أَنّا بَنو عُثمانَ أَعلامُ الوَرى

أَنّا بَنو عُثمانَ أَعلامُ الوَرى

وَالأَرضُ تَشرُفُ فَوقَها الأُعلامُ

وَالأَرضُ تَشرُفُ فَوقَها الأُعلامُ

We, the sons of Osman, are humankind's lofty peaks;

We are the sons of Uthman, the banners of the world,

And above the earth the peaks tower.

And over the land the banners rise high.

إِنّا السَنامُ إِذا الأَنامُ تَفاخَرَت

إِنّا السَنامُ إِذا الأَنامُ تَفاخَرَت

وَالناسُ فيهم مَنسِمٌ وَسَنامُ

وَالناسُ فيهم مَنسِمٌ وَسَنامُ

We are the hump when humankind vies in pride;

We are the emblem when people take pride,

And among people are hoof and hump.

And among people some are marked and some are emblems.

إِنّا يسوسُ أُمورَنا وَيُقيمُها

إِنّا يسوسُ أُمورَنا وَيُقيمُها

ملكٌ بِأَمرِ إِلههِ قَوّامُ

ملكٌ بِأَمرِ إِلههِ قَوّامُ

Our affairs, indeed, are governed and set aright

Our affairs are governed and kept upright,

By a king steadfast in upholding his God's command.

By a king at the command of his mighty God.

رَحبُ الذراعِ كَفى الَّذي نُعنى بِهِ

رَحبُ الذراعِ كَفى الَّذي نُعنى بِهِ

رَأيٌ لَهُ في المُشكلاتِ حُسامُ

رَأيٌ لَهُ في المُشكلاتِ حُسامُ

Broad of arm; all that concerns us is dealt with

Broad of arm, his capability we care for,

By his judgment, a sharp sword amid difficulties.

His view in dilemmas is a sharp sword.

عَبدُ الحَميد أَتاحَ في أَيّامِهِ

عَبدُ الحَميد أَتاحَ في أَيّامِهِ

لِلملكِ ما ذهبت بِهِ الأَيّامُ

لِلملكِ ما ذهبت بِهِ الأَيّامُ

Abdul Hamid restored, in his days,

Abdul Hamid enabled in his days,

To the realm what the passing days had carried away.

For the king what days had taken away.

لَولا حَزامتُه وَشدّةُ بَأسِهِ

لَولا حَزامتُه وَشدّةُ بَأسِهِ

وَمَضاؤُهُ لَتضعضعَ الإِسلامُ

وَمَضاؤُهُ لَتضعضعَ الإِسلامُ

But for his prudence and the strength of his might,

Had it not been for his ferocity and might,

And his resolve, Islam would surely have tottered.

And his flames, Islam would have crumbled.

ما زالَ يَحمِي حَوضَهُ مُذ جاءَهُ

ما زالَ يَحمِي حَوضَهُ مُذ جاءَهُ

وَكَذاك يَحمي غيلَهُ الضِّرغامُ

وَكَذاك يَحمي غيلَهُ الضِّرغامُ

He has never ceased guarding his watering place since he came to it;

He still protects his basin as he came to it,

Just so the lion guards its thicket.

As the intense darkness protects its darkness.

مَلِكٌ يَقومُ اللَيلَ يَنظر في غَدٍ

مَلِكٌ يَقومُ اللَيلَ يَنظر في غَدٍ

ماذا يُسدِّدُ وَالمُلوكُ نِيامُ

ماذا يُسدِّدُ وَالمُلوكُ نِيامُ

A king who keeps vigil at night, pondering tomorrow—

A king who stays up at night, looking to the morrow,

What he will set right—while kings sleep.

What he will set right while kings are sleeping.

مَنَعَ الخِلافةَ أَن تُنالَ صرُوحُها

مَنَعَ الخِلافةَ أَن تُنالَ صرُوحُها

حَتّى تَحامَت سُوحَها الأَوهامُ

حَتّى تَحامَت سُوحَها الأَوهامُ

He kept the caliphate's towers beyond reach,

He prevented the caliphate, its castles,

Till even fancies shunned its courtyards.

Until its plateaus confused imaginations.

جَدعاً لِأَنفِ معاشرٍ منّتهمو

جَدعاً لِأَنفِ معاشرٍ منّتهمو

بِالمُلكِ ما مَنَّتهمُ الأَحلامُ

بِالمُلكِ ما مَنَّتهمُ الأَحلامُ

Off with the noses of those peoples, beguiled

Staunchly, to the noses of a group who prided themselves,

With hopes of dominion by what dreams had promised them.

With the kingdom what dreams had not prided them with.

وَلَقد دَرى اليُونانُ أَنّا مَعشرٌ

وَلَقد دَرى اليُونانُ أَنّا مَعشرٌ

في الرَوعِ ضرّابو الكُماةِ كِرامُ

في الرَوعِ ضرّابو الكُماةِ كِرامُ

And the Greeks have surely learned that we are a people,

The Greeks knew well that we are a folk,

Noble, mighty smiters of armored champions in battle's terror.

Valiant with spears, striking with swords.

بيضُ الوُجوه إِذا الكَريهةُ كشّرت

بيضُ الوُجوه إِذا الكَريهةُ كشّرت

وَسما لَها تَحت الحَديدِ ضِرامُ

وَسما لَها تَحت الحَديدِ ضِرامُ

White of face when battle bares its teeth,

White of face when the ugly one snarled,

And beneath the iron a blaze rises to meet it.

And destiny marked it with iron under the skin.

نَسطو وَنَبطش قادرين أَعزّةً

نَسطو وَنَبطش قادرين أَعزّةً

تَشكو السُيوفُ ضِرابَنا وَالهامُ

تَشكو السُيوفُ ضِرابَنا وَالهامُ

We charge and strike, mighty and unbowed;

We conquer and vanquish the honored and mighty,

Swords complain of our blows, and so do skulls.

The swords complain of our striking and determination.

نَهفو وَتثبت رُجّحاً أَحلامُنا

نَهفو وَتثبت رُجّحاً أَحلامُنا

وَتَظلُّ تَهفو منهمُ الأَحلامُ

وَتَظلُّ تَهفو منهمُ الأَحلامُ

We move lightly, yet our minds stay firm and weighty;

We roar and our dreams prove true,

While their minds keep fluttering.

While their dreams about us keep wishing.

وَارحمتا للرُومِ أَبقَينا بِهم

وَارحمتا للرُومِ أَبقَينا بِهم

جُرحاً مَدى الأَيّامِ لا يَلتامُ

جُرحاً مَدى الأَيّامِ لا يَلتامُ

Alas for the Rum! We have left in them

And it was mercy for Rome we left them,

A wound that will not heal as long as days endure.

A wound the length of days does not mend.

إِنّا لَنمنعُ أَن يُضامَ حَريمُنا

إِنّا لَنمنعُ أَن يُضامَ حَريمُنا

وَنُزلزلُ الأَرضين حينَ يُضامُ

وَنُزلزلُ الأَرضين حينَ يُضامُ

We surely prevent our sacred domain from being violated,

We will indeed prevent violation of our sanctity,

And shake the lands whenever it is violated.

And shake the lands when it is violated.

دُم يا أَميرَ المُؤمنين فَما لِمَن

دُم يا أَميرَ المُؤمنين فَما لِمَن

عاداكَ بَينَ العالمين دَوامُ

عاداكَ بَينَ العالمين دَوامُ

Endure, O Commander of the Faithful, for whoever

Continue, O Commander of the Faithful, for what

Opposes you cannot endure amid all creation.

Remains for those who opposed you in both worlds?

لا زلتَ يا رُكنَ الخلافَةِ شامِخاً

لا زلتَ يا رُكنَ الخلافَةِ شامِخاً

تَعنو لَك الأَعرابُ وَالأَعجامُ

تَعنو لَك الأَعرابُ وَالأَعجامُ

May you ever remain lofty, O pillar of the caliphate,

You still stand, O pillar of the caliphate, towering,

To you the Bedouin Arabs and non-Arabs bow.

Nomads and settled folk chant your glory.