قُدِ الخيلَ والخيرَ بأْساً وجُودا

قُدِ الخيلَ والخيرَ بأْساً وجُودا

وصِلْ أَبَدَ الدهرِ عِيداً فَعِيدَا

وصِلْ أَبَدَ الدهرِ عِيداً فَعِيدَا

Lead the steeds and goodness with valor and generosity,

Lead horses and goodness with might and generosity,

And join feast to feast for all eternity.

And bring joy forever, feast after feast,

ودَوْنَكَ فالْبَسْ ثيابَ البقاءِ

ودَوْنَكَ فالْبَسْ ثيابَ البقاءِ

فأَخْلِقْ جديداً وأَخْلِفْ جديدا

فأَخْلِقْ جديداً وأَخْلِفْ جديدا

And take for yourself—don the robes of lasting life,

Apart from you, so wear the clothes of eternity,

So wear out a new one, and replace it with a new one,

And create anew and succeed anew,

مُظاهِرَ مَا أَوْرَثَتْكَ الجدودُ

مُظاهِرَ مَا أَوْرَثَتْكَ الجدودُ

من الحُلَلِ المُلْبساتِ الجُدُودا

من الحُلَلِ المُلْبساتِ الجُدُودا

Layering what your forefathers bequeathed you,

Manifestations of what your ancestors bequeathed to you

Of robes that clothe you in good fortune:

Of glorious garments and old virtues,

سَنىً وسَناءً ومُلكاً وملِكاً

سَنىً وسَناءً ومُلكاً وملِكاً

وسيفاً وسَيْباً وجَدّاً وجُودَا

وسيفاً وسَيْباً وجَدّاً وجُودَا

Radiance and glory, dominion and a king,

Prosperity and glory, kingdom and sovereignty,

And sword and bounty, good fortune and generosity;

And sword and youth and generosity and nobility,

وَمَا نَثَرَتْهُ عَلَيْكَ السُّعودُ

وَمَا نَثَرَتْهُ عَلَيْكَ السُّعودُ

محاسِنَ تبهَرُ فِيهَا السُّعودا

محاسِنَ تبهَرُ فِيهَا السُّعودا

And what good fortunes scattered upon you:

And whatever fortunes showered upon you,

Fine qualities in which you outshine the lucky stars;

Beauties that dazzle all fortunes,

حُلىً منحت منكَ زُهْرَ النُّجومِ

حُلىً منحت منكَ زُهْرَ النُّجومِ

شُنُوفاً تَحَلَّى بِهَا أَوْ عُقُودا

شُنُوفاً تَحَلَّى بِهَا أَوْ عُقُودا

Jewels you bestowed from yourself on the bright stars,

Adornments that granted you flowers of stars,

Earrings they adorn themselves with, or necklaces.

Necklaces that adorned them or bracelets,

وأَنْتَ وَسِعْنَ بِهِنَّ الرجالَ

وأَنْتَ وَسِعْنَ بِهِنَّ الرجالَ

ملابِس فالبَسْ لَهُنَّ الخُلُودا

ملابِس فالبَسْ لَهُنَّ الخُلُودا

And you—through these, men have been amply covered

And you were generous, so dress the men

By garments; so don immortality for their sake.

In eternal clothes, be generous to them,

فَحَوَّلْتَ منها اللُّهى والخيولَ

فَحَوَّلْتَ منها اللُّهى والخيولَ

وعَبَّدْتَ منها المَها والعَبِيدا

وعَبَّدْتَ منها المَها والعَبِيدا

So from them you fashioned bounty and steeds,

So you turned them into horses and necklaces,

And through them you enslaved oryxes and slaves;

And subjugated them into servants and slaves,

وأَلْبَسْتَ فِيهَا الحُلى والدُّروعَ

وأَلْبَسْتَ فِيهَا الحُلى والدُّروعَ

وأَسْحَبْتَ منها المُلا والبُرُودَا

وأَسْحَبْتَ منها المُلا والبُرُودَا

And in them you arrayed others in jewels and armor,

And dressed them in adornments and coats of mail,

And from them you made wraps and striped cloaks trail.

And dragged from them property and carpets,

وكم قَدْ كَسَوْتَ ثيابَ الحِدادِ

وكم قَدْ كَسَوْتَ ثيابَ الحِدادِ

بلاداً لبسْتَ إِلَيْها الحديدا

بلاداً لبسْتَ إِلَيْها الحديدا

And how often you have clothed in mourning robes

And how many have you clothed in the garb of grief,

Lands against which you donned iron!

Lands you dressed in iron,

فأَشْرقْتَ بالدِّينِ نوراً مُبِيناً

فأَشْرقْتَ بالدِّينِ نوراً مُبِيناً

وأَلْحَقْتَ بالشركِ حتفاً مُبِيدا

وأَلْحَقْتَ بالشركِ حتفاً مُبِيدا

So you made the faith shine with manifest light,

So you shone with religion, a clear light,

And inflicted annihilating death upon polytheism:

And made paganism meet a destroying end,

كتائِبَ حلَّيْتَهُنَّ السيوفَ

كتائِبَ حلَّيْتَهُنَّ السيوفَ

وتَوَّجْتَهُنَّ القَنا والبُنُودا

وتَوَّجْتَهُنَّ القَنا والبُنُودا

Battalions you adorned with swords,

Battalions you adorned with swords

And crowned with spears and banners;

And crowned with spears and banners,

صوارِمَ بوَّأْتَها فِي الرقابِ

صوارِمَ بوَّأْتَها فِي الرقابِ

معاهِدَ أَنْسَيْتَهُنَّ الغُمُودا

معاهِدَ أَنْسَيْتَهُنَّ الغُمُودا

Keen swords you lodged within necks,

Swords you stationed in necks,

In familiar abodes, where you made them forget their sheaths,

Covenants made them forget sadness,

كما فَتَقَتْ نَيِّراتُ الصباحِ

كما فَتَقَتْ نَيِّراتُ الصباحِ

تُفَتِّحُ فِي الروضِ روضاً نَضِيدا

تُفَتِّحُ فِي الروضِ روضاً نَضِيدا

As the bright lights of morning break forth,

As the blades of dawn split open

Opening within the garden a garden in ordered bloom;

And reveal a fresh garden in the meadow,

وسُمراً جلوتَ بِهَا للعيونِ

وسُمراً جلوتَ بِهَا للعيونِ

وجُوهَ المهالِكِ حُمْراً وسُودا

وجُوهَ المهالِكِ حُمْراً وسُودا

And brown spears with which you unveiled to the eyes

And destiny that you used to adorn eyes,

The faces of deadly perils, red and black;

And the faces of destruction red and black,

يُرِينَكَ تَحْتَ سُجُوفِ العجاجِ

يُرِينَكَ تَحْتَ سُجُوفِ العجاجِ

نواظِرَ أَنْسَيْتَهُنَّ الهُجودا

نواظِرَ أَنْسَيْتَهُنَّ الهُجودا

They show you beneath the curtains of swirling dust

Under the quivers of arrows they show you

Eyes you have made forget slumber,

Gazes that you made forget withdrawal,

مصارِعَ قَرَّبْتَ منها نفوساً

مصارِعَ قَرَّبْتَ منها نفوساً

تعاطَيْنَ منها مراماً بعيدا

تعاطَيْنَ منها مراماً بعيدا

Places of slaughter to which you brought souls near,

Arenas that you brought souls near,

That sought from them a distant goal.

To gain from them a distant goal,

فمُلِّيتَهُ عِزَّ نصرٍ وفَلْجٍ

فمُلِّيتَهُ عِزَّ نصرٍ وفَلْجٍ

كفيلَ المزيدِ بأن تَسْتَزِيدا

كفيلَ المزيدِ بأن تَسْتَزِيدا

So may you long enjoy it—the glory of victory and triumph,

So you filled it with the honor of victory and conquest,

Assuring increase as you seek still more.

Worthy of giving you more,

وهُنِّيْتَهُ فَتْحَ أَيَّامِ عيدٍ

وهُنِّيْتَهُ فَتْحَ أَيَّامِ عيدٍ

جديرٍ عوائدُهُ أَن تعودا

جديرٍ عوائدُهُ أَن تعودا

And may you be congratulated upon it, a victory in festival days,

And gladdened it with the opening of festive days,

Whose blessings are worthy of returning.

Whose return is worthy of coming back,

ولُقِّيْتَهُ عيْدَ فَأْلٍ بوَعْدٍ

ولُقِّيْتَهُ عيْدَ فَأْلٍ بوَعْدٍ

لِنَصْرِكَ يَقْرُو عِدَاكَ الوعيدا

لِنَصْرِكَ يَقْرُو عِدَاكَ الوعيدا

And may you receive it as a feast of good omen, with a promise

And met it with days of success and promise,

Of victory for you, serving your enemies threats.

For your victory, fulfilling your threat,

وكم ذَكَّرَتْ منكَ أَيَّامُهُ

وكم ذَكَّرَتْ منكَ أَيَّامُهُ

مقاماً كريماً وفِعلاً حَميدا

مقاماً كريماً وفِعلاً حَميدا

And how often its days have brought to mind your

And how many days reminded you

Noble stand and praiseworthy deed.

Of a noble stance and good deed,

فَعَشْرُ لياليهِ فضْلاً ونُسْكاً

فَعَشْرُ لياليهِ فضْلاً ونُسْكاً

وعَشْرُ بنانِكَ عُرفاً وَجُودا

وعَشْرُ بنانِكَ عُرفاً وَجُودا

So its ten nights, in merit and devotion,

For ten of its nights are virtue and ritual,

And your ten fingers, in kindness and generosity;

And ten of your fingers are customary generosity,

ويومُ مِنىً بالمُنى أَيُّ فَأْلٍ

ويومُ مِنىً بالمُنى أَيُّ فَأْلٍ

مُفِيدَ الرَّغائِبِ أَوْ مُسْتَفِيدا

مُفِيدَ الرَّغائِبِ أَوْ مُسْتَفِيدا

And the day of Mina, with wishes—what an omen,

And the day of Mina, what great success,

Whether you grant desired gifts or receive them!

Profiting wishes or gaining them,

وَفِي اليومِ من عَرَفَاتٍ عَرَفْنا

وَفِي اليومِ من عَرَفَاتٍ عَرَفْنا

من اللهِ فيما حَباكَ المزيدا

من اللهِ فيما حَباكَ المزيدا

And on the day of Arafat we recognized

And on Arafat day we recognized

Further bounty from God in what He bestowed on you.

What more God granted you,

وذكَّرَنا مَنْحَرُ البُدْنِ منكَ

وذكَّرَنا مَنْحَرُ البُدْنِ منكَ

مواقِفَ تَنْحَرُ فِيهَا الأُسُودا

مواقِفَ تَنْحَرُ فِيهَا الأُسُودا

And the sacrificial camels' slaughtering-place recalled your

And the sacrificial slaughter reminded us

Stands where you slaughter lions,

Of your stands where you slaughter lions,

وتكسُو سيوفَكَ فِيهَا الدِّماءَ

وتكسُو سيوفَكَ فِيهَا الدِّماءَ

وتُوطِئُ خيلَكَ فِيهَا الخُدُودا

وتُوطِئُ خيلَكَ فِيهَا الخُدُودا

And there clothe your swords in blood,

And cover your swords with blood there,

And make your horses trample cheeks there.

And your horses trample cheeks there,

ورَمْيُ الجِمارِ فَكَمْ قَدْ رَمَيْتَ

ورَمْيُ الجِمارِ فَكَمْ قَدْ رَمَيْتَ

عن الدينِ شيطانَ كُفْرٍ مَرِيدا

عن الدينِ شيطانَ كُفْرٍ مَرِيدا

And the casting of pebbles—how often you have pelted

And the stoning of Jamarat, how you stoned

In defense of the faith, a rebellious demon of unbelief!

The devil of stubborn disbelief,

معالِمُ شَيَّدَهُنَّ الخليلُ

معالِمُ شَيَّدَهُنَّ الخليلُ

وأَذَّنَ بالحَجِّ فيها مُشِيدا

وأَذَّنَ بالحَجِّ فيها مُشِيدا

Landmarks the Friend raised up,

Rites the Friend (Abraham) established

And there proclaimed the pilgrimage, raising his voice.

And called the people to Pilgrimage there,

فلَبَّاهُ من لَمْ يكُنْ قبلُ خَلْقاً

فلَبَّاهُ من لَمْ يكُنْ قبلُ خَلْقاً

وأُنشِئَ من بَعْدُ خلقاً جديدا

وأُنشِئَ من بَعْدُ خلقاً جديدا

So those not yet created answered his call,

So he who did not exist before responded,

And afterward were brought into being as a new creation:

And one created anew after creation,

رجالٌ أَجابُوا أذانَ الخليلِ

رجالٌ أَجابُوا أذانَ الخليلِ

فجابُوا إِلَيْها بِحاراً وَبِيدا

فجابُوا إِلَيْها بِحاراً وَبِيدا

Men who answered the Friend's summons,

Men who answered the call of the Friend,

And crossed seas and deserts to reach them.

So they answered, coming in throngs and alone,

كما عُمِّرَتْ بك سُبْلُ الجِهادِ

كما عُمِّرَتْ بك سُبْلُ الجِهادِ

جنوداً تَفُلُّ بِهِنَّ الجنودا

جنوداً تَفُلُّ بِهِنَّ الجنودا

Just as through you the paths of jihad were filled

As you revived the paths of jihad,

With armies through which you shatter armies.

With soldiers who defeat armies,

وجُدْتَ فنادى نَدَاكَ العُفاةَ

وجُدْتَ فنادى نَدَاكَ العُفاةَ

وسُدْتَ فنادى عُلاكَ الوُفُودا

وسُدْتَ فنادى عُلاكَ الوُفُودا

And you gave freely, so your bounty summoned petitioners,

You were found so the barefoot called you,

And you ruled supreme, so your eminence summoned delegations.

And you were inaccessible, so deputations came to you,

ولا كَوُفودٍ تقبَّلْتَ مِنْهُمْ

ولا كَوُفودٍ تقبَّلْتَ مِنْهُمْ

وسائِلَ كانوا عَلَيْها شُهودا

وسائِلَ كانوا عَلَيْها شُهودا

And none matched the delegations from whom you accepted

And you accepted no means from them,

Pleas for favor to which they bore witness.

That they were witnessed to have,

فَحَيَّوْكَ عن كُلِّ مُحْيي الوفاءِ

فَحَيَّوْكَ عن كُلِّ مُحْيي الوفاءِ

إِلَيْكَ حياةً تُمِيتُ الحقودا

إِلَيْكَ حياةً تُمِيتُ الحقودا

So they greeted you for all who renew their loyalty

So they greeted you, all loyal greeters,

To you—a life-giving greeting that slays the spiteful.

With a life that kills rancor towards you,

فكم أَنَّسوا بك شكلاً زَكِيّاً

فكم أَنَّسوا بك شكلاً زَكِيّاً

وأَدْنَوْا إِلَيْكَ صَفِيَّاً بعيدا

وأَدْنَوْا إِلَيْكَ صَفِيَّاً بعيدا

So how many a virtuous kindred soul they made at ease with you,

So they were charmed by your pure form,

And brought near to you a distant faithful friend;

And drew near you, sincere and distant,

وكم وَصَلُوا بك قلباً كريماً

وكم وَصَلُوا بك قلباً كريماً

وكم شَرَحُوا لَكَ صدراً وَدُودا

وكم شَرَحُوا لَكَ صدراً وَدُودا

And how many a noble heart they joined to you,

And joined you, a generous heart,

And how many a loving breast they opened for you.

And expressed sympathy to a loving breast,

عهوداً تَضَمَّنَهُنَّ الوفاءُ

عهوداً تَضَمَّنَهُنَّ الوفاءُ

بصدقٍ تضمَّنَ منكَ العُهُودا

بصدقٍ تضمَّنَ منكَ العُهُودا

Pledges guaranteed by loyalty,

Loyalties that good faith guaranteed,

With sincerity that guaranteed the pledges you gave.

With truthfulness you guaranteed covenants,

فلا أَعْدَمَتْكَ ظنونُ اللبيبِ

فلا أَعْدَمَتْكَ ظنونُ اللبيبِ

يقيناً عَلَى كلِّ قلبٍ شهيدا

يقيناً عَلَى كلِّ قلبٍ شهيدا

May the wise man's expectations never deprive you

So opinions of the perceptive did not lack

Of certainty, bearing witness over every heart.

Certainty in every witnessing heart,

ولا زالَ سيفُكَ فِي كلِّ أَرْضٍ

ولا زالَ سيفُكَ فِي كلِّ أَرْضٍ

عَلَى كلِّ غاوٍ رقيباً عَتِيدا

عَلَى كلِّ غاوٍ رقيباً عَتِيدا

And may your sword remain, in every land,

And your sword in every land remains

A ready watcher over every wayward one.

Upon every transgressor, a vigilant keeper,

ولا زِلْتَ للدِّينِ طَوْداً مُنيفاً

ولا زِلْتَ للدِّينِ طَوْداً مُنيفاً

وظلّاً ظليلاً ورُكناً شَدِيدا

وظلّاً ظليلاً ورُكناً شَدِيدا

And may you remain for the faith a towering mountain,

And you remained for the religion a lofty pillar,

And sheltering shade, and a mighty pillar.

And a shady shade and firm support,