السَعدُ يَنطُقُ وَالمَحاسِنُ تَشهَدُ

السَعدُ يَنطُقُ وَالمَحاسِنُ تَشهَدُ

أَنَّ المؤَيَّدَ بالعنايَة أَحمَدُ

أَنَّ المؤَيَّدَ بالعنايَة أَحمَدُ

Good fortune speaks, and virtues bear witness

Fortune speaks and beauties witness

that Ahmad is the one sustained by care.

That Ahmad is supported by providence

أَسَدُ الإِمارَة بَدرُها الساري وَمَن

أَسَدُ الإِمارَة بَدرُها الساري وَمَن

في كُلِّ يَوم عزهُ مُتَجَددُ

في كُلِّ يَوم عزهُ مُتَجَددُ

The lion of the emirate, its full moon journeying by night, and one

The lion of rulership, its shining full moon

whose honor is renewed every day.

His glory each day is made anew

مَجدٌ تُرى زُهرُ الثَواقِب دونَهُ

مَجدٌ تُرى زُهرُ الثَواقِب دونَهُ

وَذَكاءُ ذهنٍ غارَ مِنهُ الفَرقَدُ

وَذَكاءُ ذهنٍ غارَ مِنهُ الفَرقَدُ

A glory beneath which the radiant, piercing stars appear,

A glory, blossoms of high stars beneath it

and a keenness of mind that made the star Farqad jealous.

And intellect’s brilliance, from it the Pleiades fled

المانِعُ الشَهمُ الهُمامُ وَمَن لضهُ

المانِعُ الشَهمُ الهُمامُ وَمَن لضهُ

سَهمُ المَعالي وَالحجا وَالسؤدَد

سَهمُ المَعالي وَالحجا وَالسؤدَد

The protector, noble-hearted and valiant, who holds

The formidable, proud, protecting hero

a share in high honors, wisdom, and lordship.

Arrows of glory, pride and power assail him

هاتونسٌ تَدري وَأَنتَ أَميرُها

هاتونسٌ تَدري وَأَنتَ أَميرُها

لَو لضم تَكُن فيها لَذابَ الجَلمَدُ

لَو لضم تَكُن فيها لَذابَ الجَلمَدُ

Behold Tunis: it knows, with you as its emir,

Hotonis, you know, and you are its prince

that had you not been there, even hard rock would have melted.

If you were not steadfast here, the mountains would melt

أَلبَستَ أَهليها البَهاءُ وَصُنتَهُم

أَلبَستَ أَهليها البَهاءُ وَصُنتَهُم

وَكَسَوتَهُم فَخراً بِها لا يُجحَدُ

وَكَسَوتَهُم فَخراً بِها لا يُجحَدُ

You clothed its people in splendor and protected them,

You have clothed its people in splendor and protected them

and robed them there in a pride that cannot be denied.

And covered them in pride through it, undeniable

وَسَهِرتَ حَتّى في الأَنامِ أَقَمتَهُم

وَسَهِرتَ حَتّى في الأَنامِ أَقَمتَهُم

وَمَنَحتَهُم عزا بِها لا يَنفَدُ

وَمَنَحتَهُم عزا بِها لا يَنفَدُ

You kept vigil until you established them among mankind,

And stayed awake until among the days you established them

and granted them honor there that never runs out.

And granted them glory through it, inexhaustible

أَبَداً نَراكَ تَقومُ في إِعزازهم

أَبَداً نَراكَ تَقومُ في إِعزازهم

وَسواكَ في حِجر البَطالَة يَقعُدُ

وَسواكَ في حِجر البَطالَة يَقعُدُ

We always see you striving to exalt them,

We always see you standing to honor them

while others sit in the lap of idleness.

While others in the lap of idleness sit

فَلأنَتَ وَالفُرقان فيهم نِعمَةٌ

فَلأنَتَ وَالفُرقان فيهم نِعمَةٌ

وَعَلى العدى وَاللَه أَنتَ مُهَنَّدُ

وَعَلى العدى وَاللَه أَنتَ مُهَنَّدُ

For you—by the Qur'an—are a blessing among them,

For you and the Furqan are a blessing among them

and against the foes, by God, you are a sword of Indian steel.

And by God, against enemies you are reinforced

مَن مِثلُ مَولايَ الأَميرَ وَسَعيهُ

مَن مِثلُ مَولايَ الأَميرَ وَسَعيهُ

فيما يُؤَثِّلُ مَجدَهُ وَيُخَلِّدُ

فيما يُؤَثِّلُ مَجدَهُ وَيُخَلِّدُ

Who is like my lord the emir, with his striving

Who is like my Lord the Prince and his efforts

to establish his glory firmly and make it everlasting?

In what makes his glory thrive and eternal?

جَمَعَ العَساكرَ لِلجهاد وَساسَهُم

جَمَعَ العَساكرَ لِلجهاد وَساسَهُم

وَرَقى بِهِم لِلفَخرِ وَهوَ الأَوحَدُ

وَرَقى بِهِم لِلفَخرِ وَهوَ الأَوحَدُ

He gathered the troops for jihad and commanded them,

He gathered armies for jihad and disciplined them

and rose with them to glory, himself without equal.

And lifted them to pride, and he is the only one

ما هَمّهُ إِلذا الوُقوفُ لشأنهم

ما هَمّهُ إِلذا الوُقوفُ لشأنهم

وَالسَعيُ في تَدريبهم كَي يَرشُدوا

وَالسَعيُ في تَدريبهم كَي يَرشُدوا

His sole concern is attending to their affairs

His only concern is to stand for their cause

and striving to train them so that they follow the right course.

And strive to train them so they are guided

فَأنالَهُ الإِسعادُ وَمَن تَهذيبهم

فَأنالَهُ الإِسعادُ وَمَن تَهذيبهم

في قُربِ وَقتٍ مِثلُهُ لا يُعهَدُ

في قُربِ وَقتٍ مِثلُهُ لا يُعهَدُ

Thus good fortune granted him [success] through their training,

So, happiness met him and their discipline

in so brief a time that its like has never been known.

In a short time, the like of which is not customary

وَمَن الَّذي توليهِ فَضلَ عنايَةٍ

وَمَن الَّذي توليهِ فَضلَ عنايَةٍ

فَيَبيتُ وَهوَ عَلى الكَمال مُقَيَّدُ

فَيَبيتُ وَهوَ عَلى الكَمال مُقَيَّدُ

And whoever you favor with special care

And who takes on exceptional care

spends the night bound fast to perfection.

That he locks himself in perfection every night?

تَلقاهُ كالعِقدِ المُحَكَّم نَظُهُ

تَلقاهُ كالعِقدِ المُحَكَّم نَظُهُ

مِن كُلِّ لَيثٍ مُبرق أَو مُرعدُ

مِن كُلِّ لَيثٍ مُبرق أَو مُرعدُ

You find it like a necklace, securely strung,

You meet him like a studded bracelet in its making

with lions, each flashing lightning or thundering;

From every snarling or roaring lion

أَو كالمَجَرَّة كَثرَةً وَتلألؤاً

أَو كالمَجَرَّة كَثرَةً وَتلألؤاً

أَو كالمَنايا بِالمَنايا تُورَدُ

أَو كالمَنايا بِالمَنايا تُورَدُ

or like the Milky Way in multitude and glitter,

Or like a galaxy abundant and radiant

or like deaths brought on by deaths.

Or like stars to stars are strung

وَتَرى الفَوتارِسَ وَالصَوارِمَ وَالقَنا

وَتَرى الفَوتارِسَ وَالصَوارِمَ وَالقَنا

لَعَليّ مَجدك كُلَّ حينٍ تَسجُدُ

لَعَليّ مَجدك كُلَّ حينٍ تَسجُدُ

And you see the horsemen, the sharp swords, and the spears

And you see the knights and swords and spears

prostrating themselves at every moment before your lofty glory.

High above, your glory they forever bow to

وَتَرى المَدافِعَ حَولَ كُلِّ مُدافِعِ

وَتَرى المَدافِعَ حَولَ كُلِّ مُدافِعِ

صَبَّ عَلى أَلحانها يَتأوّدُ

صَبَّ عَلى أَلحانها يَتأوّدُ

And you see the cannons, around each a defender,

And you see cannons around each cannon

a lover swaying to their melodies.

Poured onto their tunes, bending

مِثلَ الثَعابين الفَواغِر شُرّعاً

مِثلَ الثَعابين الفَواغِر شُرّعاً

أَفواهُها وَكأَنَّها تَتَنَهَّدُ

أَفواهُها وَكأَنَّها تَتَنَهَّدُ

Like gaping serpents, wide open

Like furious serpents, their mouths open

are their mouths, as though they were sighing.

As if sighing again and again

وَهَلُمَّ جَرّاً مِن مَبان شُمَّخٍ

وَهَلُمَّ جَرّاً مِن مَبان شُمَّخٍ

وَمَصانِعٍ بالفَضلِ جَهراً تَشهَدُ

وَمَصانِعٍ بالفَضلِ جَهراً تَشهَدُ

And so on: towering buildings

And come pulling a procession of honored buildings

and great works openly bearing witness to excellence.

And factories proudly witnessing merit

يا سَيِّداً مَهما رأَيتَ جَلالَهُ

يا سَيِّداً مَهما رأَيتَ جَلالَهُ

تَدري وَتَعلَمُ ما رَأَيتَ وَتَحمَدُ

تَدري وَتَعلَمُ ما رَأَيتَ وَتَحمَدُ

O lord, whenever one beholds your majesty,

O master, whatever of his majesty you have seen

one knows and understands what one has seen, and gives praise.

You know and understand what you have seen and praise

نلتَ الهَناءَ بِذا الآلاي وَحُسنَهُ

نلتَ الهَناءَ بِذا الآلاي وَحُسنَهُ

وَلَنا الهَنا وَلكُلِّ مَن يَتَشَهَّدُ

وَلَنا الهَنا وَلكُلِّ مَن يَتَشَهَّدُ

May you have joy in this regiment and its splendor,

You attained bliss through this regiment and its beauty

and may joy come to us and all who profess the faith.

And we attained bliss and all who profess

وَبَقيتَ توجِدُ كُلَّ وَقتٍ مَفخَراً

وَبَقيتَ توجِدُ كُلَّ وَقتٍ مَفخَراً

في كُلِّ قُطرٍ مِثلُهُ لا يُوجَدُ

في كُلِّ قُطرٍ مِثلُهُ لا يُوجَدُ

And may you continue, at every moment, to create a source of pride

And you remained, at all times finding pride

whose equal is found in no land,

In every place the like of which is not found

يا بَهجَةَ الأَيّام يا شَمس الوَرى

يا بَهجَةَ الأَيّام يا شَمس الوَرى

يا مُفرَدَ العَليا وَأَنتَ السَيِّدُ

يا مُفرَدَ العَليا وَأَنتَ السَيِّدُ

O joy of the days, O sun of mankind,

O joy of days, sun of all

O peerless one in loftiness, you who are the lord,

O unique sublime, You are the Master

حَتّى نَراكَ بَلَغتَ ما أَمَّلتَهُ

حَتّى نَراكَ بَلَغتَ ما أَمَّلتَهُ

في العالَمينَ كَما تَشاءُ وَأَسعَدُ

في العالَمينَ كَما تَشاءُ وَأَسعَدُ

until we see you attain what you hoped for

Until we see you have attained what you hoped for

throughout the worlds, as you wish, and more fortunate still.

In both worlds however you desire, most fortunate