جئتَ المُصَلَّى في سكينَةِ خاشعٍ

جئتَ المُصَلَّى في سكينَةِ خاشعٍ

وشعارُك التكبيرُ والتحميدُ

وشعارُك التكبيرُ والتحميدُ

You came to the prayer ground in the serenity of one humbly reverent,

You came to the mosque in humble devotion

And your watchword was proclaiming God's greatness and praising Him.

Your motto is glorification and praise

وقد ارتدَيتَ من التواضُعِ مَلبَساً

وقد ارتدَيتَ من التواضُعِ مَلبَساً

في طَيِّهِ الترفيعُ والتَّمجِيدُ

في طَيِّهِ الترفيعُ والتَّمجِيدُ

And you had donned a garment of humility,

You wore the garb of humility

Within whose folds lay exaltation and glorification.

In its folds, exaltation and veneration

فأقمتَ فيه سُنَّةً لولاكَ ما

فأقمتَ فيه سُنَّةً لولاكَ ما

قامَت ولم يَكُ للورى تَعبِيدُ

قامَت ولم يَكُ للورى تَعبِيدُ

So you established there a tradition that, but for you,

You established a tradition there which, were it not for you

Would not have stood, nor would humankind have been brought to worship.

Would not have stood, nor would there have been worship for people

وأفضتَ بالصدقاتِ فيه سحائبا

وأفضتَ بالصدقاتِ فيه سحائبا

رُوِيَت بِهُنَّ تهائمٌ ونجودُ

رُوِيَت بِهُنَّ تهائمٌ ونجودُ

And there you poured forth clouds of alms,

You poured down rainclouds of charity therein

By which lowlands and uplands were watered.

With them the destitute and generous were watered

ثم انثَنَيتَ وحولَكَ الجندُ الذي

ثم انثَنَيتَ وحولَكَ الجندُ الذي

صَحِبَتهُ مِن نَصرِ الإلهِ جنودُ

صَحِبَتهُ مِن نَصرِ الإلهِ جنودُ

Then you turned back, surrounded by the army that

Then you returned surrounded by an army

Was accompanied by hosts of God's aid.

Accompanied, by the troops of God's victory, its soldiers

فيه حماةً الدين أنصارُ الهُدَى

فيه حماةً الدين أنصارُ الهُدَى

والمصرِخُونَ الحقَّ مهما نودوا

والمصرِخُونَ الحقَّ مهما نودوا

In it are defenders of the faith, champions of right guidance,

Among them, protectors of the faith, helpers of guidance

And those who come to the truth's aid whenever summoned.

And those who proclaim the truth no matter how they were warned

فيه بنو الحرب الألى بجهادِهِم

فيه بنو الحرب الألى بجهادِهِم

للملّة التمهيدُ والتوطيدُ

للملّة التمهيدُ والتوطيدُ

In it are the sons of war, through whose fighting

Among them, the steadfast in war through their jihad

The faith is established and made secure.

For the nation, preparation and consolidation

هم دَمَّرُوا التثليثَ بالعزمِ الذي

هم دَمَّرُوا التثليثَ بالعزمِ الذي

بمضائِهِ قد أُيِّد التوحيدُ

بمضائِهِ قد أُيِّد التوحيدُ

They destroyed the Trinity with the resolve

They destroyed polytheism with the resolve

By whose decisive force belief in God's oneness was upheld.

With which monotheism was supported

فيه رُمَاتُكَ عُدةُ الغَزو الأُلى

فيه رُمَاتُكَ عُدةُ الغَزو الأُلى

لَهُمُ الإصابةُ فيه والتسدِيدُ

لَهُمُ الإصابةُ فيه والتسدِيدُ

In it are your archers, the mainstay of warfare,

Your spear-throwers, the finest raiding supplies

Who strike their marks and aim true in battle.

For them, accuracy and guidance

فقسيُّهم عربية مهما رَمَت

فقسيُّهم عربية مهما رَمَت

أصمت فما عن نبلهنَّ محيدُ

أصمت فما عن نبلهنَّ محيدُ

So their bows are Arabian; whenever they shoot,

Their seasoned bows, Arabian, would

They kill outright, so there is no escaping their arrows.

Silence whenever they shot, none evaded their nobility

وعمائم تركية من خَلفِهَا

وعمائم تركية من خَلفِهَا

سَدَلُوا شعوراً زانُها تَجعِيدُ

سَدَلُوا شعوراً زانُها تَجعِيدُ

And Turkish turbans, from behind which

And Turkish turbans, behind which

They let fall hair adorned with curls.

Hung hair adorned with braiding

وكأنَّما لمع السيوف بوارق

وكأنَّما لمع السيوف بوارق

وكأن تِصهَالَ الخيولِ رعودُ

وكأن تِصهَالَ الخيولِ رعودُ

And the gleam of swords seemed flashes of lightning,

As if the swords gleamed with lightning

And the neighing of horses seemed peals of thunder.

And the neighing of the horses was thunder

من كُلِّ نَهدٍ ضامر عَبلِ الشوى

من كُلِّ نَهدٍ ضامر عَبلِ الشوى

منه إلى نحرِ العدوِّ نهودُ

منه إلى نحرِ العدوِّ نهودُ

From every powerful, lean steed, thick of limb,

From every slumped breast, melted by passion

Each surging toward the enemy's throat.

From it to the enemy's throat, stabbing

من أشهبِ مثل الشهابِ بنارهِ

من أشهبِ مثل الشهابِ بنارهِ

يرمي رجيمٌ من عداكَ مريد

يرمي رجيمٌ من عداكَ مريد

From a grey steed, like a shooting star, by whose fire

From a fiery gray, like a comet with its fire

An accursed rebel among your foes is struck.

It strikes whoever opposes you, an outcast

وكأنه التَحَفَ الصباحَ ملاءةً

وكأنه التَحَفَ الصباحَ ملاءةً

فقميصُهُ من نورِهِ مقدودُ

فقميصُهُ من نورِهِ مقدودُ

And it is as though it had wrapped itself in morning as a cloak,

As if the morning were adorned with a mantle

So its shirt is cut from the morning's light.

So its shirt was extended from its light

أو أدهمٍ حامي الذِّمارِ فكأنَّما

أو أدهمٍ حامي الذِّمارِ فكأنَّما

هو في بَنِي حامٍ إذاً معدُودُ

هو في بَنِي حامٍ إذاً معدُودُ

Or a black steed, guardian of honor, as though

Or a protector of the tribe, as if it were

It were then numbered among the sons of Ham.

Among the tribe of Ham, thus counted

أو أصفر سامي الثليل كأنما

أو أصفر سامي الثليل كأنما

جِيدُ الغزالةِ منه ذاك الجيدُ

جِيدُ الغزالةِ منه ذاك الجيدُ

Or a yellow steed, lofty of mane, as though

Or a tall yellow horse, as if

That neck of its were the neck of a gazelle.

The beautiful neck of a gazelle were that beautiful one

التبرُ لونٌ والزبرجَدُ حافرٌ

التبرُ لونٌ والزبرجَدُ حافرٌ

والطرفُ كالمرآةِ وهو حديدُ

والطرفُ كالمرآةِ وهو حديدُ

Raw gold is its color, and chrysolite its hoof,

Agate is its color, and emerald its hoof

And its eye is mirror-like and keen.

Its gaze like a mirror, it being iron

أو أحمرٍ راقَ العيونَ فلونُهُ

أو أحمرٍ راقَ العيونَ فلونُهُ

لونُ الخدودِ يَزِينُها التوريدُ

لونُ الخدودِ يَزِينُها التوريدُ

Or a red steed that delights the eyes, whose color

Or a red one, beautiful of eye, so its color

Is that of cheeks adorned with a rosy flush.

Adorns the cheeks, rouged by blushing

أو أشقرٍ كالبرقِ في لونٍ وفي

أو أشقرٍ كالبرقِ في لونٍ وفي

سَبقٍ فنعمَ المطلَبُ المنشودُ

سَبقٍ فنعمَ المطلَبُ المنشودُ

Or a chestnut steed, like lightning in color and in

Or a blond one, like lightning in color and in

Speed—what a fine, sought-after prize!

Pacing, so excellent the sought-after goal

أما الكميت فلا تسل عن عتقهِ

أما الكميت فلا تسل عن عتقهِ

ما فاته يوم الجلاد شرودُ

ما فاته يوم الجلاد شرودُ

As for the dark bay, do not ask about its noble breeding:

As for the docked tail, do not ask about its stump

No fugitive escaped it on the day of combat.

What was missed on the day of clipping, wandering