بِسُرَّ مَن را إِمامُ عَدلٍ

بِسُرَّ مَن را إِمامُ عَدلٍ

تَغرِفُ مِن بَحرِهِ البِحارُ

تَغرِفُ مِن بَحرِهِ البِحارُ

In Surra Man Ra is a just imam;

With joy for one whose leader is just,

the seas draw water from his ocean.

The seas draw from his sea.

المُلكُ فيهِ وَفي بَنيهِ

المُلكُ فيهِ وَفي بَنيهِ

ما اِختَلَفَ اللَيلُ وَالنَهارُ

ما اِختَلَفَ اللَيلُ وَالنَهارُ

Sovereignty lies in him and in his sons

The kingdom is in him and in his sons

as long as night and day alternate.

As long as nights and days alternate.

يُرجى وَيُخشى لِكُلِّ أَمرٍ

يُرجى وَيُخشى لِكُلِّ أَمرٍ

كَأَنَّهُ جَنَّةٌ وَنارُ

كَأَنَّهُ جَنَّةٌ وَنارُ

He is looked to with hope and feared in every matter,

For every matter he is hoped for and feared,

as though he were paradise and fire.

As though he were paradise and hellfire.

يَداهُ في الجودِ ضَرَّتانِ

يَداهُ في الجودِ ضَرَّتانِ

عَلَيهِ كِلتاهُما تَغارُ

عَلَيهِ كِلتاهُما تَغارُ

His two hands, in generosity, are rival co-wives;

His hands in generosity are two afflictions,

both are jealous over him.

Both vie over him.

لَم تَأتِ مِنهُ اليَمينُ شَيئاً

لَم تَأتِ مِنهُ اليَمينُ شَيئاً

إِلّا أَتَت مِثلَهُ اليَسارُ

إِلّا أَتَت مِثلَهُ اليَسارُ

His right hand has never done a thing

The right hand did not come with anything

without his left hand doing the same.

Except the left came with its like.