يَا سَيِّدي يَا حَمَدُ

يَا سَيِّدي يَا حَمَدُ

يَومُكَ هَذا أسعَدُ

يَومُكَ هَذا أسعَدُ

O my lord, O Hamad,

O my master O Hamad

This day of yours is most fortunate.

Your day today is the happiest

يَا ابنَ عَليَ فَضلُكُمْ

يَا ابنَ عَليَ فَضلُكُمْ

وخَيرُكُمْ لا يُجحَدُ

وخَيرُكُمْ لا يُجحَدُ

O son of Ali, your merit

O son of Ali, your virtues

And your goodness are not denied.

And goodness cannot be denied

ثُمَّ عَلى عَبدِ العَزيزِ

ثُمَّ عَلى عَبدِ العَزيزِ

رَحمَةٌ تَجَدَّدُ

رَحمَةٌ تَجَدَّدُ

Then upon Abd al-Aziz

Then upon Abd al-Aziz

May mercy be renewed.

Mercy is renewed

نَادَاكَ مِسكينٌ وقَدْ

نَادَاكَ مِسكينٌ وقَدْ

جَارَتْ عَليهِ الحُسَّدُ

جَارَتْ عَليهِ الحُسَّدُ

A poor man has called upon you, and indeed

A poor man called you, and

The envious have wronged him.

The envious plotted against him

قَد حَفَروا بِئراً لَهُ

قَد حَفَروا بِئراً لَهُ

وغَمَضُوا فأبعَدوا

وغَمَضُوا فأبعَدوا

They dug a well for him,

They dug a well for him

And dug deep, going far down.

And closed their eyes and distanced

وأوقَعوهُ غَافَلاً

وأوقَعوهُ غَافَلاً

في حَيرَةٍ ونَكَّدوا

في حَيرَةٍ ونَكَّدوا

And cast him, unaware,

And made him fall, unaware

Into bewilderment and brought him misery.

Into hardship and misery

مَا راقَبوا اللهَ الذي

مَا راقَبوا اللهَ الذي

عَلى العِبادِ يَشهَدُ

عَلى العِبادِ يَشهَدُ

They paid no heed to God, who

They did not fear God who

Bears witness over His servants.

Watches over the servants

ولاَ رَثَوا لأمَّةٍ

ولاَ رَثَوا لأمَّةٍ

نَبِيُّهَا مُحَمَّدُ

نَبِيُّهَا مُحَمَّدُ

Nor did they pity a community

Nor did they grieve for a nation

Whose prophet is Muhammad.

Whose prophet is Muhammad

كَأنَّهَا المَوتُ عَلَي

كَأنَّهَا المَوتُ عَلَي

هِم بَاطِلٌ مُستَبعَدُ

هِم بَاطِلٌ مُستَبعَدُ

As though death, for

It is as if death upon them

Them, were unreal and unlikely;

Is falsehood, unbelievable

أو أنَّ بَعثَ الخَلقِِ شَي

أو أنَّ بَعثَ الخَلقِِ شَي

ءٌ مَالَهُ مُستَنَدُ

ءٌ مَالَهُ مُستَنَدُ

Or the resurrection of creation were something

Or that resurrecting creation

With no foundation.

Is something without basis

لَكِن عَلَيكُمْ سَيِّدي

لَكِن عَلَيكُمْ سَيِّدي

فِي قَمعِهِمْ أعتَمِدُ

فِي قَمعِهِمْ أعتَمِدُ

But upon you, my lord,

But upon you, my master

I rely to hold them in check.

I rely on their oppression

فَإنَّكُمْ بَيتُ كِرامٍ

فَإنَّكُمْ بَيتُ كِرامٍ

في المَعَالي مُفرَدُ

في المَعَالي مُفرَدُ

For yours is a house of noble men,

For you are the honored house

Peerless in lofty attainments.

Unique in the highest traits

وَذِكْرُكُم بينَ الوَرَى

وَذِكْرُكُم بينَ الوَرَى

أحسَنُ مَا يَرَدَّدُ

أحسَنُ مَا يَرَدَّدُ

And mention of you among humankind

And mention of you among all

Is the finest thing repeated.

Is the best that is repeated

أفعَالُكُمْ طَيِّبَةٌ

أفعَالُكُمْ طَيِّبَةٌ

وعَرضِكُمْ مُسَدَّدُ

وعَرضِكُمْ مُسَدَّدُ

Your deeds are good,

Your deeds are good

And your honor is beyond reproach.

And your reputation straightforward

فاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ عَطفَةً

فاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ عَطفَةً

أعلُو بِهَا وأسعَدُ

أعلُو بِهَا وأسعَدُ

So show me a kindness

So turn to me with kindness

Through which I may rise and be happy.

With which I rise and become happy

وَارْغَبْ أباكَ السَّيِّدُ الأ

وَارْغَبْ أباكَ السَّيِّدُ الأ

تقَى الحَسيبُ الأمْجَدُ

تقَى الحَسيبُ الأمْجَدُ

And entreat your father, the lord, the most

And make your father, the master, desist

God-fearing, well-born and most illustrious,

The most pious, the most splendid

لَعَلَّهُ في قِصَّتي

لَعَلَّهُ في قِصَّتي

وَنُصرَتِي يَجتَهِدُ

وَنُصرَتِي يَجتَهِدُ

Perhaps, in my case

Perhaps in my story

And in aiding me, he will strive.

And my victory he will strive

والَخيرُ إنْ زُرِعَ فِي

والَخيرُ إنْ زُرِعَ فِي

وَقتِ المَضيقِ يُحْصَدُ

وَقتِ المَضيقِ يُحْصَدُ

And goodness, if sown in

And good, if planted in

A time of hardship, will be reaped.

The time of hardship, is reaped

لاَزِلتُمُ فِي عِيشَةٍ

لاَزِلتُمُ فِي عِيشَةٍ

مَرضِيَّةٍ لاَ تَنفَدُ

مَرضِيَّةٍ لاَ تَنفَدُ

May you always enjoy a life

You remain in pleasures

Of contentment that never ends.

Unending, everlasting