حَوى الملكَ مَلْكٌ أغاث النفوسا

حَوى الملكَ مَلْكٌ أغاث النفوسا

فأيُّ نفيسٍ تَولَّى نَفيسا

فأيُّ نفيسٍ تَولَّى نَفيسا

A king has won the realm and brought relief to souls;

A king who brought souls relief has gained the kingdom.

what a precious man has taken charge of a precious thing!

And what a noble ruler has taken charge of a noble realm!

فإنْ تكُ أفعالُ آبائه

فإنْ تكُ أفعالُ آبائه

بُدورا فقد بثَّ فينا شموسا

بُدورا فقد بثَّ فينا شموسا

And if his forefathers’ deeds were

For if the deeds of his forefathers are

full moons, he has spread suns among us.

full moons, he has indeed scattered suns among us.

هداياه أهدتْ لأرواحنا

هداياه أهدتْ لأرواحنا

بإحسانه أَنْعُما بعد بُوسا

بإحسانه أَنْعُما بعد بُوسا

His gifts have granted our spirits,

His gifts have bestowed upon our souls

through his kindness, blessings after misery.

through his kindness, blessings after misery.

فأحيا نفوسا وأذهب بوسا

فأحيا نفوسا وأذهب بوسا

وأخلى حُبوسا وأجلى مُكوسا

وأخلى حُبوسا وأجلى مُكوسا

He revived souls and banished misery,

So he revived souls and banished misery,

emptied prisons and swept away taxes.

and emptied prisons and swept away tolls.

وشاع الأمانُ فكادت تعيش

وشاع الأمانُ فكادت تعيش

به الرِّممُ الساكنات الرُّموسا

به الرِّممُ الساكنات الرُّموسا

Safety spread, until there almost came alive

And safety spread; almost brought to life

through it the crumbling remains that lie in tombs.

by it were the remains resting in graves.

فيا رحمةٌ أُسْكِنتْ في البلاد

فيا رحمةٌ أُسْكِنتْ في البلاد

فعادتْ رياضا وكانت يَبيسا

فعادتْ رياضا وكانت يَبيسا

O mercy, made to dwell throughout the land,

So, O mercy made to dwell in the land,

which turned to gardens, though once parched earth!

it became gardens, though it had been parched ground.

ملكتَ القلوب فأما عِداك

ملكتَ القلوب فأما عِداك

فسعدُك يُلقِي عليهم نُحوسا

فسعدُك يُلقِي عليهم نُحوسا

You have won the hearts; as for your foes,

You have won hearts; and as for your enemies,

your good fortune hurls calamities upon them.

your good fortune casts misfortunes upon them.

فإنْ أَضْمروا غدرَ فرعونَ فيك

فإنْ أَضْمروا غدرَ فرعونَ فيك

فسيفُك مثل العصا عند موسى

فسيفُك مثل العصا عند موسى

If they harbor Pharaoh’s treachery against you,

For if they harbor Pharaoh's treachery against you,

your sword is like the staff in Moses’ hand.

your sword is like the staff in Moses' hands.

وحَقِّك يا ثانيَ الأَفْضَلَيْنِ

وحَقِّك يا ثانيَ الأَفْضَلَيْنِ

يمينا تُرَى بَرَّةً لا غَموسا

يمينا تُرَى بَرَّةً لا غَموسا

By your honor, O second of the two noblest men,

And by your honor, O second of the two al-Afdals,

I swear an oath you shall find true, never perjured:

I swear an oath deemed truthful, not perjurious:

لقد سُسْتما الملك في العالمين

لقد سُسْتما الملك في العالمين

وأعجزتما مَلِكا أن يسوسا

وأعجزتما مَلِكا أن يسوسا

You two have governed the realm among all peoples

you two have indeed governed the realm among mankind,

and rendered any king incapable of ruling.

and left any king unable to rule.

أَعِدَّ جيوشك للمشرقَيْنِ

أَعِدَّ جيوشك للمشرقَيْنِ

وللمغربينِ لكيما تجوسا

وللمغربينِ لكيما تجوسا

Prepare your army for the two Easts,

Prepare your armies for the two easts,

and the two Wests, that you may range through them.

and for the two wests, so that they may range through them.

فإنك إسكندر المُحْدَثين

فإنك إسكندر المُحْدَثين

فهل خَضِرٌ تصطفيه جليسا

فهل خَضِرٌ تصطفيه جليسا

For you are the Alexander of latter-day men—

For you are the Alexander of this age;

but have you a Khidr to choose as your companion?

so is there a Khidr you would choose as a companion?