تألقَ غربيا فذكرني الخضرا

تألقَ غربيا فذكرني الخضرا

وأذكى لنارِ الشوقِ في كبدي جمرا

وأذكى لنارِ الشوقِ في كبدي جمرا

It flashed in the west and reminded me of al-Khadra,

The sunset glowed, reminding me of greenery,

And kindled embers for longing’s fire within my liver.

And fueled the fire of longing in my heart.

إذا ما سلا قلبي بروضِ عُلومِكُم

إذا ما سلا قلبي بروضِ عُلومِكُم

أتتهُ جُنودُ العَهدِ تطلبُهُ قَسرا

أتتهُ جُنودُ العَهدِ تطلبُهُ قَسرا

Whenever my heart finds solace in the garden of your learning,

When my heart was soothed by the meadow of your knowledge,

The troops of the old bond come to claim it by force.

The troops of the covenant came seeking it by force.

تُثيرُ قتامَ النقعِ في رُحبِ صدرِهِ

تُثيرُ قتامَ النقعِ في رُحبِ صدرِهِ

فتملكُ منهُ القلبَ والسرَّ والجهرا

فتملكُ منهُ القلبَ والسرَّ والجهرا

They stir the murk of battle-dust in the expanse of its breast,

They stir up the darkness of stagnant pools in its expanse,

And seize its heart, its secrets, and what it reveals.

Thus overpowering the heart, the secret, and the overt.

ويرتاحُ للغارات من عدوِ خَيلِها

ويرتاحُ للغارات من عدوِ خَيلِها

فَيُوري لها جنباً لتأخذَهُ قَهرا

فَيُوري لها جنباً لتأخذَهُ قَهرا

And it delights in the raids of their galloping steeds,

And it finds comfort in their raids from its enemy steeds,

And offers them a flank, so they may seize it by force.

Baring its side for them to seize it by force.

حنيناً إلى أُنسي ومعهدِ رفقتي

حنيناً إلى أُنسي ومعهدِ رفقتي

ومنشا شبابي لا عدمت بهِ فَخرا

ومنشا شبابي لا عدمت بهِ فَخرا

Out of longing for my familiar company and my companions’ haunt,

Yearning for my intimacy and place of companionship,

And the birthplace of my youth—may I never lack pride in it.

And the origin of my youth in which was no lack of pride.

بلادي التي ربَّت وحنّضت وهذبَت

بلادي التي ربَّت وحنّضت وهذبَت

فنائِسُها ما إن يَجُوعُ ولا يعرى

فنائِسُها ما إن يَجُوعُ ولا يعرى

My homeland, which reared, [nurtured], and refined me—

My country that nurtured, groomed and refined me,

So one who roams in her neither hungers nor goes bare.

Its denizens neither hungry nor naked.

سَقى حَلقَ واديها وكُلَّ حُصونِها

سَقى حَلقَ واديها وكُلَّ حُصونِها

من السحبَ غيثٌ يُمطِرُ العِزَّ والنَّصرا

من السحبَ غيثٌ يُمطِرُ العِزَّ والنَّصرا

May Halq al-Wadi—her valley’s mouth—and all her fortresses be watered

The clouds rained down provision and victory

By rain from the clouds that showers glory and victory.

To quench the thirst of its valley and all its fortresses.

بنفسي أفديها وأحمد حبَّها

بنفسي أفديها وأحمد حبَّها

وأقطعُ في مرضاتهِ البرَّ والبحرا

وأقطعُ في مرضاتهِ البرَّ والبحرا

With my life I ransom her and Ahmad, her beloved,

With my soul I ransom it and praise its love,

And cross land and sea to win his favor.

And sacrifice in its pleasure land and sea.

حماها وألقى نفسهُ دون نَيلِها

حماها وألقى نفسهُ دون نَيلِها

وقد جالتِ الأيدي بضرَّتِها الأخرى

وقد جالتِ الأيدي بضرَّتِها الأخرى

He protected her and cast himself in the way of her capture,

It protected and laid down its soul before obtaining it,

While hands had already ranged over her other co-wife.

Though hands had harmed it before.

وصَعَّبَ ملقاها وسهَّلَ عيشَها

وصَعَّبَ ملقاها وسهَّلَ عيشَها

وَزَيَّنَ مرآها فللَّهِ ما أدرى

وَزَيَّنَ مرآها فللَّهِ ما أدرى

And made her hard to approach and made her life easy,

It eased attaining it and living in it,

And adorned her appearance—by God, how discerning he is!

And adorned its mirror, by Allah I know not how.

فأضحتوعيناها من العشقِ ما ترى

فأضحتوعيناها من العشقِ ما ترى

سِواهُ وقد ضمَّتهُ في جيدِها صدرا

سِواهُ وقد ضمَّتهُ في جيدِها صدرا

So now, out of love, her eyes see none

Thus we saw it had a love we witness,

But him; she has clasped him at her neck, in pride of place.

None other, which it embraced to its chest.

فلا زالَ منصُورَ اللواءِ مُؤَيَّداً

فلا زالَ منصُورَ اللواءِ مُؤَيَّداً

وفخرُ بني عُثمانَ يٌلبِسُهُ سِترا

وفخرُ بني عُثمانَ يٌلبِسُهُ سِترا

So may he ever be upheld, his banner victorious,

So the supported standard remains victorious,

And may the pride of Uthman’s sons cloak him in protection—

And Uthman's pride continues to cloak it.

هُمامَهُمُ عبدُ المجيدِ إمامُهُ

هُمامَهُمُ عبدُ المجيدِ إمامُهُ

وقُدوَتُهُ في كُلِّ مُعضِلَةٍ كُبرى

وقُدوَتُهُ في كُلِّ مُعضِلَةٍ كُبرى

Their noble champion, Abd al-Majid, his imam,

Their resolve, Abd al-Majid leads them,

And his model in every great difficulty.

And he is their exemplar in every major tribulation.

يَدومُ لهُ التأييدُ والنصرُ والهنا

يَدومُ لهُ التأييدُ والنصرُ والهنا

ليُبقي لدينِ اللَهِ من عِزِّهِ ذِكرا

ليُبقي لدينِ اللَهِ من عِزِّهِ ذِكرا

May support, victory, and happiness endure for him,

May he be granted lasting support, victory and bliss,

That he may preserve for God’s faith a remembrance of his glory.

To maintain for Allah’s religion a mention of might.