تهللت الأفراح وابتسم الدهر

تهللت الأفراح وابتسم الدهر

فأيامنا بيض وأوقاتنا غرّ

فأيامنا بيض وأوقاتنا غرّ

Joys beamed, and Time smiled;

Joy has arrived and time smiles,

So our days are white, and our times radiant.

Our days are white and our times are delightful,

وحازت دمشق الشام حسنا وبهجة

وحازت دمشق الشام حسنا وبهجة

واضحت على علياك تحسدها مصر

واضحت على علياك تحسدها مصر

And Damascus of Syria gained beauty and splendor;

Damascus has gained beauty and gladness,

And Egypt came to envy her for your exalted glory.

Makes Egypt envy its heights,

وكم في قتال الروم اظهرت آية

وكم في قتال الروم اظهرت آية

تلاها غداة الفتح سيفك والنصر

تلاها غداة الفتح سيفك والنصر

And how many a wondrous sign you showed in battle with the Romans,

In fighting the Romans you have shown signs,

Which your sword and victory recited on the morning of conquest.

Followed on the morn of victory by your sword and triumph,

وفرقت هاتيك الجموع باسرهم

وفرقت هاتيك الجموع باسرهم

وحاط بهم من بأسك القتل والاسر

وحاط بهم من بأسك القتل والاسر

And you scattered those hosts, all of them;

You have scattered those crowds in captivity,

And slaughter and captivity encircled them through your might.

Surrounded by your might, killing and capture,

وصيرتهم نهب الصوارم والقنا

وصيرتهم نهب الصوارم والقنا

فلا غرو ان دانت لك البيض والسمر

فلا غرو ان دانت لك البيض والسمر

And you made them prey to keen swords and spears;

You have made them prey for sharp swords,

So no wonder the bright swords and brown spears submitted to you.

No wonder the whites and blacks submit to you,

وبالسيف من فوق الثرى قد نشرتهم

وبالسيف من فوق الثرى قد نشرتهم

وما شعروا من شأنك النظم والنثر

وما شعروا من شأنك النظم والنثر

And with the sword you scattered them over the dust;

With the sword above the ground you have spread them,

And they knew not that verse and prose were your craft.

Unaware of your ways of prose and verse,

وفوق ظهور الخيل ماتوا فاصبحوا

وفوق ظهور الخيل ماتوا فاصبحوا

وفي كل سرج فوقها لهم قبر

وفي كل سرج فوقها لهم قبر

And on the horses' backs they died, and thus

Above the horses' backs they died and became,

In every saddle on those steeds they had a grave.

In every saddle atop them, for them a grave,

ولم تغن عنهم من سطال جموعهم

ولم تغن عنهم من سطال جموعهم

ولم يحمهم زيد العمري ولا عمرو

ولم يحمهم زيد العمري ولا عمرو

And their hosts did not avail them against [unclear word];

Neither their great numbers nor armor helped them,

Nor did Zayd al-ʿUmarī protect them, nor ʿAmr.

Neither Ziyad al-Amiri nor Amr could protect them,

واجسامهم للطير والوحش خلفوا

واجسامهم للطير والوحش خلفوا

يسامرها العوا ويرقبها النسر

يسامرها العوا ويرقبها النسر

And they left their bodies for birds and wild beasts;

Their bodies left to birds and beasts,

The Howler keeps them company by night, and the Vulture watches them.

Watched by vultures and eagles,

وقد اخذت سمر القنا الحق منهم

وقد اخذت سمر القنا الحق منهم

ولم تدر ان البيض منهم لها الشطر

ولم تدر ان البيض منهم لها الشطر

And the brown spears have taken their due from them,

You have taken the Syrian swords' share from them,

Not knowing that the bright swords had a half-share in them.

Not knowing the whites would get half,

وفي الحرب مذ ابصرت قد عز صبرهم

وفي الحرب مذ ابصرت قد عز صبرهم

فجرعتهم كأسا دهاقا بها الصبر

فجرعتهم كأسا دهاقا بها الصبر

And in battle, when you saw their patience had grown scarce,

Since battle, their patience was strengthened,

You made them swallow a brimming cup containing bitter aloe.

You have made them drink a bitter cup that builds patience,

وقاتلتهم فردا بحر قنا الوغي

وقاتلتهم فردا بحر قنا الوغي

فولوا وقالوا قد اتى العسكر الحر

فولوا وقالوا قد اتى العسكر الحر

And you fought them alone amid the heat of battle's spears;

You have fought them one by one, an ocean of warriors,

So they fled and said, 'The noble army has arrived!'

They turned and said the free army has come,

وسالت على حد السيوف نفوسهم

وسالت على حد السيوف نفوسهم

ومن كل نحر قد جرى منهم بحر

ومن كل نحر قد جرى منهم بحر

And their souls flowed along the swords' edges;

Their souls flowed by the sword tips,

And from every throat among them flowed a sea.

From each throat, a sea gushed forth,

فيا فارس الاسلام في كل معرك

فيا فارس الاسلام في كل معرك

ويا ذخر يوم الروع من لا له ذخر

ويا ذخر يوم الروع من لا له ذخر

So, O knight of Islam in every battle,

O knight of Islam in every battle,

And O treasure on the day of dread for one who has no treasure,

O treasure for the day of turmoil, none like you a treasure,

نصرت بحمد الله في كل موطن

نصرت بحمد الله في كل موطن

ولله في هذا الذي نلته سر

ولله في هذا الذي نلته سر

You were granted victory, praise be to God, in every field;

With God's praise you have been victorious in every place,

And God has a secret in this that you have won.

To God belongs the secret of what you have attained,

ليهنك نصر الله والفتح بعده

ليهنك نصر الله والفتح بعده

ففي ذا لنا البشرى وفي ذلك البشر

ففي ذا لنا البشرى وفي ذلك البشر

May God's victory gladden you, and the conquest after it;

May God's victory and the conquest afterward gladden you,

For in this we have glad tidings, and in that, joy.

For in that we have good tidings, and in that is happiness.