1. ويا قائماً بالقسط خصمك باهر

    لأهلك منقض لهدم الشريعة

    And O Upholder of justice, Your foe overpowers

    Your people, swooping down to demolish the sacred law.

  2. ولا يشتكي إلا إليك ولا حمى

    ولا ناصر إلا جلال الربوبة

    And to You alone one complains; there is no refuge,

    Nor any helper save the majesty of lordship.

  3. لقد جد هذا الخصم في حرب ربه

    وأعيت قواه طاقة البشرية

    Indeed, this foe has striven hard in war against his Lord,

    And his might has overtaxed human endurance.

  4. تعادى إلى الاسلام نقضاً لحبله

    وسام عيال اللّه أسوأ خطة

    He rushed against Islam to unravel its cord,

    And subjected God's dependents to the worst treatment.

  5. وجاس بلاد اللّه بالخسف آمناً

    كأن ليس بالمرصاد رب البرية

    And roamed God's lands, inflicting oppression, unafraid,

    As though the Lord of creation were not lying in wait.

  6. بلى إن للأكوان رباً مهيمناً

    غيوراً شهيداً قائم المقسطية

    Yes indeed, the worlds have an all-watchful Lord,

    Jealous, all-witnessing, upholding justice.

  7. بلى إن للأكوان رباً يسوسها

    بتدبيره تجري أمور الخليقة

    Yes indeed, the worlds have a Lord who governs them;

    By His ordering, the affairs of creation run their course.

  8. بلى إن بالمرصاد سلطان قائم

    بقسط وحكماً لا يرد بقوة

    Yes indeed, a Sovereign stands in wait,

    Upholding justice, with a judgment no force can repel,

  9. وعلى ملكه عدلاً وفضلاً بلا يد

    تدافع ما يقضي به من قضية

    And ruling over His kingdom in justice and bounty, with no hand

    To resist any judgment He decrees.

  10. الهي لم يعجز نكيرك عنهم

    وإن أمهلتهم حكمة الأجلية

    My God, Your retribution has not proved powerless against them,

    Though the wisdom of appointed terms has granted them respite.

  11. أغث عزة التوحيد وحيا بقصمهم

    كسنتك اللهم في شرامة

    Come swiftly to the aid of monotheism's honor by crushing them,

    As is Your wont, O God, with the worst of nations.