يا وارِثَ المُلكِ إِنَّ المُلكَ مُحتَبَسُ

يا وارِثَ المُلكِ إِنَّ المُلكَ مُحتَبَسُ

وَقفٌ عَلَيكَ إِلى أَن تُنشَرَ الصُوَرُ

وَقفٌ عَلَيكَ إِلى أَن تُنشَرَ الصُوَرُ

O heir to kingship, kingship is held in reserve,

O heir of the kingdom, the kingdom is withheld

Dedicated to you until the bodies are raised to life.

From you until the Trumpet is blown.

لَم يُذكَرِ الجودُ إِلّا خُضتَ وادِيَهُ

لَم يُذكَرِ الجودُ إِلّا خُضتَ وادِيَهُ

وَلا اِنتُضِيَ السَيفُ إِلّا خافَكَ القَدَرُ

وَلا اِنتُضِيَ السَيفُ إِلّا خافَكَ القَدَرُ

Generosity was never mentioned without your wading into its valley,

Generosity is not mentioned unless you pass through its valley,

Nor was the sword unsheathed without fate fearing you.

Nor is the sword unsheathed unless destiny fears you.

ما ضَرَّ مَن أَصبَحَ المَأمونُ سائِسَهُ

ما ضَرَّ مَن أَصبَحَ المَأمونُ سائِسَهُ

أَن لَم يَسُسهُ أَبو بَكرٍ وَلا عُمَرُ

أَن لَم يَسُسهُ أَبو بَكرٍ وَلا عُمَرُ

It harms no one who now has al-Ma'mun as his ruler

It does no harm to one who rules, being protected by

That neither Abu Bakr nor Umar has ruled him.

Abu Bakr and Umar.

وَما عَلى الأَرضِ وَالمَأمونُ يَملِكُها

وَما عَلى الأَرضِ وَالمَأمونُ يَملِكُها

أَن لا تُضيءَ لَنا شَمسٌ وَلا قَمَرُ

أَن لا تُضيءَ لَنا شَمسٌ وَلا قَمَرُ

And the earth suffers no harm, while al-Ma'mun rules it,

With al-Ma’mun ruling the earth,

If neither sun nor moon shines for us.

It matters not that we have no sun or moon.