بالمَلكِ العادِل محمودِ

بالمَلكِ العادِل محمودِ

أَنْجَزتِ الأيامُ موعودي

أَنْجَزتِ الأيامُ موعودي

Through the just king Mahmud,

With the just king Mahmud

the days have fulfilled what I was promised.

The days have fulfilled my promise

أسكنني الإقبالُ في ظلِّهِ

أسكنني الإقبالُ في ظلِّهِ

وعادَ حظّي مُورِقَ العُودِ

وعادَ حظّي مُورِقَ العُودِ

Good fortune has settled me in his shade,

Good fortune resides me in his shade

and my fortune's bough is leafy once again.

And my luck has bloomed like burning incense wood

مَنْ لم يكنْ في ظلِّهِ ساكناً

مَنْ لم يكنْ في ظلِّهِ ساكناً

فإنّه ليسَ بِمَسْعُودِ

فإنّه ليسَ بِمَسْعُودِ

Whoever does not dwell in his shade

He who did not reside in his shade

is surely not fortunate.

Is not fortunate

وكيف لا يَسْعَدُ عبدٌ له

وكيف لا يَسْعَدُ عبدٌ له

أَقامَ بينَ العدلِ والجُودِ

أَقامَ بينَ العدلِ والجُودِ

And how could a servant of his not prosper,

And how can a servant not be blissful for him

dwelling between justice and generosity?

Who established justice and generosity

سفائنُ الآمالِ من جُودهِ

سفائنُ الآمالِ من جُودهِ

قد اسْتَوَتْ منا على الجُودي

قد اسْتَوَتْ منا على الجُودي

The ships of hope, through his generosity,

The ships of hopes from his generosity

have come to rest for us upon al-Judi.

Are laden with bounty from us

آلاؤُه البيضُ بِلألائها

آلاؤُه البيضُ بِلألائها

تُشرِقُ في ليلاتِنا السُّودِ

تُشرِقُ في ليلاتِنا السُّودِ

His white blessings, with their brilliance,

His white favors with their radiance

shine in our black nights.

Illuminate our dark nights

عَزْمَتُهُ مشهورة في الورى

عَزْمَتُهُ مشهورة في الورى

وسيفُهُ ليس بمغمود

وسيفُهُ ليس بمغمود

His resolve is renowned among mankind,

His determination is famous in the world

and his sword is not sheathed.

And his sword is not hidden

وثَلْمُ ثَغْرِ الكُفرِ عاداتُهُ

وثَلْمُ ثَغْرِ الكُفرِ عاداتُهُ

لا لَثْمُ ثَغْرِ الغادةِ الرُّودِ

لا لَثْمُ ثَغْرِ الغادةِ الرُّودِ

And breaching the frontier of unbelief is his custom,

And the mark of the infidels' mouths, his traits

not kissing the lips of a tender maiden.

Not the kiss of the gentle and kind mouths

تثني مثاني الذِّكر عطْفَيهِ لا

تثني مثاني الذِّكر عطْفَيهِ لا

لحنُ المثاني والأَغاريدِ

لحنُ المثاني والأَغاريدِ

The Qur'an's oft-repeated verses sway his shoulders—not

The odes of praise bend for his kindness, not

the melody of lute strings and songs.

The melody of odes and chants

وفي مطا الجُرْدِ له راحةٌ

وفي مطا الجُرْدِ له راحةٌ

تُنسي وصالَ الخُرَّدِ الغِيدِ

تُنسي وصالَ الخُرَّدِ الغِيدِ

And on the backs of sleek steeds he finds comfort

And in the meadows of his army is tranquility

that makes him forget union with shy, supple maidens.

That makes one forget the twittering of insects

غدوت للإسلامِ رُكْناً وكم

غدوت للإسلامِ رُكْناً وكم

رُكْنِ ضلالٍ بكَ مهدودِ

رُكْنِ ضلالٍ بكَ مهدودِ

You have become a pillar of Islam—and how many

I have become a pillar of Islam and how many

pillars of error you have demolished!

Pillars of misguidance you have demolished

وذُلّ لأْواءِ بني الشِّرْكِ في

وذُلّ لأْواءِ بني الشِّرْكِ في

لواءِ نصرٍ لكَ معقودِ

لواءِ نصرٍ لكَ معقودِ

And the abject misery of the sons of polytheism lies in

And humiliation to the doctrines of polytheists in

a banner of victory raised for you.

The victorious banner devoted to you

شيَّدتَ بالشَّامِ بناءَ الهُدَى

شيَّدتَ بالشَّامِ بناءَ الهُدَى

عَزْماً وحَزْماً أيَّ تَشْييدِ

عَزْماً وحَزْماً أيَّ تَشْييدِ

In al-Sham you raised the edifice of guidance,

You have established in Damascus the edifice of guidance

with resolve and firmness—what a feat of building!

With strong and wise determination, what a construction!

لولاكَ لم تَعْلُ بأَطرافهِ

لولاكَ لم تَعْلُ بأَطرافهِ

راياتُ إيمانٍ وتوحيدِ

راياتُ إيمانٍ وتوحيدِ

Without you, there would not rise along its frontiers

Were it not for you, its outskirts would not

banners of faith and God's oneness.

Raise the banners of faith and monotheism

فلم تَدَعْ في أرضهِ كافراً

فلم تَدَعْ في أرضهِ كافراً

أَو ملحداً ليس بملحودِ

أَو ملحداً ليس بملحودِ

Thus you left in its land no unbeliever

So you left no infidel in its land

or heretic who was not buried in a grave.

Or atheist who is not demolished

ولم تغادرْ منهم سيِّداً

ولم تغادرْ منهم سيِّداً

يَغْدُرُ إلاّ طُعْمَةَ السَّيدِ

يَغْدُرُ إلاّ طُعْمَةَ السَّيدِ

And you left among them no chieftain

And you did not spare any of their leaders

who dealt in treachery, save as food for the wolf.

Except to be prey for the master

ولم تَزَلْ تُردي صناديدهم

ولم تَزَلْ تُردي صناديدهم

بجُندِك الغُرِّ الصّناديدِ

بجُندِك الغُرِّ الصّناديدِ

And you have never ceased to slay their champions

And you continued to strike down their grandees

with your illustrious, stalwart troops.

With your strong courageous army

يا مُغزياً شملَ العدَى واللُّهَى

يا مُغزياً شملَ العدَى واللُّهَى

في جمعهِ الحمدَ بتَبْديدِ

في جمعهِ الحمدَ بتَبْديدِ

O you who launch raids against gathered foes and bounties,

O you who split the enemy horde while praising God

gathering praise by scattering both!

In his collection with success and victory

أَجَدْتُ لما جُدْتَ لي فاغْتدى

أَجَدْتُ لما جُدْتَ لي فاغْتدى

بمقتضى جُودِكَ تجويدي

بمقتضى جُودِكَ تجويدي

I excelled when you were generous to me, and so

I have found reward for my struggle so I gained

my excellence was in keeping with your generosity.

What I desired, by the merit of your generosity

هُنِّي بكَ العيدُ وقَوْلُ الورى

هُنِّي بكَ العيدُ وقَوْلُ الورى

هنِّيتَ نورَ الدِّين بالعيدِ

هنِّيتَ نورَ الدِّين بالعيدِ

The feast is congratulated on having you, and mankind says:

The feast has congratulated you and people's talk

'Congratulations, Nur al-Din, on the feast!'

You have brought light to the religion on Eid