1. هِيَ أَسْعَدُ مَا دُونَهُنَّ حِجَابُ

    لا يَنْقَضِي عَدٌّ لَهَا وَحِسَابُ

    They are lucky stars, with no veil before them;

    Neither counting nor reckoning them ever ends.

  2. وَبَشائِر ٌتَصِلُ النُّفُوسَ كَأَنَّمَا

    بَيْنَ النُّفُوسِ وَبَيْنَهَا أَنْسَابُ

    And glad tidings reach the souls, as though

    There were ties of kinship between the souls and them.

  3. تَأْتِي عَلَى قَدَرٍ فَيَخْلُفُ بَعْضُهَا

    بَعْضَاً كَمَا خَلَفَ السَّحَابَ سَحَابُ

    They come in due measure, some succeeding

    Others, as clouds follow clouds.

  4. أَمَّا الفُتُوحُ فَقَدْ تَجَلَّى وَاضِحٌ

    مِنْ صُبْحِهَا الأجلى وفتح باب

    As for the conquests, a clear light has shone

    From their brightest dawn, and a gate has opened.

  5. وسوق بشائرها بكل تحية

    شدق لها الأَقْتَادُ وَالأَقْتَابُ

    And to carry their glad tidings with every greeting,

    Saddle-frames and camel-saddles were [perhaps] fastened for them.

  6. حَتَّى إِذَا شَمَلَ البِلاَدَ وَأَهْلَهَا

    فَعَلاَ لَهُمْ قِدْحٌ وَعَزَّ جَنَابُ

    Until, when it embraced the lands and their people,

    Their lot-arrow rose high, and their domain grew mighty.

  7. طَلَعَتْ عَلَى الأَعْقَابِ أَعْذَبَ مَوْقِعَاً

    مِنْها وَلأْلاَءُ السُّيُوفِ عَذَابُ

    It rose on their heels, sweeter in its effect

    Than they, though the flashing of swords is torment.

  8. فَارْتَاحَ دَوْحُ المُلْكِ عَنْ فَزْعِ الْعُلَى

    وَازْدَادَ فِي أُفُقِ الجَلاَلِ شِهَابُ

    So kingship's great tree found relief from fear for its glory,

    And a shooting star was added to the horizon of majesty.

  9. وَاسْتَلَّ مِنْ أَجْفَانِ خَزْرَجَ صَارم

    خضعت إليه مفارق ورقاب

    And from Khazraj's scabbards a keen sword was drawn,

    Before whom heads and necks bowed low.

  10. وهدت إليه أسنّة وأسرّة

    وَمَوَاكِبٌ وَكَتَائِبٌ وَكِتَابُ

    And spearheads and thrones led the way to him,

    And processions, battalions, and a book.

  11. فَاسْعَدْ أَمِيرَ المُسْلِمِيْنَ بِطَالِعِ

    يُنْمَى إِلَيْهِ الحَرْبُ وَالْمِحْرَابُ

    So rejoice, Commander of the Muslims, in a rising star

    To whom warfare and the prayer niche are ascribed.

  12. وَاشْدُدْ بهِ لأَخِيهِ أَزْرَاً وَارْتَقِبْ

    مِنْهُمْ أُسُوداً وَالأَسِنَّةُ غَابُ

    And through him strengthen his brother's back, and await

    Lions from them, with spearheads for their forest.

  13. فَإِذَا تَسَعَّرَتِ الوَغَى وَتَنَكَّرَتْ

    بُهْمُ الرِّجَالِ دَعَوْتَهُمْ فَأَجَابُوا

    And when battle blazes and turns grim,

    You summon the stalwarts among men, and they answer.

  14. وَرَمَيْتَهَا مِنْهُمْ بِكلِّ مُجَرِّبٍ

    ذَلَّتْ لَهُ الأَقْرَانُ وَهْيَ صِعَابُ

    And you assail it with every seasoned warrior among them,

    Before whom rivals submit, though hard to subdue.

  15. هُنِّيْتَهَا نُعْمَى لَدَيْكَ جَليلَةً

    لا يَسْتَقِلُّ بِشُكْرِهَا إِطْنَابُ

    May you enjoy it—a great blessing in your keeping;

    No abundance of words can thank it enough.

  16. لِلَّهِ مِنْكَ مُؤيَّدٌ ذُو عَزْمَةٍ

    رَاضٍ وَأَيَّامُ الزَّمَانِ غِضَابُ

    God be praised for you, a divinely aided man of resolve,

    Content while the days of time are angry.

  17. مِنْ آلِ نَصْرٍ مِنْ ذُؤَابَةِ خَزْرَجٍ

    قَوْمٌ هُمُ الأَنْصَارُ والأَصْحَابُ

    Of the house of Nasr, from the very crest of Khazraj,

    A people who are the Ansar and the Companions.

  18. آثَارُكَ الغُرُّ كَرام كوَاكب

    تَأْبَى الكَواكِبُ أَنْ يَضِّلَّ رِكَابُ

    Your radiant deeds are noble stars;

    Stars refuse to let a camel-train lose its way.

  19. فَإِذَا هَمَمْتَ بَلَغْتَ كُلَّ مُمَنَّعٍ

    وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّأْيَ فَهْوَ صَوَابُ

    When you resolve, you attain every inaccessible goal;

    And when you form a judgment, it is right.

  20. أَبْدَيْتَ مِنْ تَقْوى الإِلاَهِ سَرِيرَةً

    يُحْبَى مَقَامُكَ فَضْلَهَا وَيُثَابُ

    You have revealed an inward reverence for God;

    Through its virtue, your station is favored and rewarded.

  21. وَجَرَيْتَ فِي العَلْيَاءِ مُقْتَدِيَاً بِمَا

    ذَخَرَتْ إِلَيْكَ أَرُومَةٌ وَنِصَابُ

    And you raced through the heights of glory, guided by what

    Your roots and lineage have stored up for you.

  22. فَاْسْلَمْ وَمُلْكُكَ آمِنٌ مَا يَتَّقِي

    تُضْفَى عَلَيْهِ لِلْمُنَى أَثْوَابُ

    So live secure, your kingdom safe from what it fears,

    With robes of hope draped upon it.