تقيل المناي تحت أقدام جندنا

تقيل المناي تحت أقدام جندنا

وكلُّ الرزايا حافلات بضدِّنا

وكلُّ الرزايا حافلات بضدِّنا

Death rests at noon beneath our soldiers' feet.

The grief is heavy under our soldiers' feet,

And all calamities throng about our foe.

And all sorrows are full of our enemies.

فيا أيُّها الموصول قلباً بعهدنا

فيا أيُّها الموصول قلباً بعهدنا

توسَّل إذا ضاق الخناقُ بجدِّنا

توسَّل إذا ضاق الخناقُ بجدِّنا

So, O you whose heart is bound to our covenant,

O you who are united in heart with our covenant,

Seek intercession, when the noose tightens, through our forefather,

Plead when the noose tightens around our necks.

أبي العلمين الغوث والنصر حاصل

أبي العلمين الغوث والنصر حاصل

له باليد البيضاء عزٌّ سما السما

له باليد البيضاء عزٌّ سما السما

Abu al-‘Alamayn, the Succor—and victory is attained.

My Lord Almighty, help and victory are achieved,

Through his white hand, he has glory that has risen above the sky.

For Him with the white hand, glory reaching the heavens.

ولا بدع مولانا الرفاعيُّ إن سما

ولا بدع مولانا الرفاعيُّ إن سما

مليك فتوحٍ بالندا بحره طما

مليك فتوحٍ بالندا بحره طما

Nor is it any wonder if our master al-Rifa‘i rises high.

It is inevitable that our Master Ar-Rifa’i, if he wishes,

A sovereign of victories, his sea overflows with bounty.

A king of conquests, his sea with waves overflowing.

فطوبي لذي قلبٍ لسدَّته انتما

فطوبي لذي قلبٍ لسدَّته انتما

وقد ربطت بالسر منه السلاسل

وقد ربطت بالسر منه السلاسل

So blessed is he whose heart is bound to his threshold.

Blessed is he whose heart is devoted to it,

And through his secret the chains have been linked.

And the chains from it have bound my secret.

ثلاثةُ أبياتٍ أشارت لعزمه

ثلاثةُ أبياتٍ أشارت لعزمه

جلاها سراج الدين في لطف نظمه

جلاها سراج الدين في لطف نظمه

Three verses alluded to his resolve.

Three verses have indicated his determination,

Siraj al-Din polished them with the delicacy of his verse.

Clarified by Sarraj Ad-Deen in the kindness of his composition.

فخمَّسها مهدي دوحة علمه

فخمَّسها مهدي دوحة علمه

مدائحنا تغلو وتعلو بإسمه

مدائحنا تغلو وتعلو بإسمه

Then Mahdi, of the spreading tree of his learning, expanded them into five-line stanzas.

Mahdi Doha has quintessenced it with his knowledge,

Our praises grow in worth and rise high through his name.

Our praises rise high with his name,

و إحسانه للقصد كافٍ وكافلُ

و إحسانه للقصد كافٍ وكافلُ

And his beneficence suffices for the aim and guarantees its fulfillment.

And his benevolence to the purpose is sufficient and providing.