بَشِّرِ الخَيْلَ يومَ كَرِّ الطِّرادِ

بَشِّرِ الخَيْلَ يومَ كَرِّ الطِّرادِ

وظُبى الهندِ عند حَرِّ الجِلادِ

وظُبى الهندِ عند حَرِّ الجِلادِ

Give the horses glad tidings on the day of the charge in pursuit,

Give glad tidings to the horses on the day of attack,

and the Indian sword-edges in the heat of combat,

And the Indian antelopes during the heat of battle,

وسماءَ العُلى بنَجْمِ المساعي

وسماءَ العُلى بنَجْمِ المساعي

ورياضَ المنى بصَوْبِ الغَوادِي

ورياضَ المنى بصَوْبِ الغَوادِي

and the sky of eminence, of a star of noble deeds,

And the highest heaven with the star of endeavors,

and the gardens of hope, of the downpour of morning clouds.

And the gardens of wishes with the direction of valleys,

ثُمَّ وافِ القصورَ من مُلْكِ بُصْرى

ثُمَّ وافِ القصورَ من مُلْكِ بُصْرى

بالمَشِيدات من ذُرى شَدَّادِ

بالمَشِيدات من ذُرى شَدَّادِ

Then visit the palaces of Busra's realm,

Then head to the palaces of the Kings of Basra

together with the lofty edifices on Shaddad's heights.

With the erected pillars of the descendants of Shaddad,

ثُمَّ نادِ الأَذواءَ عن ذِي الرياسا

ثُمَّ نادِ الأَذواءَ عن ذِي الرياسا

تِ نداءً يُصغِي لَهُ كُلُّ نادِ

تِ نداءً يُصغِي لَهُ كُلُّ نادِ

Then call to the Dhu-titled lords on behalf of the holder of high offices,

Then call the nobles from the one with leadership

with a call to which every gathering listens.

A call that is listened to by every companion,

وصَلَتْكُمْ أرحامُ مُلْكٍ نَمَتْكُمْ

وصَلَتْكُمْ أرحامُ مُلْكٍ نَمَتْكُمْ

من كرامِ الأَمْلاكِ والأَجْوادِ

من كرامِ الأَمْلاكِ والأَجْوادِ

Royal blood-ties have joined you, tracing your descent

You were raised by the wombs of a kingdom that grew you

from noble kings and generous men.

From the generous and noble rulers,

وهَناكُمْ منصُورُكُمْ من تُجِيبٍ

وهَناكُمْ منصُورُكُمْ من تُجِيبٍ

فِي مساعٍ جلَّتْ عنِ الأَنْدادِ

فِي مساعٍ جلَّتْ عنِ الأَنْدادِ

And your Mansur of Tujib has gladdened you

And you were supported by your victorious Mansur

with deeds too lofty to have equals,

In glorious efforts that surpassed all equals,

بلَّغَتْ مجدَكُمْ نُجُومَ الثُّرَيَّا

بلَّغَتْ مجدَكُمْ نُجُومَ الثُّرَيَّا

ومساعِيكُمُ أَقاصِي البلادِ

ومساعِيكُمُ أَقاصِي البلادِ

which have carried your glory to the stars of the Pleiades,

Your glory was carried by the stars of Thurayya,

and your deeds to the farthest reaches of the lands.

And your endeavors to the furthest lands,

ونمى منكُمُ إِلَى المُلْكِ سيفٌ

ونمى منكُمُ إِلَى المُلْكِ سيفٌ

نافذُ الحكمِ فِي رقابِ الأَعادِي

نافذُ الحكمِ فِي رقابِ الأَعادِي

And from you a sword has risen to kingship,

And a sword grew from you to rule,

whose judgment holds sway over the necks of enemies,

Penetrating in the necks of enemies,

بِسِماتٍ أَهدَتْ لكم هَدْيَ هودٍ

بِسِماتٍ أَهدَتْ لكم هَدْيَ هودٍ

وبحِلْمٍ أَعادَ أَحلامَ عادِ

وبحِلْمٍ أَعادَ أَحلامَ عادِ

with traits that bestowed on you the guidance of Hud,

With traits that Hod's gift presented you,

and with forbearance that revived the wisdom of Ad.

And wisdom that restored the dreams of Aad,

وأَنارَتْ بِهِ نجومُ المعالي

وأَنارَتْ بِهِ نجومُ المعالي

وأَنارَ الدُّنيا ببيضِ الأَيادِي

وأَنارَ الدُّنيا ببيضِ الأَيادِي

And through him the stars of eminence shone,

It illuminated the stars of glories,

and he lit the world with his white hands of bounty.

And illuminated the world with the whiteness of hands,

وَهْوَ فِي المنجبينَ أَعلى وأزكى

وَهْوَ فِي المنجبينَ أَعلى وأزكى

والدٍ أَنْتَ أَكرَمُ الأَولادِ

والدٍ أَنْتَ أَكرَمُ الأَولادِ

And among begetters of noble sons, he is the loftiest and purest

And it is the highest and purest among the excellent,

father; you are the noblest of children.

You are the most generous of fathers,

قمرٌ فِي مطالع الملك أَوْفى

قمرٌ فِي مطالع الملك أَوْفى

طالِعاً والمُنى عَلَى مِيعادِ

طالِعاً والمُنى عَلَى مِيعادِ

A moon on the horizons of kingship has appeared,

A moon in the ascendant of the kingdom, truly

rising, as hopes keep their appointment.

Rising while wishes are to the appointed time,

وتلاقَتْ زُهْرُ النجومِ عَلَيْهِ

وتلاقَتْ زُهْرُ النجومِ عَلَيْهِ

بسُعودِ الجُدُودِ والأَجدادِ

بسُعودِ الجُدُودِ والأَجدادِ

And the bright stars have converged upon him,

And the flowers of stars gathered upon it,

with the blessings of fortune and forefathers.

With the good fortune of ancestors and forefathers,

وسما للإِسلامِ باسْمِ أَبيهِ

وسما للإِسلامِ باسْمِ أَبيهِ

وانتحى باسْمِ جَدِّهِ للأَعادِي

وانتحى باسْمِ جَدِّهِ للأَعادِي

And he rose for Islam in his father's name,

And it named Islam with the name of its father,

and advanced against the enemies in his grandfather's name.

And turned away from enemies with its grandfather's name,

فَهْوَ للدين بالحياةِ بشيرٌ

فَهْوَ للدين بالحياةِ بشيرٌ

وهو للشِّرْكِ مُنْذِرٌ بالنَّآدِ

وهو للشِّرْكِ مُنْذِرٌ بالنَّآدِ

For the faith he is a herald of life,

So it is the giver of glad tidings for the religion in life,

and for polytheism he is a warner of doom.

And it is the warner of polytheism with laments,

سابِقُ الشَّأْوِ لَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ مداهُ

سابِقُ الشَّأْوِ لَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ مداهُ

عن مداكُم تَأَخُّرُ المِيلادِ

عن مداكُم تَأَخُّرُ المِيلادِ

Leading the race, his reach has not been held back

The foremost whose prominence did not delay

behind yours by his later birth.

From your prominence the delay of birth,

وَلَدَتْهُ الحروبُ منكمْ تماماً

وَلَدَتْهُ الحروبُ منكمْ تماماً

فارِسَ الخيل فارِسَ الآسادِ

فارِسَ الخيل فارِسَ الآسادِ

The wars have borne him from you, fully formed,

Wars birthed it from you completely,

a rider of horses, a rider of lions.

The horseman of horses, the horseman of lions.

واكْتَسى الدينُ منه ثوبَ سرورٍ

واكْتَسى الدينُ منه ثوبَ سرورٍ

وصليبُ الضَّلالِ ثوبَ حِدادِ

وصليبُ الضَّلالِ ثوبَ حِدادِ

And the faith has donned through him a robe of joy,

And religion donned from it a robe of joy,

and the cross of error, a robe of mourning.

While the cross of misguidance donned a robe of mourning,

فهنيئاً للتَّاجِ أَيُّ جبينٍ

فهنيئاً للتَّاجِ أَيُّ جبينٍ

عندَهُ أَيُّ عاتقٍ للنِّجادِ

عندَهُ أَيُّ عاتقٍ للنِّجادِ

So joy to the crown—what a brow

So congratulations to the crown, which forehead

it has! What a shoulder for the sword-baldric!

Can bear it, which neck can carry it,

وهنيئاً لَنَا وللدِّين والدُّنْ

وهنيئاً لَنَا وللدِّين والدُّنْ

يا وللبِيضِ والقَنا والجيادِ

يا وللبِيضِ والقَنا والجيادِ

And joy to us, to the faith, and to the world,

And congratulations to us, the religion, the world,

and to bright swords, to spears, and to noble steeds;

And the white banners, the spears and the steeds,

وغريبٍ تهوي بِهِ كُلُّ أَرضٍ

وغريبٍ تهوي بِهِ كُلُّ أَرضٍ

وشريدٍ ينبُو بِهِ كُلُّ وادِ

وشريدٍ ينبُو بِهِ كُلُّ وادِ

and to a stranger whom every land sweeps away,

And a stranger which every land desires,

and to a fugitive whom every valley casts out;

And an outcast which every valley echoes,

وهنيئاً لِطَيِّئٍ ولِهَمْدَا

وهنيئاً لِطَيِّئٍ ولِهَمْدَا

نَ ولَخْمٍ وكِنْدَةٍ ومُرادِ

نَ ولَخْمٍ وكِنْدَةٍ ومُرادِ

and joy to Tayy and Hamdan,

And congratulations to Tayy, Hamdan,

and to Lakhm, Kindah, and Murad.

Kinda and Murad.