مَلَكتَ عَلى طَيرِ السَعادَةِ وَاليُمنِ

مَلَكتَ عَلى طَيرِ السَعادَةِ وَاليُمنِ

وَحُزتَ إِلَيكَ المُلكَ مُقتَبَلَ السِنِّ

وَحُزتَ إِلَيكَ المُلكَ مُقتَبَلَ السِنِّ

You came to rule borne by the bird of happiness and good fortune,

You have taken rule amidst the omens of felicity and good fortune,

And won sovereignty for yourself while still young.

And gathered the kingdom to yourself in the prime of your youth.

لَقَد طابَتِ الدُنيا بِطيبِ مُحَمَّدٍ

لَقَد طابَتِ الدُنيا بِطيبِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَزيدَت بِهِ الأَيّامُ حُسناً إِلى حُسنِ

وَزيدَت بِهِ الأَيّامُ حُسناً إِلى حُسنِ

Indeed, the world grew sweet through Muhammad's sweetness,

The world has become sweet through the sweetness of Muhammad,

And through him the days gained beauty upon beauty.

And through him, the days have increased in beauty upon beauty.

وَلَولا الأَمينُ بنُ الرَشيدِ لَما انقَضَت

وَلَولا الأَمينُ بنُ الرَشيدِ لَما انقَضَت

رَحى الدينِ وَالدُنيا تَدورُ عَلى حُزنِ

رَحى الدينِ وَالدُنيا تَدورُ عَلى حُزنِ

And without al-Amin, son of al-Rashid, there would have been no end

Were it not for Al-Amin, son of Al-Rashid, never would have ceased

to the millstone of faith and worldly life turning upon sorrow.

The millstone of faith and the world turning upon sorrow.

لَقَد فَكَّ أَغلالَ العَناءِ مُحَمَّدٌ

لَقَد فَكَّ أَغلالَ العَناءِ مُحَمَّدٌ

وَأَنزَلَ أَهلَ الخَوفِ في كَنَفِ الأَمنِ

وَأَنزَلَ أَهلَ الخَوفِ في كَنَفِ الأَمنِ

Indeed, Muhammad has broken the shackles of suffering,

Muhammad has shattered the heavy shackles of hardship,

And lodged the fearful in the shelter of safety.

And settled the fearful within the sanctuary of security.

إِذا نَحنُ أَثنَينا عَلَيكَ بِصالِحٍ

إِذا نَحنُ أَثنَينا عَلَيكَ بِصالِحٍ

فَأَنتَ كَما نُثني وَفَوقَ الَّذي نُثني

فَأَنتَ كَما نُثني وَفَوقَ الَّذي نُثني

Whenever we praise you for a virtue,

Whenever we extol you with righteous praise,

You are as we praise you, and beyond our praise.

You are as we praise, and far beyond all that we praise.

وَإِن جَرَتِ الأَلفاظُ مِنّا بِمِدحَةٍ

وَإِن جَرَتِ الأَلفاظُ مِنّا بِمِدحَةٍ

لِغَيرِكَ إِنساناً فَأَنتَ الَّذي نَعني

لِغَيرِكَ إِنساناً فَأَنتَ الَّذي نَعني

And if our words flow in praise

And if words of eulogy flow from us,

of someone other than you, you are the one we mean.

Directed at another, it is truly you whom we mean.