أبعد الذي قلدتما الدين والحمى

أبعد الذي قلدتما الدين والحمى

يريد العدا منا نصيباً ومغنما

يريد العدا منا نصيباً ومغنما

After all you two have bestowed on faith and homeland,

O you who have been endowed with religion and zeal

do the foes seek a share and spoils from us?

The enemy wants from us a share and spoils

لقد ذدتما عنا الطغاة فأدبروا

لقد ذدتما عنا الطغاة فأدبروا

ودافعتما الخطب الرهيب فأحجما

ودافعتما الخطب الرهيب فأحجما

You two indeed drove the tyrants from us, and they retreated;

You have repelled from us the tyrants, so they retreated

and you two repelled the dreadful calamity, so it recoiled.

And you have resisted formidable calamities, so they desisted

وأعددتما فينا طرائق نجتني

وأعددتما فينا طرائق نجتني

بها النصر إن شاءوا قتالاً وشئتما

بها النصر إن شاءوا قتالاً وشئتما

And you two prepared paths among us, that we might reap

And you have prepared for us ways that have saved me

victory through them, should they desire battle and you two desire it.

Through which victory, if they wanted war and you wanted

وأمددتمانا بالرجاء وشدتما

وأمددتمانا بالرجاء وشدتما

معاقل للأوطان طاولت السما

معاقل للأوطان طاولت السما

And you two supplied us with hope and erected

And you have supported us with hope and you have strengthened

strongholds for the homelands, rivaling the sky in height.

Fortresses for homelands with summits reaching the sky

وأيدتمانا بائتلافكما الذي

وأيدتمانا بائتلافكما الذي

به صرتما للدين كفاً ومعصما

به صرتما للدين كفاً ومعصما

And you two strengthened us through your mutual accord,

And you have supported us with your alliance which

through which you became the faith's hand and wrist.

Has made you a shield and protection for the religion

يصول بما أوليتماه من القوى

يصول بما أوليتماه من القوى

سديد المرامي واضح السبل معلما

سديد المرامي واضح السبل معلما

It charges with the strength you two have bestowed upon it,

It rages with what you have been granted of powers

unerring in aim, clear in its paths, displaying its battle insignia.

Precise in its aims and clear in its paths, providing guidance

وما أنتما إلا غراري حسامِه

وما أنتما إلا غراري حسامِه

إذا لاح ردا كل سيفٍ مثلَّما

إذا لاح ردا كل سيفٍ مثلَّما

And you two are but the two edges of its keen sword:

And you are but my swords whose blades

when it flashes, they send every sword back notched.

When they appear, blunt every polished sword

وقد كان قبل اليوم يرجف خائفاً

وقد كان قبل اليوم يرجف خائفاً

صروف الليالي والمغير المذمما

صروف الليالي والمغير المذمما

And before today it would tremble in fear

And previously it would tremble in fear

of the nights' vicissitudes and the much-reviled raider,

Of the nights' vicissitudes and the hostile critic

ويدعو بنيه الأكثرين ويشتكي

ويدعو بنيه الأكثرين ويشتكي

فلم يلقهم إلا أذلاء نُوَّما

فلم يلقهم إلا أذلاء نُوَّما

and call to its numerous sons and lament,

And he would call his many sons and complain

but find them only abased and fast asleep,

But he found them only humiliated and asleep

إلى أن أتى حكماكُما فجلوتما

إلى أن أتى حكماكُما فجلوتما

عن الشرق ليلاً بالحوادث مفعما

عن الشرق ليلاً بالحوادث مفعما

until your two reigns began, and you two dispelled

Until your rule came and you uncovered

from the East a night brimming with calamities.

The East from a night full of events

وأرجعتما الدنيا إليه وسيمة

وأرجعتما الدنيا إليه وسيمة

تروق وتحلو نضرة وتبسُّما

تروق وتحلو نضرة وتبسُّما

And you two restored the world to it, fair of face,

And you returned the world to it beautiful

pleasing the eye, sweet in freshness and smiles.

Pleasing, sweet and smiling

وألبستماه حلة العدل والندى

وألبستماه حلة العدل والندى

فأقبل مزهواً بها متنعما

فأقبل مزهواً بها متنعما

And you two clothed it in the robe of justice and generosity,

And you clothed it in the garb of justice and brilliance

so it came forth, proud in it and enjoying ease.

So it came glorious and blissful in it

وأحييتما عهد النبي وقمتما

وأحييتما عهد النبي وقمتما

بما نصر البيت العتيق المحرما

بما نصر البيت العتيق المحرما

And you two revived the Prophet's age and undertook

And you revived the Prophet's charter and you took

what upheld the Ancient, Sacred House.

What aids the Ancient Sacrosanct House

أعباس إن الوادي الخصب آمل

أعباس إن الوادي الخصب آمل

من اللّه أن تبقى الأمير المحكما

من اللّه أن تبقى الأمير المحكما

O Abbas, the fertile valley hopes

Abbas, the fertile valley hopes

for God to keep you as the emir, vested with authority.

That God will keep you the decisive prince