مولاي هديُكَ في الصيامْ

مولاي هديُكَ في الصيامْ

برهان رفقك بالأنامْ

برهان رفقك بالأنامْ

My lord, your guidance in fasting

My lord, your conduct in fasting

is proof of your gentleness toward humankind.

is proof of your kindness to humankind.

تبعوك فيه كما تبع

تبعوك فيه كما تبع

ت لنصرة الدين الإمام

ت لنصرة الدين الإمام

They followed you in it, as you followed

They followed you in it, just as you followed

the Imam, to champion the faith.

the imam in support of the faith.

لك دعوة في الأرض ين

لك دعوة في الأرض ين

بو عن مضاربها الحسام

بو عن مضاربها الحسام

Yours is a cause throughout the land, against whose

Yours is a call upon the earth

strongholds the sword’s edge recoils.

from whose encampments the keen sword recoils.

في الحرب غنمك يا ابن تو

في الحرب غنمك يا ابن تو

فيق كغنمك في السلام

فيق كغنمك في السلام

In war, your gain, O son of Tew-

In war, your gains, O son of Tawfiq,

fik, is like your gain in peace.

are like your gains in peace.

لبى بشيرك بالموا

لبى بشيرك بالموا

ثق كل شعب والذمام

ثق كل شعب والذمام

Your herald was answered with solemn cove-

Your herald was answered with covenants

nants by every people, with pledges of protection.

and pledges by every people.

واشتد بين الأمتي

واشتد بين الأمتي

ن على محبتك الوئام

ن على محبتك الوئام

And between the two na-

And between the two nations grew stronger

tions, concord in loving you grew strong.

the harmony founded on love for you.

والأمن في الأنوار أف

والأمن في الأنوار أف

ضل بعد خوف في ظلام

ضل بعد خوف في ظلام

And security in the light is bet-

And safety in the light is better,

ter than fear in darkness.

after fear in darkness.

زكيت ملكك في ليا

زكيت ملكك في ليا

ل الشهر بالنعم الجسام

ل الشهر بالنعم الجسام

You made your reign prosper through the ni-

You purified your reign during the nights

ghts of the month with mighty blessings.

of the month with great benefactions.

في مالِكَ اشتركَ العفا

في مالِكَ اشتركَ العفا

ةُ وفي شرابك والطعام

ةُ وفي شرابك والطعام

Those seeking bounty shared in your wealth,

The supplicants shared in your wealth,

and in your drink and food.

and in your drink and food.

تكسوهم حللاً لها

تكسوهم حللاً لها

ما للمواسم من دوام

ما للمواسم من دوام

You clothe them in robes that share

You clothe them in robes that have

the festive seasons’ enduring return.

the same endurance as the seasons.

تندى مطالعهم كنو

تندى مطالعهم كنو

رِ الروض باكره الغمام

رِ الروض باكره الغمام

Their faces grow dewy, like the blos-

Their countenances grow dewy, like the blossoms

soms of a garden greeted at dawn by rain clouds.

of a garden visited at dawn by the clouds.

ورضاك أن تلقى الرعي

ورضاك أن تلقى الرعي

يَةَ في ارتياح وابتسام

يَةَ في ارتياح وابتسام

And your pleasure is to meet your sub-

And your delight is to find your subjects

jects in delight and smiles.

at ease and smiling.

يا محييَ العيدين في ال

يا محييَ العيدين في ال

قطرين دمت لكل عام

قطرين دمت لكل عام

O reviver of the two Eids in the two

O reviver of the two Eids in the

realms, may you endure year after year.

two lands, may you endure year after year.

أولى الملوك بمطلق ال

أولى الملوك بمطلق ال

أحكام من صلى وصام

أحكام من صلى وصام

Of all kings, he has greatest claim to absolute

Most worthy among kings of absolute

rule who prays and fasts.

rule is he who prays and fasts.

وأحب ما احتفلوا به

وأحب ما احتفلوا به

أن يخلفَ الفوضى نظام

أن يخلفَ الفوضى نظام

And dearest of all they celebrated

And what they most loved to celebrate

is that order should succeed chaos.

was order taking the place of chaos.