ياO ناصِرَchampion of الإسلامِIslam ياO ملِكَking of الهُدَىguidance
يا ناصِرَ الإسلامِ يا ملِكَ الهُدَى
لازِلْتَmay you ever remain منْصورَvictorious اللِواءِthe banner مؤيَّداupheld
لازِلْتَ منْصورَ اللِواءِ مؤيَّدا
O champion of Islam, O king of guidance,
O supporter of Islam, O king of guidance
May your banner ever be victorious, and you ever upheld.
You have always been victorious, aided
فُقتَyou surpassed المُلوكَthe kings الأكْرَمينَthe noblest مآثِراًin glorious deeds
فُقتَ المُلوكَ الأكْرَمينَ مآثِراً
فبَلغتَso you reached فيin شأوِthe race for العُلَىglory أقصىthe farthest المَدىbound
فبَلغتَ في شأوِ العُلَى أقصى المَدى
You surpassed the noblest kings in glorious deeds,
You have surpassed the most generous kings in feats
And reached the farthest bound in the race for glory.
Thus reaching the farthest extent in glory
فلأنتَfor you indeed are أسْماهُمْthe loftiest of them وأسْناهُمand the most radiant of them إذاwhen
فلأنتَ أسْماهُمْ وأسْناهُم إذا
طالُواthey rose high وأنْجَزُand the surest to fulfill فيin المَكارِمِnoble deeds موْعِداa promise
طالُوا وأنْجَزُ في المَكارِمِ موْعِدا
For you are indeed their loftiest and most radiant when
For you are their most renowned and most eminent when
They rise high, and the surest to fulfill a promise of noble deeds.
They are lofty, and most faithful in fulfilling promises
وأجَلُّهُمْand the greatest of them قَدْراًin rank وأشرَفُهُمْand the noblest of them حُلاًin adornments
وأجَلُّهُمْ قَدْراً وأشرَفُهُمْ حُلاً
وأعمُّهُمْand the most far-reaching of them رِفْداًin largesse وأنْداهُمْand the most generous of them يَداof hand
وأعمُّهُمْ رِفْداً وأنْداهُمْ يَدا
And the greatest of them in rank, the noblest in adornments,
And greatest in worth, most noble in state
And the most far-reaching in largesse, the most generous of hand.
Most abundant in wealth, and most generous in hand
إنّindeed السّحابَthe clouds وإنand even though تتابَعَcame in succession جَوْدُهاtheir bounty
إنّ السّحابَ وإن تتابَعَ جَوْدُها
لمْdid not تتّخِذtake إلاexcept نوالَكَyour largesse موْرِداas a source
لمْ تتّخِذ إلا نوالَكَ موْرِدا
Indeed, the clouds, though their bounty comes in succession,
Verily, however abundant the clouds' generosity
Have drawn from no source but your largesse.
They have taken only your gift as their course
أوَand (interrogative) ليْسَis not جودُكyour bounty فوقَover عبدِكَyour servant إذْwhen هَمَىrained down
أوَ ليْسَ جودُك فوقَ عبدِكَ إذْ هَمَى
أضْحىbecame لأثْوابِfor the robes القَبولِof acceptance مُجَدّداa renewer
أضْحى لأثْوابِ القَبولِ مُجَدّدا
And did not your bounty, when it rained upon your servant,
Does not your munificence, when your servant aspires,
Come to renew the robes of acceptance?
Become anew a robe of acceptance?
أوْلَيتنيyou bestowed on me ماwhat لاnot أقومُI do justice بشُكْرِهِto its due thanks
أوْلَيتني ما لا أقومُ بشُكْرِهِ
منْof أنعُمٍblessings جلّتْwere immense فأرْغَمَتِand so humbled العِدَىthe foes
منْ أنعُمٍ جلّتْ فأرْغَمَتِ العِدَى
You bestowed on me what I cannot fully repay with thanks—
You have given me that for which I cannot give sufficient thanks
Blessings so great that they humbled the foes.
Of blessings that abounded and humbled hostility
وثنَيْتَand you turned بيtoward me وجْهَthe face القَبولof acceptance تكرُّماًout of generosity
وثنَيْتَ بي وجْهَ القَبول تكرُّماً
فطَفِقتُso I began أهْديكَoffering you الثّناءَpraise مُرَدّداrepeatedly
فطَفِقتُ أهْديكَ الثّناءَ مُرَدّدا
And you generously turned the face of acceptance toward me,
You have kindly turned to me the face of acceptance
So I began offering you praise again and again.
So I have taken to praising you repeatedly
ورأيْتُand I saw عبْدَكَyour servant مُخْلِصاًMukhlis ('sincere') فحَسِبْتُهُso I deemed him
ورأيْتُ عبْدَكَ مُخْلِصاً فحَسِبْتُهُ
فالاًa good omen لأوصافِfor the qualities الخُلوصِof sincerity مُؤَكِّداconfirming
فالاً لأوصافِ الخُلوصِ مُؤَكِّدا
And I saw your servant Mukhlis and deemed him
And I saw your true servant, so I deemed him
A good omen affirming the qualities of sincerity.
A representative of loyal traits, emphasizing them
شرّفتَنيyou honored me ورفعْتَand you raised ذِكْريmy renown مُنْعِماًbestowing favors
شرّفتَني ورفعْتَ ذِكْري مُنْعِماً
لاmay ... never زِلْتَyou cease to be ياO شرَفَglory of المُلوكِthe kings مُخلّداimmortal
لا زِلْتَ يا شرَفَ المُلوكِ مُخلّدا
You honored me and raised my renown, bestowing favors.
You have ennobled me and raised my name, bestowing favor
May you live on forever, O glory of kings.
O glory of kings, may you remain eternal
Sol 6.1