1. بِكَ يُستَغاث مِن العِدا

    وَمِن الزَمان إِذا اِعتَدا

    Through you help is sought against enemies,

    and against time when it assails.

  2. وَبِحرز جاهك يُستَعا

    ذُ مِن الحَوادث وَالرَدا

    And in the shelter of your standing, refuge is sought

    from calamities and death.

  3. وَبِنور رَأَيك يَهتَدي

    مِن ضَلَّ عَن سَبل الهُدى

    By the light of your judgment is guided

    whoever has strayed from the paths of guidance.

  4. يا سَيدي وَكَفى بِأَن

    تَلفى لِمِثلي سَيِداً

    O my master, it is enough that

    you are a master to one such as me.

  5. روحي فِداؤُكَ أَن قَبل

    ت بِأَن تَكون لَكَ الفِدا

    My soul is your ransom, if you accept

    that it should be your ransom.

  6. تَهَتزُّ كَالغُصن الرَطيب

    إِلى النِداءِ لَدى النَدا

    You sway like a tender bough

    at the call, when bounty is sought.

  7. ما رُحت أَحمَد ماجِداً

    إِلّا وَجَدتك أَحمَدا

    Never have I set out to praise a noble man

    without finding you more praiseworthy.

  8. وَإِذا اِنتَضَيت عَزائِماً

    لَكَ فَاِنتَضَيت مهندا

    And when you unsheathe resolves

    of yours, you unsheathe an Indian blade.

  9. أَينَ المَدا وَلَقَد بَلَغ

    ت مِن العُلا فَوقَ المَدا

    Where is the limit? You have reached

    heights beyond the limit.

  10. لَكَ همة عُلوية

    تَسمو السُهى وَالفَرقَدا

    Yours is a lofty resolve

    that soars above al-Suha and al-Farqad.

  11. وَيَدٌ أَبَرّ مِن الغَمام

    مة بِالحَدائق وَالنَدا

    And a hand more generous than the raincloud

    toward gardens and in bounty.

  12. دَرَستُ مَآثر جَقمقٍ

    حَتّى غَدَوت مُشيدا

    I studied Jaqmaq’s monuments,

    until you became their builder,

  13. وَعُمرنها بِشَعائر

    وَجَعَلتَها لَكَ مَعبَدا

    and filled them with sacred rites,

    and made them your place of worship.

  14. أَني نَحَوتك مَلجأ

    وَتَخذت جاهك مَقصَدا

    Indeed, I sought you as a refuge,

    and took your standing as my goal.

  15. خابَ اِمرِءٌ لِسِوى الإِل

    ه وَسَيِدي بَسط اليَدا

    Disappointed is the man who, to any but God

    and my master, stretches out his hand.