نجمُ السّعادة في عُلاك تصعّدا

نجمُ السّعادة في عُلاك تصعّدا

والنّصر في ماضي حُسامك خُلّدا

والنّصر في ماضي حُسامك خُلّدا

The star of good fortune has ascended in your eminence.

The star of fortune rises in your heights,

And victory has been made eternal in your keen sword.

And victory in the past of your swords is immortalized,

والدُهر لا ينفكّ خادم بابكم

والدُهر لا ينفكّ خادم بابكم

وعلى سواكم لم يزل متمرّدا

وعلى سواكم لم يزل متمرّدا

And Time never ceases to serve at your gate,

And time does not cease to be a servant at your door,

while against anyone but you it has ever remained rebellious.

And it has never rebelled except against you.

أنس الزّمانُ بعدلكم ولطالما

أنس الزّمانُ بعدلكم ولطالما

قد كان من جور العداة مشرّدا

قد كان من جور العداة مشرّدا

Time has found solace in your justice, though for so long

Time forgot oppression with your justice,

it had been driven away by the oppression of foes.

And it was once lost in the injustice of enemies.

ورياضُ مجدك بالثّناء هزارُها

ورياضُ مجدك بالثّناء هزارُها

لا زال في ادواحهنّ مُغرّدا

لا زال في ادواحهنّ مُغرّدا

And the nightingale of your glory's gardens, singing praise,

The gardens of your glory praise you,

may it ever warble amid their spreading trees.

Their pages still sing your praises.

لو أنّ في العلياء ضارعك امرؤ

لو أنّ في العلياء ضارعك امرؤ

لغدا المضارع من عُلاك مُجردا

لغدا المضارع من عُلاك مُجردا

If a man were to rival you in eminence,

If one were to compete with you in the highest positions,

that rival would be stripped of your lofty glory.

The competitor would be stripped bare of your heights.

ان تُكس مجدا يعرُ منهُ سواكمُ

ان تُكس مجدا يعرُ منهُ سواكمُ

وتراه من عدم الكساء مُبرّدا

وتراه من عدم الكساء مُبرّدا

If you are clothed in glory, anyone else is left bare of it,

If you adorned yourself with glory that exposed others,

and you see him chilled for lack of clothing.

You would see it shivering without clothes.

يا أهل ودّ ابن الحسين أرى لكم

يا أهل ودّ ابن الحسين أرى لكم

تاجا على هام السّماك مُنضّدا

تاجا على هام السّماك مُنضّدا

O friends of Ibn al-Husayn, I see for you

O people of the loyalty to Hussein's son, I see for you

a crown arrayed upon the head of al-Simak.

A crown placed atop the highest heavens.

فأعدتُمُ الأيّام وهي مواسمٌ

فأعدتُمُ الأيّام وهي مواسمٌ

وهديتمُ الدّهر المضلّل فاهتدي

وهديتمُ الدّهر المضلّل فاهتدي

Thus you have restored the days as festive seasons,

You set the times aright as seasons,

and you guided erring Time, so it found the right path.

And you guided the misguided universe so it found guidance.

أبديتمُ في الناس درّ مآثر

أبديتمُ في الناس درّ مآثر

أضحى به جيدُ الزّمان مُقلّدا

أضحى به جيدُ الزّمان مُقلّدا

You displayed among the people pearls of noble deeds,

You made excellence eternal among people,

with which the neck of Time is now adorned.

So the neck of time is adorned by it.

ثق أنّ ربّ العرش قلّد سيفكم

ثق أنّ ربّ العرش قلّد سيفكم

نصرا فلا قطع الّذي لك عوّدا

نصرا فلا قطع الّذي لك عوّدا

Be assured that the Lord of the Throne has adorned your sword

Trust that the Lord of the Throne granted your sword

with victory; may He never cut off what He has habitually granted you.

Victory, so nothing can sever what is destined for you.

حشا لمثلك أن يُهزّ بحادث

حشا لمثلك أن يُهزّ بحادث

أيهزُّ رضوى مرُّ ريح غرّدا

أيهزُّ رضوى مرُّ ريح غرّدا

Far be it from one like you to be shaken by misfortune;

It is shameful that misfortune would shake

can a passing, singing wind shake Radwa?

One like you - would a passing breeze shake a mountain?

وابشر بهلك المفسدين جميعهم

وابشر بهلك المفسدين جميعهم

عمّا قريب إنّهُ لن يُبعدا

عمّا قريب إنّهُ لن يُبعدا

And rejoice in the destruction of all the corrupters,

Receive good tidings of the ruin of all corrupters,

before long: indeed, it will not be far off.

It is soon - it will not be delayed.

إذ فتحُ جمّال غدا لك مُنبئا

إذ فتحُ جمّال غدا لك مُنبئا

عن فتح وسلات على أدنى المدى

عن فتح وسلات على أدنى المدى

For the conquest of Jammal has become a herald to you

The opening of Jammal tomorrow brings you news

of Waslat's conquest in the very near future.

Of opening and empowerment in the near future.

قد جرّأ الأعداء حلمك فارتدوا

قد جرّأ الأعداء حلمك فارتدوا

بُرد الجناية وانتحوا سبل الرّدى

بُرد الجناية وانتحوا سبل الرّدى

Your forbearance has emboldened the enemies, so they donned

Your patience emboldened the enemies and they returned

the cloak of wrongdoing and headed for the paths of ruin.

To the coldness of sin and took to the paths of loss.

خسرت تجارةُ أهل جمّال وما

خسرت تجارةُ أهل جمّال وما

ربحت إذ اشتروا الضّلالة بالهدى

ربحت إذ اشتروا الضّلالة بالهدى

The trade of Jammal's people suffered loss, and did not

The people of Jammal lost their trade and gained nothing

profit when they bought error in exchange for guidance.

When they bought misguidance with guidance.

عاصتك قومٌ بالأسُود تشبّهت

عاصتك قومٌ بالأسُود تشبّهت

أرأيت قطّا في القطوط استأسدا

أرأيت قطّا في القطوط استأسدا

A people defied you, likening themselves to lions;

A group disobeyed you in blackness, imitating

have you seen a cat among cats become a lion?

Cats in their bands - have you ever seen a cat become a lion?

هب أن حلمك غرّهُم أو ما قضت

هب أن حلمك غرّهُم أو ما قضت

شُهبُ السّعود لكم باهلاك العدى

شُهبُ السّعود لكم باهلاك العدى

Grant that your forbearance deceived them; yet have not

Even if your patience deceived them, the meteors

the bright stars of good fortune decreed the foes' destruction for you?

Of your fortune did not decree destruction of the enemies.

يهنيك يا مولاي ذا الفتحُ الّذي

يهنيك يا مولاي ذا الفتحُ الّذي

مازال مُصطحبا لسيفك سرمدا

مازال مُصطحبا لسيفك سرمدا

May you rejoice, my lord, in this victory, which

Congratulations, my Master, for the opening

has ever been your sword's companion, eternally.

That still accompanies your sword eternally.

لا زلت مُمتطيا على هام العلى

لا زلت مُمتطيا على هام العلى

عزّا على مرّ الزّمان مُؤيّدا

عزّا على مرّ الزّمان مُؤيّدا

May you ever ride upon the crown of eminence,

You continue mounted atop the heights of the sublime,

in glory, upheld throughout the passage of time.

Honored throughout time, supported forever.