إن المُلوك إذا دعت لسباقها

إن المُلوك إذا دعت لسباقها

وتفاخرت في شامها وعراقها

وتفاخرت في شامها وعراقها

Indeed, when kings call for their contest,

When kings called for a race

and boast against one another in their Syria and Iraq,

Boasting in Syria and Iraq

فالفضل معروفاً لإبراهيمها

فالفضل معروفاً لإبراهيمها

والسبق حائزهُ أَبو إسحَاقها

والسبق حائزهُ أَبو إسحَاقها

then excellence is acknowledged as belonging to their Ibrahim,

Credit is known to Abraham's people

and their Abu Ishaq claims the victory,

And precedence is held by Abu Ishaq's people

مبدي جميل الشكر من أفواهها

مبدي جميل الشكر من أفواهها

بقَلائد الحَسَنات في أَعناقها

بقَلائد الحَسَنات في أَعناقها

bringing forth gracious thanks from their mouths

Giving thanks with graceful words from their mouths

with necklaces of good deeds around their necks;

With necklaces of good deeds around their necks

ومجيرُها بالأمن من رَوْعاتِها

ومجيرُها بالأمن من رَوْعاتِها

ومُعينها بالبذل من إمْلاقها

ومُعينها بالبذل من إمْلاقها

and sheltering them in safety from their terrors,

And helping them with safety from its terrors

and helping them out of their poverty through generous giving.

And aiding them with generosity from its palms

حاز المعالي عن أَصَح وراثةٍ

حاز المعالي عن أَصَح وراثةٍ

والمكرمات بغايةاستحْقَاقها

والمكرمات بغايةاستحْقَاقها

He attained high honors through the soundest inheritance,

He has attained glory through the best inheritance

and noble distinctions by deserving them to the utmost.

And favors through the utmost entitlement

وَسَمت به نفس لكل نفيسةٍ

وَسَمت به نفس لكل نفيسةٍ

في الحمد بالمحمود من أخلاقها

في الحمد بالمحمود من أخلاقها

And a soul bore him aloft toward every precious thing

And a soul aspiring to each noble one

in praise, through what is praiseworthy in its character,

In praise for the praiseworthy morals

ويدٌ مؤيدةٌ على نيل العُلى

ويدٌ مؤيدةٌ على نيل العُلى

بالنّائل المعروف من انفاقها

بالنّائل المعروف من انفاقها

and a hand strengthened to attain the heights

And a helping hand for attaining the heights

by the well-known bounty of its giving,

Well-known for its expenditures

وعزيمة مثل السّنان وهمّةٍ

وعزيمة مثل السّنان وهمّةٍ

شرفت بإدراك العُلى ولحاقها

شرفت بإدراك العُلى ولحاقها

and resolve like a spear-point, and aspiration

And determination like a spear and aspiration

ennobled by reaching the heights and attaining them.

That has honored reaching the heights and catching up to them

مُلئت له الأرض الفضاءُ فضائلاً

مُلئت له الأرض الفضاءُ فضائلاً

فاحت بريّا الحمد في آفاقها

فاحت بريّا الحمد في آفاقها

The wide earth was filled with his virtues,

The earth was filled with merits for him

which wafted the fragrance of praise across its horizons.

Spreading pure praise in its horizons

فليبقَ في ظلّ السّلامة جانياً

فليبقَ في ظلّ السّلامة جانياً

ثمراتِ صافي العيش في أَوراقها

ثمراتِ صافي العيش في أَوراقها

So may he remain in the shade of well-being, gathering

So may he remain protected, unharmed

the fruits of unclouded life among its leaves.

Fruits of pure living on its pages