جُمعتْ لك الأوصافُ غير مُنازعٍ

جُمعتْ لك الأوصافُ غير مُنازعٍ

في غايةٍ وسِواكَ منها مُخْدَجُ

في غايةٍ وسِواكَ منها مُخْدَجُ

All noble qualities were gathered for you, with none to rival you—

All qualities were gathered for you, without a rival,

At their utmost perfection, while all besides you remain incomplete in them.

At their utmost perfection; all others fall short of them.

فحِماكَ مُعتصمٌ وكفُّكَ ديمَةٌ

فحِماكَ مُعتصمٌ وكفُّكَ ديمَةٌ

وسُطالكَ مُعْطبةٌ ووجهك أبْلجُ

وسُطالكَ مُعْطبةٌ ووجهك أبْلجُ

Your protection is a refuge, and your hand is steady rain;

Thus your domain is a refuge, and your hand a gentle, lasting rain.

Your onslaught is destruction, and your face shines radiant—

And your onslaught is deadly, and your face radiant.

هيْفٌ على مُهج الأعادي زعْزعٌ

هيْفٌ على مُهج الأعادي زعْزعٌ

وعلى الوليِّ نيم ليلٍ سَجْسجُ

وعلى الوليِّ نيم ليلٍ سَجْسجُ

A scorching wind, a violent gale against your enemies’ very souls,

A scorching, violent gale upon the hearts of enemies,

But for the loyal friend, the bliss of a mild night.

And to an ally, the gentle breeze of a mild night.

تكبو العزائمُ في مُحاولةِ العُلى

تكبو العزائمُ في مُحاولةِ العُلى

حيناً وعزمُك يستطيرُ ويمْعَجُ

حيناً وعزمُك يستطيرُ ويمْعَجُ

Aspirations sometimes stumble in striving for the heights,

Resolutions stumble in striving for the heights

While your resolve takes wing and speeds onward,

At times, while your resolve takes flight and speeds onward.

جذلان مبتسمٌ اذا ازْورَّ الرَّدى

جذلان مبتسمٌ اذا ازْورَّ الرَّدى

واذا يُنيلُ المُعْتفين فأبْهَجُ

واذا يُنيلُ المُعْتفين فأبْهَجُ

Exultant and smiling whenever death turns aside;

Joyful and smiling when death scowls,

And happier still when granting petitioners what they seek.

And when he gives to those seeking bounty, happier still.