في فِتنَةٍ أَخلاقُهُم وَفِعالُهُم

في فِتنَةٍ أَخلاقُهُم وَفِعالُهُم

عِرسٌ تَكامَلَ حُسنُها وَعَرائِسُ

عِرسٌ تَكامَلَ حُسنُها وَعَرائِسُ

Amid turmoil, their character and their deeds

Their morals and deeds in turmoil

are a bride whose beauty is complete, and brides.

A wedding whose beauty and brides are complete

حَلَّ السُرورُ حُباهُمُ في مَجلِسٍ

حَلَّ السُرورُ حُباهُمُ في مَجلِسٍ

لِلمَجدِ وَالعَلياءِ فيهِ مَجالِسِ

لِلمَجدِ وَالعَلياءِ فيهِ مَجالِسِ

Joy loosened their knee-bands in a gathering

Joy has granted them its gifts in a gathering

where glory and eminence have their seats.

For glory and nobility, it has receptions

فَهُمُ إِذا نَظَروا الصَديقَ كَواكِبٌ

فَهُمُ إِذا نَظَروا الصَديقَ كَواكِبٌ

زُهرٌ وَإِن نَظَروا العَدُوَّ حَنادِسُ

زُهرٌ وَإِن نَظَروا العَدُوَّ حَنادِسُ

So when they look upon a friend, they are stars—

So whenever they look at a friend like stars

radiant; but if they look upon an enemy, pitch-dark nights.

Blossoms, and whenever they look at a foe like hawks

أَو قيلَ تَلتَفُّ الجِيادُ بِمِثلِها

أَو قيلَ تَلتَفُّ الجِيادُ بِمِثلِها

فَهُمُ ضَراغِمُ وَالعُداةُ فَرائِسُ

فَهُمُ ضَراغِمُ وَالعُداةُ فَرائِسُ

Or should it be said, “The steeds clash with their like,”

Or it's said war horses twist around the likes of them

then they are lions, and their enemies are prey.

They are stallions and the enemies are mares

فَاللَيلُ مِنهُم شامِسٌ وَالصُبحُ مِن

فَاللَيلُ مِنهُم شامِسٌ وَالصُبحُ مِن

هُم دامِسٌ وَالدَهرُ مِنهُم وارِسُ

هُم دامِسٌ وَالدَهرُ مِنهُم وارِسُ

So night, through them, is sunlit, and dawn, through

So the night because of them is bright and the dawn from

them, is pitch-dark, and time, through them, is verdant.

Them is crushing and time because of them is guarding