شَهيدي الله يا صدّي

شَهيدي الله يا صدّي

قُ هذي الأمّةُ الأكبرْ

قُ هذي الأمّةُ الأكبرْ

God is my witness, O truthful one,

My martyr of Allah, O truthful one,

the greatest of this community,

This nation knows, the greatest one,

بأنّي لكَ صافي الودِّ

بأنّي لكَ صافي الودِّ

في فضلك لا أُسْتَرْ

في فضلك لا أُسْتَرْ

that my affection for you is pure;

That I am sincere in my affection for you,

I am open about your excellence.

In your merit, I do not conceal,

ويا فاروقُ بينَ الحقِّ

ويا فاروقُ بينَ الحقِّ

والباطلِ في المصدَرْ

والباطلِ في المصدَرْ

And O discerner between truth

O distinguisher between truth,

and falsehood at the source,

And falsehood in source,

ويا من اسمه في الكُتْ

ويا من اسمه في الكُتْ

ب معروفٌ به حَيْدَرْ

ب معروفٌ به حَيْدَرْ

and O you whose name in the books

O you whose name in scripture,

is known as Haydar,

Is known as the brave Hyder,

وسَّمته به أمٌّ

وسَّمته به أمٌّ

له صادقةُ المَخْبَرْ

له صادقةُ المَخْبَرْ

his mother named him so,

And a mother named him so,

truthful in her account of him.

Truthful in her reports,

قيمُ النارِ هذا لي

قيمُ النارِ هذا لي

فَكَفِّي عنه لا يَضرُرْ

فَكَفِّي عنه لا يَضرُرْ

Keeper of the Fire: 'This one is mine;

O keeper of hellfire, this is for me,

so keep away from him; let him suffer no harm.

Spare him, let him not be harmed,

وهذا لكِ يا نارٌ

وهذا لكِ يا نارٌ

فحوزي الفاجرَ الأكبَرْ

فحوزي الفاجرَ الأكبَرْ

And this one is yours, O Fire,

And this is for you, O hellfire,

so take the greatest evildoer.'

Take in the greatest transgressor,

فيا أوّلَ مَن صلّى

فيا أوّلَ مَن صلّى

ومَن زَكّى ومن كَبَّرْ

ومَن زَكّى ومن كَبَّرْ

So O first of those who prayed,

O first one to pray,

who gave alms and proclaimed God's greatness,

And give alms and say Allahu Akbar,

ويا جارَ رسولِ الل

ويا جارَ رسولِ الل

هِ في مسجدِه الأكبرْ

هِ في مسجدِه الأكبرْ

and O neighbor of the Messenger of God,

O neighbor of Allah’s messenger,

in his greatest mosque,

In his great mosque,

حلالٌ فيه أن تُج

حلالٌ فيه أن تُج

نَبَ لا تُلحى ولا تُؤزَرْ

نَبَ لا تُلحى ولا تُؤزَرْ

it is lawful there for you to become ritually impure,

It’s permitted in it to be saved,

without being reproached or burdened with sin.

Not touched by fire, unharmed,

وقد بايعَ جبريلٌ

وقد بايعَ جبريلٌ

فنعمَ البايع المُشْتَرْ

فنعمَ البايع المُشْتَرْ

And Gabriel has traded,

And Gabriel pledged allegiance,

what an excellent seller and buyer,

Excellent the pledge, well purchased,

بدينارٍ من الحَبِّ

بدينارٍ من الحَبِّ

فلم يَندم ولم يَخسرْ

فلم يَندم ولم يَخسرْ

for a dinar's worth of grain;

With a coin of love,

he neither regretted it nor lost.

He regretted not, nor lost,