اللَهُ أَكبرُ هَذا الريمُ روميُّ

اللَهُ أَكبرُ هَذا الريمُ روميُّ

أَم أَحورٌ عادَنا مِن عَدن حُورِيُّ

أَم أَحورٌ عادَنا مِن عَدن حُورِيُّ

God is greatest! Is this gazelle a Roman,

God is greatest, is this poem Romani

or a dark-eyed houri who has visited us from Eden?

Or a Houri returned to us from Eden?

مُوَحَّدُ الذاتِ لا تُحصى مَحاسِنُهُ

مُوَحَّدُ الذاتِ لا تُحصى مَحاسِنُهُ

بالطَرفِ مُبتذلٌ بِالسَيفِ مَحمِي

بالطَرفِ مُبتذلٌ بِالسَيفِ مَحمِي

One in essence, his beauties cannot be counted.

Unique in essence, His beauties beyond count,

Freely accessible to the gaze, protected by the sword.

Familiar to the glance yet protected by the sword.

سَناهُ وَالشَعرُ وَالهادي وَقامتُهُ

سَناهُ وَالشَعرُ وَالهادي وَقامتُهُ

صُبحٌ وَلَيلٌ وَبِلّورٌ وَخِطّي

صُبحٌ وَلَيلٌ وَبِلّورٌ وَخِطّي

His radiance, his hair, his neck, and his stature:

His splendor, his hair, his guidance, his stature -

dawn, night, crystal, and a Khatti spear.

Dawn and night, crystal and calligraphy.