ببسيطِ العالمِ تعتضِدُ

ببسيطِ العالمِ تعتضِدُ

وعلى معبودكَ تعتمدُ

وعلى معبودكَ تعتمدُ

On the world's expanse you find support,

You support the world with simplicity,

and on the One you worship you rely.

And rely on your worshipped one,

ماضرَّ عُلاكَ وقد بهرت

ماضرَّ عُلاكَ وقد بهرت

من يحجبُهُ عنها الرمَدُ

من يحجبُهُ عنها الرمَدُ

Your glory, dazzling as it is, is unharmed

Your ascent has prospered, though the bleary eyed are veiled from it,

by one whose sore eyes blind him to it.

The enemies are miserable even if they think,

شقيَ الأعداءُ وإن حسبوا

شقيَ الأعداءُ وإن حسبوا

بمروقِهِم أن قد سعدُوا

بمروقِهِم أن قد سعدُوا

The enemies became wretched, though they thought

With their shining, that they are fortunate,

that through their rebellion they had prospered.

And they return treachery with treachery, though

وردُوا غدرانَ الغدرِ وَلا

وردُوا غدرانَ الغدرِ وَلا

صدرٌ عنهُنَّ لمن يَرِدُ

صدرٌ عنهُنَّ لمن يَرِدُ

They came to treachery's pools, and there is no

No breast yields to the one who wants to repel them,

escape from them for whoever comes to drink.

They disbelieved when they became many,

كفروا لما كثروا وزَكَت

كفروا لما كثروا وزَكَت

أموالُهُم ونما العدَدُ

أموالُهُم ونما العدَدُ

They disbelieved when they grew numerous, and when

And their wealth increased, and their number grew,

their wealth increased and their numbers swelled.

Blessings were given as blessings, but they transgressed,

نعمٌ رُزِقَت نعماً فطغت

نعمٌ رُزِقَت نعماً فطغت

وبغت فأتيحَ لها الأسدُ

وبغت فأتيحَ لها الأسدُ

Cattle were granted blessings, then grew insolent,

And sought corruption, so the lion was unleashed upon them,

and rebelled; so a lion was set upon them.

They were not deterred by the striking swords and the wailing,

ما غرَّهُمُ بهزبرِ وغىً

ما غرَّهُمُ بهزبرِ وغىً

حلقُ الماذيِّ لهُ لِبَدُ

حلقُ الماذيِّ لهُ لِبَدُ

What deluded them about a lion of battle,

The neck of the stubborn one is for it to tear,

whose shining mail-rings form his mane?

A lion to which the lions submit,

أسدٌ تنقادُ لهُ الآسا

أسدٌ تنقادُ لهُ الآسا

دُ كما تنقادُ لها الفُهُدُ

دُ كما تنقادُ لها الفُهُدُ

A lion to whom lions submit,

As the cheetahs submit to it,

as cheetahs submit to those lions.

The fires of its rage blaze,

تذكو نيرانُ حفيظتِهِ

تذكو نيرانُ حفيظتِهِ

فيكادُ يذوبُ لها الزرَدُ

فيكادُ يذوبُ لها الزرَدُ

The fires of his wrath blaze,

And for it the armor almost melts,

so the chain mail nearly melts in their heat.

For it, from its resolve, is a number,

فلهُ من عزمتِهِ عَدَدٌ

فلهُ من عزمتِهِ عَدَدٌ

ولهُ من نجدتِهِ عُدَدُ

ولهُ من نجدتِهِ عُدَدُ

Thus his resolve gives him strength in numbers,

And for it, from its support, is a number,

and his valor gives him arms.

It encounters the heroes and demolishes what

يلقى الأبطالَ فينقضُ ما

يلقى الأبطالَ فينقضُ ما

عقدوا ويناقِضُ ما اعتقدُوا

عقدوا ويناقِضُ ما اعتقدُوا

He meets the champions and unravels what

They constructed, and invalidates what they believed,

they bound, and contradicts what they believed.

Blood pouring is a warding off, and a covering is scattering,

فدمٌ دفعٌ وطلى بددٌ

فدمٌ دفعٌ وطلى بددٌ

وظباً قددٌ وقناً قصدُ

وظباً قددٌ وقناً قصدُ

So blood gushes, and necks lie scattered;

And prey being hunted, and spears being aimed,

and blades lie in pieces, and spears in splinters.

The earthly one trusts that with its company

يثقُ الأرضيُّ بصحبتِهِ

يثقُ الأرضيُّ بصحبتِهِ

إن العلويَّ لهُ مددُ

إن العلويَّ لهُ مددُ

The earthly one trusts in his companionship;

The heavenly will give it support,

the heavenly one, indeed, lends him aid.

The angels hoard while you, Abū Yaʿqūb, give generously what you find,

ذخرَ الأملاكُ وأنتَ أبا

ذخرَ الأملاكُ وأنتَ أبا

يعقوبَ تجودُ بما تجدُ

يعقوبَ تجودُ بما تجدُ

Kings hoarded, while you, Abu

They make promises but do not fulfill what they promised, while you give generously without promising,

Yaqub, give freely of whatever you find.

You brought your palm together with dew and flowers,

يعدونَ ولا يوفُونَ بما

يعدونَ ولا يوفُونَ بما

وعدوا وتجودُ ولا تعِدُ

وعدوا وتجودُ ولا تعِدُ

They promise, yet do not fulfill what

So one hand pours forth, and one hand gifts,

they promised; you give freely without promising.

You purified life - no turbidity,

جمعت كفاكَ ندىً وردى

جمعت كفاكَ ندىً وردى

فتصوبُ يدٌ وتصولُ يدث

فتصوبُ يدٌ وتصولُ يدث

Your two hands unite bounty and death;

And established the religion - so no dissension,

so one hand showers gifts, and the other strikes.

If I said you are more respected than anyone,

أصفيتَ العيشَ لا كدرٌ

أصفيتَ العيشَ لا كدرٌ

وأقمتَ الدينَ فلا أودُ

وأقمتَ الدينَ فلا أودُ

You have made life pure, with no murk,

With whom one contends with me,

and set religion upright, with no crookedness.

You did not come with one similar to you,

لو قلتُ بأنكَ أوقرُ من

لو قلتُ بأنكَ أوقرُ من

أحدٍ مما نازعني أحدُ

أحدٍ مما نازعني أحدُ

If I said that you were weightier than

And I neither bore him, nor gives birth,

Uhud, no one would dispute it with me.

No king’s insight about you was mistaken,

لم تأتِ بمشبهكَ الأيا

لم تأتِ بمشبهكَ الأيا

مُ ولا ولدتُه ولا تلدُ

مُ ولا ولدتُه ولا تلدُ

The days have never brought forth your like,

A king for the world to examine,

nor borne him, nor will they ever bear him.

The lights of his insight,

ما كذبَ فيكَ فِراسَتَهُ

ما كذبَ فيكَ فِراسَتَهُ

ملكٌ للعالمِ منتقدُ

ملكٌ للعالمِ منتقدُ

Unerring in his judgment of you was

And his virtues, are blazing torches,

a king who keenly appraises the world.

The clothes of religion through him are renewed,

ملكٌ أنوارُ بصيرتِهِ

ملكٌ أنوارُ بصيرتِهِ

ومناقِبُهُ سُرُجٌ تَقِدُ

ومناقِبُهُ سُرُجٌ تَقِدُ

A king: the lights of his insight

And the path of truth through him extended,

and his virtues are lamps ablaze.

أثوابُ الدينِ بهِ جُدُدٌ

أثوابُ الدينِ بهِ جُدُدٌ

وسبيلُ الحقِّ لهُ جددُ

وسبيلُ الحقِّ لهُ جددُ

Religion's garments are new through him,

and truth's path lies level for him.