أَلا نادَت هِرَقلَةُ بِالخَرابِ

أَلا نادَت هِرَقلَةُ بِالخَرابِ

مِنَ المَلِكِ المُوَفَّقِ لِلصَوابِ

مِنَ المَلِكِ المُوَفَّقِ لِلصَوابِ

Lo, Heraclea cried out in ruin

Alas Hiraqlah cries out with ruin

at the hands of the king guided to what is right.

From the victorious king, right in judgment

غَدا هارونَ يَرعُدُ بِالمَنايا

غَدا هارونَ يَرعُدُ بِالمَنايا

وَيَبرُقُ بِالمُذَكَّرَةِ القِضابِ

وَيَبرُقُ بِالمُذَكَّرَةِ القِضابِ

Harun went forth, thundering with death

Tomorrow Harun thunders with death

and flashing with tempered, keen-cutting swords

And lightnings with the unsheathed blades

وَراياتٍ يَحُلُّ النَصرُ فيها

وَراياتٍ يَحُلُّ النَصرُ فيها

تَمُرُّ كَأَنَّها قِطَعُ السَحابِ

تَمُرُّ كَأَنَّها قِطَعُ السَحابِ

and banners in which victory dwells,

And standards in which victory descends

passing as though they were fragments of cloud.

Passing as though they were clouds' fragments

أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ ظَفِرتَ فَاِسلَم

أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ ظَفِرتَ فَاِسلَم

وَأَبشِر بِالغَنيمَةِ وَالإِيابِ

وَأَبشِر بِالغَنيمَةِ وَالإِيابِ

Commander of the Faithful, you have triumphed—may you stay safe,

Commander of the faithful you have conquered so accept Islam

and rejoice in the spoils and the return home.

And rejoice in the booty and the return