1. سيفُ الولاية في يمينك قائمُ

    واللهُ من كيد العدى لك عاصمُ

    The sword of sovereignty stands upright in your right hand.

    And God protects you from the enemies’ guile.

  2. والملكُ أطواق عليك جديدةٌ

    لم يُبلها بك عهدُهُ المتقادمُ

    And kingship is a set of fresh collars upon you;

    its long-standing age has not worn them out upon you.

  3. والنّصرُ عبدُك والصّوابُ مُقارنٌ

    أبدا لرأيك والسّعودُ خوادمُ

    And victory is your slave, and sound judgment is joined

    forever to your counsel, and good fortunes are attendants.

  4. والصّبرُ درعك والمآثرُ لم يكن

    لك والعلا في جمعنّ مُقاسمُ

    And patience is your armor; as for noble deeds, there has been no

    one to share with you in gathering them and lofty honors.

  5. لم يبتسم زهرُ الرُّبى بالغيث بل

    ثغرُ الزّمان ببشر وجهك باسمُ

    The hills’ blossoms did not smile at the rain; rather,

    Time’s mouth smiles at the cheerfulness of your face.

  6. إن غرّ حلمك زُمرة السّفهاء في

    بعض البلاد فسيفُ عزّك قاصمُ

    If your forbearance has misled a band of fools in

    some lands, then the sword of your might will crush them.

  7. حاشا لمثلك أن يهزُّك حادثٌ

    أتُحرّكُ الجبل الأشمّ نواسمُ

    Far be it from one like you to be shaken by a calamity!

    Do gentle breezes move the lofty mountain?

  8. سلّم بما حكم الإلاهُ بكونه

    فتبيت مُرتاحا وطرفُك نائمُ

    Submit to what God has decreed shall be,

    so you will pass the night at ease, your eye asleep.

  9. فترى المخالف وهو قارع سنّهُ

    أسفا يعضُّ على الأنامل نادمُ

    Then you will see the opponent as he gnashes his teeth,

    in sorrow, biting his fingertips, remorseful.

  10. حتّى إذا نزلت سياحة أرضه

    خيلٌ عليها للحُروب ضراغمُ

    Until, when there descend, roaming through his land,

    horses with lions ready for battle upon them,

  11. تشكو سُيوفُ الهند من هاماتهم

    كسرا وتأبى الرّفع وهي جوازمُ

    against their skulls the swords of India complain

    of breakage, and refuse to be raised, though they are decisive cutters.

  12. ورُؤُوسُهم مقطوعةٌ وغُروسُهم

    مقلوعةٌ وبها الفؤُوس هودامُ

    And their heads are severed, and their planted trees

    are uprooted, and the axes among them lay waste.

  13. ما عُذرُهم في مالك أيّامُه

    بالحلم أعيادُ الورى ومواسمُ

    What excuse have they regarding a ruler whose days,

    through forbearance, are humankind’s feasts and festivals?

  14. أعليُّ باي لا برحت على العدى

    بالله منصورا وعزُّك قائمُ

    O Ali Bey, may you ever remain, against your enemies,

    victorious through God, your might standing firm.

  15. ثق أنّ دهرك لا يزالُ مُهنّئا

    وبأنّ مُلكك في البريّة دائمُ

    Trust that your time will never cease to congratulate you,

    and that your reign among humankind will endure,

  16. بمحمّد خير البريّة كلّها

    أبدا ومن هُو للرّسالة خاتمُ

    by Muhammad, the best of all creation

    forever, and the one who is the seal of the message.