كثُرَتْ فتوحُ أميرِنا وتتابعتْ

كثُرَتْ فتوحُ أميرِنا وتتابعتْ

فجزاهُ ربُّ الناسِ دارَ كرامتِهْ

فجزاهُ ربُّ الناسِ دارَ كرامتِهْ

Our emir’s conquests have grown many and followed one another;

Our emir's conquests have multiplied and followed one another.

so may the Lord of humankind reward him with the abode of His honor.

So may the Lord of mankind reward him with the abode of His favor.

ما إن يزال مُعزِّياً خلفاءنا

ما إن يزال مُعزِّياً خلفاءنا

عن كُورةٍ ومهنئاً بسلامَتِهْ

عن كُورةٍ ومهنئاً بسلامَتِهْ

He never ceases consoling our caliphs

He never ceases consoling our caliphs

for a province lost, while congratulating them on his safety.

Over a province, and congratulating them on his own safety.

لا فتح إلا هكذا ولمثله

لا فتح إلا هكذا ولمثله

فتح الفتوح ببأسه وصرامتِهْ

فتح الفتوح ببأسه وصرامتِهْ

There is no conquest but one like this—and for one like him,

No conquest but such as this! And for one like him,

the conquest of conquests, through his might and inviolable dignity:

The conquest of conquests, through his valor and resolve, is

ضرْطٌ كتشقيق الحرير وسلحةٌ

ضرْطٌ كتشقيق الحرير وسلحةٌ

في عارضيه وفي مفارق هامتِهْ

في عارضيه وفي مفارق هامتِهْ

I farted—like silk being torn—and deposited my excrement

A fart like the tearing of silk, and a discharge of shit

upon his two side-whiskers and in the partings of his crown.

On his cheeks and in the hair-partings atop his head.