جُمِعَت أُمورُ الدينِ بَعدَ تَزَيُّلِ

جُمِعَت أُمورُ الدينِ بَعدَ تَزَيُّلِ

بِالقائِمِ المُستَخلِفِ المُتَوَكِّلِ

بِالقائِمِ المُستَخلِفِ المُتَوَكِّلِ

Religion's affairs were brought together after division,

Religion's affairs were gathered after scattering

through al-Mutawakkil, the upholder and appointer of successors,

By the riser, the successor, the reliant

بِمُوَفَّقٍ لِلصالِحاتِ مُيَسَّرٍ

بِمُوَفَّقٍ لِلصالِحاتِ مُيَسَّرٍ

وَمُحَبَّبٍ في الصالِحينَ مُؤَمَّلِ

وَمُحَبَّبٍ في الصالِحينَ مُؤَمَّلِ

through one granted success and enabled for righteous deeds,

By the felicitous, to good deeds made easy

and beloved among the righteous, looked to with hope.

And beloved among the righteous, hoped for

مَلِكٌ إِذا أَمضى عَزيمَةَ أَمرِهِ

مَلِكٌ إِذا أَمضى عَزيمَةَ أَمرِهِ

لَم يَثنِ عَزمَتَهُ اعتِراضُ العُذَّلِ

لَم يَثنِ عَزمَتَهُ اعتِراضُ العُذَّلِ

A king who, when he carries his firm purpose into effect,

A king - if his command's resolve is made

is not turned from his resolve by the reproachers' objections.

No hesitation makes his resolve turn back

بَكَرَت جِيادُكَ وَالفَوارِسُ فَوقَها

بَكَرَت جِيادُكَ وَالفَوارِسُ فَوقَها

بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ وَالوَشيجِ الذُبَّلِ

بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ وَالوَشيجِ الذُبَّلِ

Your fine steeds went forth early, with horsemen upon them,

Your steeds raced, and horsemen atop them

with Mashrafi swords and slender spear-shafts,

With Al-Mushrifiya and Al-Washij, motley

غُرّاً مُحَجَّلَةً تُحاوِلُ وَقعَةً

غُرّاً مُحَجَّلَةً تُحاوِلُ وَقعَةً

بِالرومِ في يَومٍ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلِ

بِالرومِ في يَومٍ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلِ

white-blazed and white-socked, seeking a battle

Stallions outfitted, attempting a battle

against the Byzantines, on a white-blazed, white-socked day.

Against Rome on a day of outfitted stallions

وَأَظُنُّ أَنَّكَ لا تَرُدُّ وُجوهَها

وَأَظُنُّ أَنَّكَ لا تَرُدُّ وُجوهَها

حَتّى تُنيخَ عَلى الخَليجِ بِكَلكَلِ

حَتّى تُنيخَ عَلى الخَليجِ بِكَلكَلِ

And I think you will not turn their heads back

And I reckon you do not turn back their faces

until you encamp upon the gulf, pressing down with your breast.

Until you slay at the Gulf with clashing swords

دامَت لَكَ الأَعيادُ مَسروراً بِها

دامَت لَكَ الأَعيادُ مَسروراً بِها

في العِزِّ مِنكَ وَفي البَقاءِ الأَطوَلِ

في العِزِّ مِنكَ وَفي البَقاءِ الأَطوَلِ

May the festivals endure for you, as you rejoice in them,

May celebrations stay joyous for you

in your glory and in a life of greatest length.

In glory from you and in lasting the longest

وَجُزيتَ أَعلى رُتبَةٍ مَأمولَةٍ

وَجُزيتَ أَعلى رُتبَةٍ مَأمولَةٍ

في جَنَّةِ الفِردَوسِ غَيرَ مُعَجَّلِ

في جَنَّةِ الفِردَوسِ غَيرَ مُعَجَّلِ

And may you be rewarded with the highest rank hoped for,

May you be rewarded the highest hoped for station

in the Garden of Paradise, without being hastened there.

In Paradise Al-Firdaus, no hurry there

فَالبِرُّ أَجمَعُ في ابتِهالِكَ داعِياً

فَالبِرُّ أَجمَعُ في ابتِهالِكَ داعِياً

لِلمُسلِمينَ وَنُسكِكَ المُتَقَبَّلِ

لِلمُسلِمينَ وَنُسكِكَ المُتَقَبَّلِ

For all righteousness lies in your supplication as you pray

All goodness in supplicating you, praying

for the Muslims, and in your accepted worship.

For Muslims and your accepted pilgrimage

عَرَّفتَنا سُنَنَ النَبِيِّ وَهَديِهِ

عَرَّفتَنا سُنَنَ النَبِيِّ وَهَديِهِ

وَقَضَيتَ فينا بِالكِتابِ المُنزَلِ

وَقَضَيتَ فينا بِالكِتابِ المُنزَلِ

You taught us the Prophet's ways and his guidance,

You taught us the Prophet's ways and guidance

and judged among us by the revealed Book.

And judged us by the Book sent down

حَقّاً وَرِثتَ عَنِ النَبي وَإِنَّما

حَقّاً وَرِثتَ عَنِ النَبي وَإِنَّما

وَرِثَ الهُدى مُستَخلَفٌ عَن مُرسَلِ

وَرِثَ الهُدى مُستَخلَفٌ عَن مُرسَلِ

Truly, you inherited from the Prophet; and only

Truly, you inherited from the Prophet, and indeed

one appointed to succeed a messenger has inherited guidance.

An inheritor of guidance from a Messenger

عاذَت بِحَقوَيكَ الخِلافَةُ إِنَّها

عاذَت بِحَقوَيكَ الخِلافَةُ إِنَّها

قِسمٌ لِأَفضَلِ هاشِمٍ فَالأَفضَلِ

قِسمٌ لِأَفضَلِ هاشِمٍ فَالأَفضَلِ

The caliphate sought refuge at your two flanks; indeed, it is

The caliphate sought refuge in your rights, it is

a share for the best of Hashim, then the next best.

A share for Hashim's best man - the finest

وَتَمَنَّعَت في ظِلِّ عِزِّكَ فَاغتَدَت

وَتَمَنَّعَت في ظِلِّ عِزِّكَ فَاغتَدَت

في خَيرِ مَنزِلَةٍ وَأَحصَنِ مَعقِلِ

في خَيرِ مَنزِلَةٍ وَأَحصَنِ مَعقِلِ

And it became impregnable in the shade of your might, and so came to be

And became defiant in your glory's shade, so it grew

in the finest station and the most secure stronghold.

In the best station and most fortified refuge

فَاعمُر جَوانِبَها بِجَدٍّ صاعِدٍ

فَاعمُر جَوانِبَها بِجَدٍّ صاعِدٍ

وَالبَس بَشاشَتَها بِحَظٍّ مُقبِلِ

وَالبَس بَشاشَتَها بِحَظٍّ مُقبِلِ

So make its precincts flourish with rising fortune,

So build its regions with consistent, rising dedication

and wear its gladness with fortune turning toward you.

And clothe its cheerfulness with fortune drawing near

لَو كُنتُ أَحسُدُ أَو أُنافِسُ مَعشَراً

لَو كُنتُ أَحسُدُ أَو أُنافِسُ مَعشَراً

لَحَسَدتُ أَو نافَستُ أَهلَ المَوصِلِ

لَحَسَدتُ أَو نافَستُ أَهلَ المَوصِلِ

If I were to envy a people or vie with them,

If I were jealous or competed with a group

I would envy or vie with the people of Mosul.

I would've envied or competed with Mosul's people

عَشِيَ الرَبيعُ دِيارَهُم وَغَشيتَها

عَشِيَ الرَبيعُ دِيارَهُم وَغَشيتَها

وَكِلاكُما ذو بارِقٍ مُتَهَلِّلِ

وَكِلاكُما ذو بارِقٍ مُتَهَلِّلِ

Spring visited their dwellings, and you visited them,

Spring camped in their abodes and you shaded it

and both of you bear a smiling flash of lightning.

You both of glittering lightning flickering

فَأَضاءَ مِنها كُلَّ فَجٍّ مُظلِمٍ

فَأَضاءَ مِنها كُلَّ فَجٍّ مُظلِمٍ

داجٍ وَأَخصَبَ كُلُّ وادٍ مُمحِلِ

داجٍ وَأَخصَبَ كُلُّ وادٍ مُمحِلِ

So it lit up every dark mountain pass among them,

So it illuminated from it each darkened valley

shrouded in gloom, and every barren valley grew fertile.

Obscure, and made fertile every flooded valley

فَمَتى تُخَيِّمُ بِالشَآمِ فَيَكتَسي

فَمَتى تُخَيِّمُ بِالشَآمِ فَيَكتَسي

بَلَدي نَباتاً مِن نَداكَ المُسبِلِ

بَلَدي نَباتاً مِن نَداكَ المُسبِلِ

When, then, will you camp in al-Sham, so that

So when will you camp in Damascus and dress

my land may don greenery from your pouring bounty?

My country with growth from your pouring forth?

سَفَرٌ جَلَوتَ بِهِ العُيونَ فَأَبصَرَت

سَفَرٌ جَلَوتَ بِهِ العُيونَ فَأَبصَرَت

وَفَرَجتَ ضيقَةَ كُلِّ قَلبٍ مُقفَلِ

وَفَرَجتَ ضيقَةَ كُلِّ قَلبٍ مُقفَلِ

A journey through which you cleared the eyes, and they saw,

A journey you went on, eyes delighted by it,

and eased the anguish of every heart locked shut.

And relieved tightness of each latched heart

في كُلِّ يَومٍ أَنتَ نازِلُ مَنزِلٍ

في كُلِّ يَومٍ أَنتَ نازِلُ مَنزِلٍ

جُدُدٍ مَعالِمُهُ وَتارِكُ مَنزِلِ

جُدُدٍ مَعالِمُهُ وَتارِكُ مَنزِلِ

Each day you alight at a dwelling

Each day you descend a stage

whose landmarks are new, and leave a dwelling behind.

Its landmarks renewed, leaving a stage

وَإِذا أَرَدتَ جَعَلتَ يَومَ إِقامَةٍ

وَإِذا أَرَدتَ جَعَلتَ يَومَ إِقامَةٍ

يَقِفُ السُرورُ بِهِ وَيَومَ تَرَحُّلِ

يَقِفُ السُرورُ بِهِ وَيَومَ تَرَحُّلِ

And when you wish, you appoint a day for staying,

And when you want, you make a day of stopping

on which joy lingers, and a day for departure.

Where gladness halts, and a day of departing