هِلالٌ نَماهُ المجدُ واختارَهُ الفخرُ

هِلالٌ نَماهُ المجدُ واختارَهُ الفخرُ

تلقَّتْ به شمسٌ وأنجبَهُ بدرُ

تلقَّتْ به شمسٌ وأنجبَهُ بدرُ

A crescent nurtured by glory and chosen by pride;

A crescent whose glory grew and whom nobility chose,

A sun welcomed him, and a full moon begot him.

A sun conceived him and a full moon gave birth.

على وجههِ سِيما المكارِم والعُلا

على وجههِ سِيما المكارِم والعُلا

فضاءَتْ به الآمالُ وابتهجَ الشِّعرُ

فضاءَتْ به الآمالُ وابتهجَ الشِّعرُ

Upon his face is the mark of noble virtues and eminence;

On his face are the marks of generosity and sublimity,

Through him hopes shone, and poetry rejoiced.

Hopes shone through him and poetry rejoiced.

سلالةُ أملاكٍ ربيبُ خَلائفٍ

سلالةُ أملاكٍ ربيبُ خَلائفٍ

أكفُّهمُ بحرٌ ونائلُهمْ غَمرُ

أكفُّهمُ بحرٌ ونائلُهمْ غَمرُ

A scion of kings, a ward of caliphs,

A scion of sovereigns, a foster child of caliphs,

Their palms a sea, their bounty a flood.

With hands like a sea and attainments like a deluge.

بدا لصلاةِ الظُّهرِ نجمَ مَكارمٍ

بدا لصلاةِ الظُّهرِ نجمَ مَكارمٍ

تحفُّ به العَليا ويكنفُه الفخرُ

تحفُّ به العَليا ويكنفُه الفخرُ

He appeared for the noon prayer, a star of noble virtues;

For the noon prayer appeared a star of virtues

Grandeur surrounds him, and pride enfolds him.

With which the heights are adorned and which glory surrounds.

نَماهُ إلى العلياءِ خيرُ خليفةٍ

نَماهُ إلى العلياءِ خيرُ خليفةٍ

تَتيهُ به الدنيا ويزهَى به القَصْرُ

تَتيهُ به الدنيا ويزهَى به القَصْرُ

The finest caliph raised him to the heights;

A excellent caliph raised him to the heights,

The world takes pride in him, and the palace glories in him.

The world goes astray through him and the palace takes pride in him.

كذاك يَطيبُ الفْرعُ إنْ طاب نَجْرُهُ

كذاك يَطيبُ الفْرعُ إنْ طاب نَجْرُهُ

وما طابَ فرعٌ لا يطيبُ له نَجْرُ

وما طابَ فرعٌ لا يطيبُ له نَجْرُ

So the branch is sound if its stock is sound;

Thus the branch is fragrant if its source is fragrant,

Nor is any branch sound whose stock is unsound.

No branch can be fragrant unless its source is fragrant.

فلا زال محفوفاً بأكنافِ نعمةٍ

فلا زال محفوفاً بأكنافِ نعمةٍ

يطيرُ له ذِكرٌ ويسمو بهِ قَدْرُ

يطيرُ له ذِكرٌ ويسمو بهِ قَدْرُ

May he ever remain surrounded on all sides by blessing,

He remains surrounded by the wings of favor,

His renown taking flight and his stature rising high.

Remembrance takes flight for him and status rises through him.

هنيئاً إمامَ المسلمين عطيّةً

هنيئاً إمامَ المسلمين عطيّةً

حباكَ بها ربٌّ له الحمدُ والشّكرُ

حباكَ بها ربٌّ له الحمدُ والشّكرُ

May this gift bring you joy, Imam of the Muslims,

Congratulations leader of the Muslims, gifted one

Bestowed upon you by the Lord, to whom belong praise and thanks.

Whom his Lord loved, to Him be praise and thanks.

فيا من كساهُ اللَّهُ تاجَ خلافةٍ

فيا من كساهُ اللَّهُ تاجَ خلافةٍ

ومَن جُودُهُ قَطرٌ إذا أُعدمَ القطرُ

ومَن جُودُهُ قَطرٌ إذا أُعدمَ القطرُ

So, O you whom God has clothed with the crown of the caliphate,

O you whom God crowned with the crown of caliphate,

And whose generosity is rain when rain fails,

Whose generosity is a rainfall when rain fails.

ومَن كان يَنْدَى الخيزُرانُ بكفِّهِ

ومَن كان يَنْدَى الخيزُرانُ بكفِّهِ

ويَنبُتُ في أطرافهِ الورقُ الخُضْرُ

ويَنبُتُ في أطرافهِ الورقُ الخُضْرُ

And in whose palm the bamboo cane would grow moist,

Whose palm makes the basil fragrant

And green leaves would sprout at its tips.

And on whose fingers green leaves grow.