُشَرَّدا

    Then he shone like the radiant full moon on its horizon,

    and the night of oppression was driven away from her.

  19. فقُل لبَنِي الإِسلامِ يَهنِيكُمُ بِهِ

    مَساعِي إِمامٍ أَثبَتَت فوقكُم يَدا

    So tell the sons of Islam: May you rejoice, through him,

    in an imam's endeavors that have set a hand over you.

  20. فأَدُّوا لَهُ شُكراً وَقُومُوا بِنَصرِهِ

    بكُلِّ سَبيلٍ وَارتَضُوه المُقَلَّدا

    Give him thanks, then, and rise to support him

    by every means, and accept him as the one entrusted with rule.

  21. وَقُولُوا لَهُ أَنتَ المُسَوَّدُ وَالَّذي

    يكُونُ لَهُ التَّقديمُ وَصفاً مُخَلَّدا

    Tell him: You are the acknowledged leader, the one

    whose precedence shall be an enduring distinction.

  22. وَقولُوا لِعُبّادِ الصَّليبِ تَقَهقَرُوا

    وَكُفُّوا عَنِ الإِسلامِ كَفّاً مُؤَبَّدا

    And tell the worshippers of the cross: Retreat,

    and leave Islam alone forever.

  23. فَذِي أُمَّةٌ رَبُّ البَرِيَّةِ لَم يَزَل

    يُقيمُ لها مِنها إِماماً مُجَدِّدا

    For this is a nation: the Lord of creation has never ceased

    raising up for it, from its own ranks, an imam who brings renewal.

  24. وَلَيسَت خُرافاتُ التَّمَدُّنِ بينَكُم

    خَدَعتُم بِهَا الحَمقى غَبِيّاً وَأَنكَدا

    These are not the fables of civilization among you,

    with which you deceived the fools, witless and wretched;

  25. وَلَكِنَّها آياتُ حَقٍّ بِأَمرِها

    نُعِيدُ عَلَيكُم بأسَ قَتلٍ مُجَدَّدا

    rather, they are signs of truth, at whose command

    we renew against you the fury of killing.

  26. بأَيدي كِرامٍ مُخلِصينَ لِرَبِّهم

    يَبيعُونَ دُنياهُم بأَعلَى وَأَبعَدا

    By the hands of noble men sincerely devoted to their Lord,

    who trade their worldly life for what is higher and farther beyond.

  27. وَأَنتُم عَلِمتُم ما لكُم في مِثالِنا

    مُصابَرَةٌ إِذ يُجعَلُ الشَّرعُ مَقصِدا

    And you know you cannot match the likes of us

    in steadfast endurance when sacred law is made the goal.

  28. وَأُنهِي سَلاماً للأمامِ مُبَتَّلا

    أَلَذَّ مِنَ الشّهدِ الصَّريحِ وَأَجوَدا

    And I convey to the imam a greeting of devotion,

    sweeter than pure honey, and finer.

  29. نُهَنِّيكَ شُكراً بَل نُهَنِّي نُفُوسَنا

    بِحِفظِ بِلادِ اللَّهِ مُستَنزِلِ الهُدى

    We gratefully congratulate you—rather, we congratulate ourselves—

    for safeguarding the lands of God, who sends down guidance.

  30. وَعَالَجتَها عَن حِكمَةٍ وَسِياسَةٍ

    فَنَحَّيتَ عَنَها داءَها المُتَجَسِّدا

    You treated them with wisdom and statecraft,

    and removed from them their embodied disease.

  31. فلا زِلتَ تُهدِي كُلَّ يَومٍ مُؤَثِّراً

    وَدَولَتُكَ العُظمى تَزِيدُ عَلَى المَدى

    May you ever offer something of consequence each day,

    while your mighty realm grows with time.

  32. فيَا أَيُّها الشَّهمُ الكَريمُ تَعَطُّفاً

    عَلَى أَهلِ بَيتِ اللَّهِ شُكراً لِمَن هَدى

    O gallant, generous man, show compassion

    to the people of God's House, in gratitude to Him who guided.

  33. كَذَلِكَ سُكَّانُ المَدِينَةِ إِنَّهُم

    لَهُم حَرَمٌ يَرعَاهُ كلُّ مَن اهتَدى

    Likewise to the inhabitants of Medina, for they

    have a sanctuary protected by all who are rightly guided.

  34. تَعَهَّد بإِحسانٍ فَقِيراً وَعالِماً

    فأَكرَمُ جَذبِ الناسِ ما كانَ عَن نَدى

    Care kindly for the poor man and the scholar,

    for the noblest way to win people is through generosity.

  35. وَإِنَّا لَكُم دَاعُونَ بالغَيبِ خِفيَةً

    مَحَبَّةَ دِينٍ لا لِنَحظَى وَنُحسَدا

    We pray for you, in your absence and in secret,

    out of love for the faith, not to gain favor and be envied.

  36. وَنَهوى بأَنَّ الأَرضَ تُعطِيكَ حُكمَها

    وَيُجمَعُ شَملُ المُسلِمين كَما بَدا

    We long for the earth to yield you its rule,

    and for the Muslims to be gathered together as at first.

  37. وَإِنَّكَ ذُو عَطفٍ عَلَيهِم وَرَأفَةٍ

    تُرَبِّيهِمُ بالبَأسِ وَالعَطفِ والنَّدى

    You have kindness and compassion for them,

    nurturing them with sternness, kindness, and generosity.

  38. وَتَهجُرُ غَمضَ النَّومِ والناسُ نُوَّمٌ

    لِتَدفَعَ عَنهُم وارِدَ الخَوفِ وَالرَّدى

    You forgo closing your eyes in sleep while people slumber,

    to ward off from them approaching fear and death.

  39. وَتَأبى لَذيذاً مِن طَعامٍ وَمَشرَبٍ

    لِتَضرِبَ بالغاراتِ في أَوجُهِ العِدا

    You refuse delicious food and drink,

    to launch raids in the faces of the enemy.

  40. حَبيبيَ هَل أَبقَيتَ لِلنَّاسِ مَشغَلاً

    سِوى دَعَواتٍ قائِمينَ وَسُجَّدا

    My beloved, have you left people any occupation

    other than supplications, standing and prostrate?

  41. وَإِنَّكَ قَد وُلِّيتَ فِينا مُوَفَّقاً

    مُهاباً جَليلاً ذا وَقارٍ مُسَدَّدا

    You have indeed been appointed over us, granted success,

    held in awe, exalted, dignified, and rightly guided.

  42. فتىً عَمَّ كلَّ النَّاسِ إِنصافُهُ بِهِم

    فَما أَحَدٌ إِلا عَنِ البَغيِ أَخلَدا

    A young man whose just treatment has embraced all people,

    so none has failed to turn away from oppression.

  43. فَأَدناهُمُ أَعلاهُمُ عِندَ حَقِّهِ

    وَأَعلاهُمُ أَدناهُمُ إِن تَمَرَّدَا

    The lowliest among them is highest when his right is at stake,

    and the highest among them is lowest if he rebels.

  44. جَرى جَريُكَ العَالِي بوافِي سِياسَةٍ

    وَحِكمَةِ ذِي عِلمٍ وَهَيبَةِ أَمجَدا

    Your lofty course has proceeded with consummate statecraft,

    and a scholar's wisdom and the awe of one most noble.

  45. وَلَم نَكُ نَدرِي قبلَهُ أَنَّ وَقتَنا

    حَوَى مِثلَ هَذا السَّيدِ الشَّهمِ سَيِّدا

    Before him, we did not know that our age

    held a lord to match this gallant lord.

  46. وَثَمَّ لَنا شَكوى مِنَ الوَقتِ فارعَهَا

    تكُن بِدُعاءِ المُسلمينَ مُؤَيَّدا

    We have a grievance against the times; attend to it,

    and you will be supported by the Muslims' prayers.

  47. خَدائِعُ أَعداءٍ تُسَمّى تَمَدُّنا

    تَبُثُّ عَلَى الإِسلامِ شَرّاً مُفَنَّدا

    Enemies' deceptions are called civilization,

    spreading a discredited evil against Islam.

  48. مَدارِسُ قامَت فِتنَةً وَخَديعَةً

    فَتَعلِيمُها زُورٌ وَتَهذيبُها رَدى

    Schools have arisen as a temptation and a deception;

    their teaching is falsehood, and their refinement is ruin.

  49. فَغَرُّوا بها الحَمقَى إِلى أَن تَجاذَبَت

    وَعَمَّت عُمُوماً لا يُقاسُ لَهُ مَدى

    They duped the fools with them, until they vied with one another,

    and spread so widely that their reach cannot be measured.

  50. فَنأملُ بَسطَ السَّيفِ حَتّى تُزِيلَها

    وَتَقطَعَ مِنها أَصلَها المُتمَدِّدا

    So we hope you will wield the sword until you remove them,

    and sever their spreading root,

  51. وَتَحرقَ تَأليفاتها فَهيَ قَد سَرَت

    وَتَزجُرَ عَن تَقويمِها وَتُهَدِّدا

    and burn their writings, for they have already circulated,

    and deter people from upholding them, and issue threats.

  52. أَنالَكُمُ النَّصرَ المُبينَ إِلهُكُم

    وَأَلزَمَكُم ما دُمتُمُ سُبُلَ الهُدى

    May your God grant you manifest victory,

    and bind you, as long as you live, to the paths of guidance.