بَقيتَ مُسَلِّماً لِلمُسلِمينا

بَقيتَ مُسَلِّماً لِلمُسلِمينا

وَعِشتَ خَليفَةً لِلَّهِ فينا

وَعِشتَ خَليفَةً لِلَّهِ فينا

May you remain a protector of the Muslims,

You remained submitting to the Muslims,

and live as God's caliph among us.

And lived as God's Caliph among us.

فَقَد أَنسَيتَنا عَدلاً وَبَذلاً

فَقَد أَنسَيتَنا عَدلاً وَبَذلاً

أُبُوَّتَكَ الهُداةَ الراشِدينا

أُبُوَّتَكَ الهُداةَ الراشِدينا

For through justice and generosity you have made us forget

So you have made us forget justice and generosity,

your forefathers, the guides, the rightly guided.

The guidance of your righteous caliphate.

أَرادَ اللَهُ أَن تَبقى مُعاناً

أَرادَ اللَهُ أَن تَبقى مُعاناً

فَقَدَّرَ أَن تُسَمّى المُستَعينا

فَقَدَّرَ أَن تُسَمّى المُستَعينا

God willed that you should remain aided,

God wanted you to remain enduring,

so He ordained that you be called al-Musta'in.

So He decreed you be called al-Musta‘in.

إِذا الخُلَفاءُ عُدّوا يَومَ فَخرٍ

إِذا الخُلَفاءُ عُدّوا يَومَ فَخرٍ

سَبَقتَ سَراتَهُم سَبقاً مُبينا

سَبَقتَ سَراتَهُم سَبقاً مُبينا

When the caliphs are counted on a day of boasting,

If the caliphs are counted on a day of pride,

you outstrip their foremost by a clear margin.

Your reigns have clearly outdistanced theirs.

وَقَيناكَ المَنونَ وَإِنَّ حَظّاً

وَقَيناكَ المَنونَ وَإِنَّ حَظّاً

لَنا في أَن نُوَقّيكَ المَنونا

لَنا في أَن نُوَقّيكَ المَنونا

May we shield you from death; and indeed, there is benefit

Death took you from us, though it was our lot

for us in shielding you from death.

To experience your death.

أَرى البَلَدَ الأَمينَ اِزدادَ حُسناً

أَرى البَلَدَ الأَمينَ اِزدادَ حُسناً

إِذِ اِستَكفَيتَهُ العَفَّ الأَمينا

إِذِ اِستَكفَيتَهُ العَفَّ الأَمينا

I see the secure city grown more beautiful,

I see the protected city has gained beauty

since you entrusted it to the upright, the trustworthy.

Since the Trustworthy One took charge of it.

نَدَبتَ لَهُ اِبنَكَ العَبّاسَ لَمّا

نَدَبتَ لَهُ اِبنَكَ العَبّاسَ لَمّا

رَضيتَ بِخُلقِهِ هَدياً وَدينا

رَضيتَ بِخُلقِهِ هَدياً وَدينا

You appointed your son al-'Abbas to it when

When you approved of his character as guidance and faith,

you approved his character in conduct and faith.

You appointed your son al-‘Abbas for it.

سَرَرتَ بِهِ القُلوبَ غَداةَ جاءَت

سَرَرتَ بِهِ القُلوبَ غَداةَ جاءَت

وِلايَتُهُ وَأَقرَرتَ العُيونا

وِلايَتُهُ وَأَقرَرتَ العُيونا

You gladdened hearts through him on the morning that brought

Hearts rejoiced when his rule came,

his appointment, and you delighted the eyes.

And eyes were delighted and confirmed.

فَقَد صَدَرَ الحَجيجُ وَهُم وُفودٌ

فَقَد صَدَرَ الحَجيجُ وَهُم وُفودٌ

بِشُكرِكَ رائِحينَ وَمُغتَدينا

بِشُكرِكَ رائِحينَ وَمُغتَدينا

For the pilgrims have departed as delegations,

The pilgrims set out in droves

with thanks to you, traveling at evening and at dawn.

Thanking you, going and returning.

أَقَمتَ سَبيلَ حَجِّهِم بِبَدرٍ

أَقَمتَ سَبيلَ حَجِّهِم بِبَدرٍ

أَضاءَ السَهلَ مِنهُ وَالحُزونا

أَضاءَ السَهلَ مِنهُ وَالحُزونا

You set their pilgrimage's path aright with a full moon

You paved the way for their hajj at Badr,

whose light lit up the plains and rugged ground.

Which illuminated the plain and the hills.

بِأَزكى هاشِمٍ حَسَباً وَأَعلا

بِأَزكى هاشِمٍ حَسَباً وَأَعلا

هُمُ شَرَفاً وَأَنداهُم يَمينا

هُمُ شَرَفاً وَأَنداهُم يَمينا

With the purest of Hashim in ancestry, and the highest

The noblest Hashimite by birth and the highest

of them in honor, and the most generous of hand.

In nobility—their right hand and protector.

وَحَسبُكَ أَنَّهُ في كُلِّ حالٍ

وَحَسبُكَ أَنَّهُ في كُلِّ حالٍ

شَبيهُكَ يا أَميرَ المُؤمِنينا

شَبيهُكَ يا أَميرَ المُؤمِنينا

And it is enough for you that in every circumstance

It suffices you that he is, in every case,

he resembles you, O Commander of the Faithful.

Your likeness, O Commander of the Faithful!

يُسَرُّ المُسلِمونَ بِأَن يَرَوهُ

يُسَرُّ المُسلِمونَ بِأَن يَرَوهُ

لَدَيكَ وَلِيَّ عَهدِ المُسلِمينا

لَدَيكَ وَلِيَّ عَهدِ المُسلِمينا

The Muslims are delighted to see him

The Muslims are pleased to see him

beside you as the Muslims' heir apparent.

As your heir apparent and the Muslims’ regent.

فَجَدِّد عَقدَ بَيعَتِهِ تُجَدِّد

فَجَدِّد عَقدَ بَيعَتِهِ تُجَدِّد

لَهُم خَفضاً مِنَ الدُنيا وَلينا

لَهُم خَفضاً مِنَ الدُنيا وَلينا

So renew the bond of allegiance to him, and you will renew

So renew the pledge of allegiance to him, renewing

for them ease and gentleness in this world.

For them ease in this world and softness.

ظُنونُ الناسِ تَذهَبُ فيهِ عُلواً

ظُنونُ الناسِ تَذهَبُ فيهِ عُلواً

فَحَقِّق مُنعِماً تِلكَ الظُنونا

فَحَقِّق مُنعِماً تِلكَ الظُنونا

People's expectations of him soar high;

People’s suspicions of him will disappear

so graciously fulfill those expectations.

When you make real those hopes.

نَراهُ مُبارَكاً جُمِعَت عَلَيهِ

نَراهُ مُبارَكاً جُمِعَت عَلَيهِ

مَحَبّاتُ البَرِيَّةِ أَجمَعينا

مَحَبّاتُ البَرِيَّةِ أَجمَعينا

We see him blessed; upon him are gathered

We see him as blessed, with the love

the affections of all humankind.

Of all creation combined upon him.

تَطَلَّعَتِ السُعودُ بِهِ إِلَينا

تَطَلَّعَتِ السُعودُ بِهِ إِلَينا

وَقَد غابَت طَوالِعُهُنَّ حينا

وَقَد غابَت طَوالِعُهُنَّ حينا

The stars of good fortune rose toward us through him,

Good fortunes have turned to us through him

though their risings had been absent for a time.

After having been absent for a time.

وَكانَ القَطرُ مُحتَسِباً فَلَمّا

وَكانَ القَطرُ مُحتَسِباً فَلَمّا

عَزَمتَ عَلى وِلايَتِهِ سُقينا

عَزَمتَ عَلى وِلايَتِهِ سُقينا

And the rain was seeking reward; then, when

The rain was hoping, but when

you resolved upon his appointment, we were given rain.

You resolved to make him regent, we were watered.