امسلم اني يابن خير خليفة

امسلم اني يابن خير خليفة

ويا فارس الدنيا ويا جبل الارض

ويا فارس الدنيا ويا جبل الارض

O Muslim, indeed I—O son of the best caliph,

O Muslim, son of the virtuous caliph,

and O knight of the world, and O mountain of the earth—

And O knight of the world and mountain of the earth,

شكرتك انالشكر حبل من التقى

شكرتك انالشكر حبل من التقى

وما كل من أوليته نعمة يقضى

وما كل من أوليته نعمة يقضى

have thanked you, for gratitude is a cord of piety.

I thanked you though gratitude is a rope of piety,

And not everyone upon whom you bestow a favor repays it.

And not all those I endowed with bounty fulfill it.

والقيت لما ان اتيتك زائرا

والقيت لما ان اتيتك زائرا

عليّ لحافا سابغ الطول والعرض

عليّ لحافا سابغ الطول والعرض

And when I came to you as a visitor, you cast

When I came to you as a visitor,

over me a blanket ample in length and breadth.

You bestowed upon me a quilt ample in length and width.

واحييت لي ذكرى وما كان خاملا

واحييت لي ذكرى وما كان خاملا

ولكن بعض الذكر انبه من بعض

ولكن بعض الذكر انبه من بعض

And you revived my renown—not that it was obscure,

You revived memories for me that were not dormant,

but some renown is more illustrious than other renown.

But some memories awaken one more than others.