لله درُّك من همام

لله درُّك من همام

علاَّمة هادٍ إمامْ

علاَّمة هادٍ إمامْ

God bless you—what a noble hero!

May Allah protect you from grief

A great scholar, a guide, an imam.

A guiding leader with distinction

متميّز بمآثرٍ

متميّز بمآثرٍ

بين الأنام على الأنام

بين الأنام على الأنام

Distinguished by noble deeds,

Known for his great deeds

among mankind, above mankind.

Among people, above people

هو منهم لكنه

هو منهم لكنه

أين النضار مُن الرغام

أين النضار مُن الرغام

He is one of them, yet—

He is one of them, yet he is

how far gold is from dust!

Where are the alert from the negligent?

حامٍ حميمٌ للذرى

حامٍ حميمٌ للذرى

سامٍ على ابناء سام

سامٍ على ابناء سام

A protector, devoted to the heights,

A protector of mankind

lofty above the sons of Shem.

Exalted among the exalted

قطبٌ يدور عليه دو

قطبٌ يدور عليه دو

ر رحا المكارمِ والكرام

ر رحا المكارمِ والكرام

A pivot around whom turns

A pole around which destiny revolves

the millstone of noble deeds and noble men.

The virtues and nobilities orbit around him

جأشٌ حميد في الوغى

جأشٌ حميد في الوغى

جيش على الجيش اللهّام

جيش على الجيش اللهّام

A praiseworthy heart in battle,

A praiseworthy fervor in calamity

an army against the vast host.

An army against the army, oh Allah

ولكل مقدامٍ إذا

ولكل مقدامٍ إذا

ما شاءه نكصَ الكهام

ما شاءه نكصَ الكهام

And for every bold warrior, whenever

And for every brave soul, whenever

he so wills, the fainthearted retreats.

The undaunted retreat

أضحى إمام الناس طر

أضحى إمام الناس طر

اً من بني حكم إمام

اً من بني حكم إمام

He has become the imam of all mankind—

He became the leader of people, flying

an imam from the sons of Hakam.

From the Bani Hakam, a leader

سمح يؤوبُ لرحلة

سمح يؤوبُ لرحلة

عافيهِ بالمنن الجسام

عافيهِ بالمنن الجسام

Generous: a journey brings back

Clement, returning from a

his petitioner with mighty gifts.

Journey with sublime blessings

علمٌ تسير بضوئه ال

علمٌ تسير بضوئه ال

مقوون أبناءُ الظلام

مقوون أبناءُ الظلام

A beacon by whose light journey

A flag whose light is followed by

the desert travelers, sons of darkness.

The sons of darkness made steadfast

ذو عروةٍ أمنت قُوى

ذو عروةٍ أمنت قُوى

من الإنفصال والإنفصام

من الإنفصال والإنفصام

Possessed of a handhold whose strands are safe

With a bond of unity secured against

from separation and breaking.

Separation and division

ذو حجةٍ وبلاغة

ذو حجةٍ وبلاغة

وفصول أنواع الكلام

وفصول أنواع الكلام

Possessed of proof and eloquence,

Of proof and eloquence

and the divisions of the kinds of speech.

And branches of all speech

وذرى فسيحٌ بابه

وذرى فسيحٌ بابه

وهو الكظيظ من الزّحام

وهو الكظيظ من الزّحام

And a refuge whose gate is spacious,

With a spacious approach and he is

yet it is packed by the throng.

The most patient against congestion

ولأنت بعدُ متى مضيـ

ولأنت بعدُ متى مضيـ

ـت إلى وغى أمضى حسام

ـت إلى وغى أمضى حسام

And you, moreover, whenever you march

And you will remain after you pass

into battle, are the sharpest sword.

To the most resolute of resolute blades

يا كوثراً يلقى العفا

يا كوثراً يلقى العفا

ةَ بالإبتهاجِ والابتسامْ

ةَ بالإبتهاجِ والابتسامْ

O Kawthar, who greets the petitioners

O a sea who meets amiability

with delight and smiles,

With delight and smiles

وينيلهم حلو المُنى

وينيلهم حلو المُنى

وعد العدا مرَّ الحمام

وعد العدا مرَّ الحمام

and grants them the sweetness of their wishes;

And gives them the sweetness of purpose

he has promised his foes the bitterness of death.

And keeps away the worries like doves

وعلاؤُه بدل السنى

وعلاؤُه بدل السنى

وسخاؤه بدل الغمام

وسخاؤه بدل الغمام

And his eminence takes the place of radiance,

With his family instead of years

and his generosity takes the place of rainclouds.

And his generosity instead of clouds

وأعدَّ مسعاه إلى

وأعدَّ مسعاه إلى

يوم القيامة والقيامْ

يوم القيامة والقيامْ

And he has prepared his striving for

And he aims his efforts towards

the Day of Resurrection and Rising.

Judgement Day and the arising

والبرُّ يجزى في غد

والبرُّ يجزى في غد

برَّ المقامة والمقام

برَّ المقامة والمقام

And goodness is rewarded on the morrow

And good is rewarded tomorrow

with a goodly dwelling and station.

For the abode and pillar

أجعلت وَفرك طعمةً

أجعلت وَفرك طعمةً

لحياة أجساد الطّغام

لحياة أجساد الطّغام

Have you made your wealth food

You made your abundance a feast

to sustain the bodies of the rabble?

For the lives of the tyrants' bodies

حز من سهام ثوابِ ربـ

حز من سهام ثوابِ ربـ

ـب العرش أضعاف السهام

ـب العرش أضعاف السهام

Win, from the shares of the reward of the Lord

And a share from the arrows of the Lord of the Throne

of the Throne, shares multiplied manyfold.

As multiples of arrows

وآحْيِ المدى مستوجباً

وآحْيِ المدى مستوجباً

أزكى التحية والسلام

أزكى التحية والسلام

And live through the ages, deserving

Revive the course deserving

the purest greeting and peace.

The purest greetings and peace