نَوالُ أمير المؤمنين وسَيْبُهُ

نَوالُ أمير المؤمنين وسَيْبُهُ

عليه صَلاةٌ جَمَّةٌ وسَلامُ

عليه صَلاةٌ جَمَّةٌ وسَلامُ

The bounty of the Commander of the Faithful and his largesse—

The light and sword of the Commander of the Faithful,

upon him be abundant blessings and peace—

Upon him abundant prayers and peace,

عَلا شرفَ الدين الوزير الذي لهُ

عَلا شرفَ الدين الوزير الذي لهُ

بكُلِّ فَخارٍ موْطِنٌ ومَقامُ

بكُلِّ فَخارٍ موْطِنٌ ومَقامُ

have enveloped Sharaf al-Din, the minister who has

Exalted is the honor of the religion, the minister who has

a place and a station in every glory,

In every pride a place and abode,

كصوب حَياً ألقى بَعاعاً بحُرَّةٍ

كصوب حَياً ألقى بَعاعاً بحُرَّةٍ

فطاب ثَرىً زاكٍ وطابَ غَمامُ

فطاب ثَرىً زاكٍ وطابَ غَمامُ

like falling rain that loosed its heavy load upon fertile ground;

Like arrows that were thrown in the battle with skill

so the fertile earth grew sweet, and sweet grew the cloud.

So the earth became good and the clouds good,

فأنبت روض النَّصح في تربة الحجا

فأنبت روض النَّصح في تربة الحجا

نضيراً إذا شِيحٌ ذَوي وثُمامُ

نضيراً إذا شِيحٌ ذَوي وثُمامُ

It made the garden of sincere counsel grow in the soil of reason,

He planted the garden of advice in the soil of Hijaz,

lush when wormwood and thumam grass wither.

Peerless, buzzing with bees and doves,

سقى غرسه والغرس يُنمى لسقيه

سقى غرسه والغرس يُنمى لسقيه

وأنتَ بكِلْتا راحَتيْهِ حُسامُ

وأنتَ بكِلْتا راحَتيْهِ حُسامُ

He watered his planting, and the planting is nurtured by his watering;

He watered its plant and the plant thrives on his watering,

and you are a keen sword in both his palms.

While you with both your hands are a sword,

نَهضْتَ بأعباء الأوامرِ ساهراً

نَهضْتَ بأعباء الأوامرِ ساهراً

لإِمْضائِها والمخلصونَ نِيامُ

لإِمْضائِها والمخلصونَ نِيامُ

You shouldered the burdens of the commands, staying awake

You rose to the duties of the commands sleepless

to carry them out, while the devoted slept.

To execute them while the devoted ones slept,

هو البطل الكرَّار في البأس والنَّدى

هو البطل الكرَّار في البأس والنَّدى

عليمٌ بغَرْسِ الصَّالحاتِ إِمامُ

عليمٌ بغَرْسِ الصَّالحاتِ إِمامُ

He is the hero, ever charging in battle and bounty,

He is the repeated hero in ferocity and generosity,

a leader well versed in planting good deeds.

Knowledgeable in planting righteous deeds, an imam.