يا بَها دُرٍّ سُدتَ إِذ كُنتَ مَولىً

يا بَها دُرٍّ سُدتَ إِذ كُنتَ مَولىً

لإِمامٍ أَضاءَ للدينِ بَدرا

لإِمامٍ أَضاءَ للدينِ بَدرا

O Bahadur, you gained eminence when you were a retainer

O pearl of pearls, when you were the patron

to an imam who shone for the faith as a full moon.

Of an Imam who shone like the full moon for religion

لا أُهنِّيكَ بِالمَلابسِ فَاعلَم

لا أُهنِّيكَ بِالمَلابسِ فَاعلَم

بَل أُهَنّي بِكَ المَلابسَ تَترى

بَل أُهَنّي بِكَ المَلابسَ تَترى

I do not congratulate you on the garments—know this;

I do not congratulate you on your clothes, know

rather, I congratulate the garments on you, one after another.

Rather I congratulate the clothes that adorn you

إِن تَكُن خِلعَةً تَزينُ فَهَذِي

إِن تَكُن خِلعَةً تَزينُ فَهَذِي

زِنتَها وَاكتَسَت بَهاءً وَدُرّا

زِنتَها وَاكتَسَت بَهاءً وَدُرّا

If a robe of honor adorns its wearer, this one

If it is a robe that beautifies, it has gained

you have adorned, and it has clothed itself in splendor and pearls.

Its elegance and has obtained splendor and pearls from you

إِنَّ قاضي القُضاةِ مَن يَصطَفيهِ

إِنَّ قاضي القُضاةِ مَن يَصطَفيهِ

نالَ عِندَ المُلوكِ جاها وَقَدرا

نالَ عِندَ المُلوكِ جاها وَقَدرا

Indeed, whoever the chief judge chooses

Indeed the Judge of judges, whom He chooses

has gained prestige and esteem among kings.

Has attained, with kings, glory and honor