العزّglory باللّهthrough God للسّلطانfor the sultan محمودِMahmud
العزّ باللّه للسّلطان محمودِ
ابنson السّلاطينthe sultans محمودٍMahmud فمحمودِthen Mahmud
ابن السّلاطين محمودٍ فمحمودِ
Glory through God belongs to Sultan Mahmud,
Glory to God for Sultan Mahmud
son of the sultans—Mahmud after Mahmud.
Son of sultans, Mahmud, so glorified
خليفةِvicegerent اللّهGod ماhow أعلاهexalted he is منin شَبَهٍresemblance
خليفةِ اللّه ما أعلاه من شَبَهٍ
بآدمto Adam ونبيّand the prophet اللّهِGod داوودDavid
بآدم ونبيّ اللّهِ داوود
God's vicegerent—how exalted he is in his likeness
God's caliph - none higher in renown
to Adam and God's prophet David!
Than Adam and prophet of God, David
منfrom آلthe House of عثمانَOsman ساداتِlords الملوكِof kings ومَنْand those who
من آل عثمانَ ساداتِ الملوكِ ومَنْ
جاؤواthey came كعقدٍlike a necklace منof الياقوتrubies منضودstrung in order
جاؤوا كعقدٍ من الياقوت منضود
From the House of Osman, lords of kings, and those who
Of the Ottomans, lords of kings and those
came like a necklace of rubies, strung in order.
Who came like necklaces of ruby endowed
سادواthey ruled الأنامhumankind وشادواand they built up الدينthe faith وافتتحواand they opened
سادوا الأنام وشادوا الدين وافتتحوا
مِنْof كلّall ماthat which فيهin it خَيْرٌgoodness كُلَّevery مسدودbarred thing
مِنْ كلّ ما فيه خَيْرٌ كُلَّ مسدود
They ruled humankind, built up the faith, and opened
They ruled people and upheld the faith and opened
all that was barred in everything that holds good.
All that is good, each door once closed
هُمُthey السلاطينthe sultans ماnever ذرّتrose ولاnor غربتset
هُمُ السلاطين ما ذرّت ولا غربت
شمسٌa sun علىupon مثلهمtheir like فيin نصرupholding توحيدGod's oneness
شمسٌ على مثلهم في نصر توحيد
They are the sultans: never has there risen or set
They are sultans, never has sun declined or set
a sun upon their like in upholding God's oneness.
On likes of them in victory of God's unity
وجاءand came سلطانُناour sultan المحمودthe praised one بَعْدَهُمُafter them
وجاء سلطانُنا المحمود بَعْدَهُمُ
بكلّwith every رأيjudgment منamong الآراءthe judgments مسعودauspicious
بكلّ رأي من الآراء مسعود
And our praised sultan came after them,
And our Sultan Mahmud came after them
with every auspicious judgment among judgments.
With every splendid thought applauded
وربّماand sometimes جهلwas ignorant of الإِنسانُa person مقصدَهhis purpose
وربّما جهل الإِنسانُ مقصدَه
فجاءso he came فيهabout it بِقَوْلٍwith a statement غَيْرِnot مقصودintended
فجاء فيه بِقَوْلٍ غَيْرِ مقصود
And sometimes a person is ignorant of his purpose,
Yet man may oft misjudge his purpose
and so makes an unintended statement about it.
And speak of him in ways misunderstood
لمdid not يُعْطِهِgrant him اللّهGod ملكاkingship فيamong خليقتهHis creation
لم يُعْطِهِ اللّه ملكا في خليقته
إلاّexcept لمعنىًfor a quality منfrom الأغيارothers مفقودabsent
إلاّ لمعنىً من الأغيار مفقود
God did not grant him kingship among His creation
God granted him no rule o’er creation
except for a quality absent from others.
Save for some higher reason obscured
دانتsubmitted لدولتهto his dominion الأعناقُthe necks خاضعةًin submission
دانت لدولته الأعناقُ خاضعةً
منof كلّevery ذيone with والِدٍa father منهمamong them ومولودand one born
من كلّ ذي والِدٍ منهم ومولود
Necks bowed in submission to his rule,
Necks bowed submissive to his reign
of everyone among them who has a father, and everyone born.
All fathers and sons in obeisance accrued
تخشىfear السلاطينُthe sultans منfrom بُعْدٍafar بَوَادِرَهُhis outbursts
تخشى السلاطينُ من بُعْدٍ بَوَادِرَهُ
لِمَاbecause of what لهhe possesses منof جلالٍmajesty غَيْرِnot مجحودdenied
لِمَا له من جلالٍ غَيْرِ مجحود
The sultans fear his outbursts from afar,
Far sultans dread but whispers of his feats
for the undeniable majesty he possesses.
For his mighty awe leaves no applause withheld
وكلُّand every باشاpasha وإنand even if جلّتgrew exalted مكانتُهhis station
وكلُّ باشا وإن جلّت مكانتُه
فليسso he is not غيرother than فتىًa youth فيin الرقّbondage مصفودshackled
فليس غير فتىً في الرقّ مصفود
And every pasha, however exalted his station,
Each high Bashaw, though lofty his station
is but a youth shackled in bondage.
Is but a slave in fetters clasped and sealed
ياO عزّglory دينthe faith of الهدىguidance إنif يخشit fears منقصةdecline
يا عزّ دين الهدى إن يخش منقصة
بكلّwith every قَرْمٍmighty chief منof الإِسلامIslam صنديدvaliant
بكلّ قَرْمٍ من الإِسلام صنديد
O glory of the faith of guidance—should it fear decline—
O glory of the faith, if any disparage
with every mighty, valiant champion of Islam,
Islam entire, with each battalion and brigade
وقوةand a power منfrom لدنthe presence of ربّthe Lord of العلاthe heights بهرتdazzled
وقوة من لدن ربّ العلا بهرت
برّاًland وبحراًand sea بنظمٍthrough an order غيرnot معهودpreviously known
برّاً وبحراً بنظمٍ غير معهود
and a power from the Lord of the heights that has dazzled
Whose might from the Lord of Majesty dazzled
land and sea through an unprecedented order.
By land and sea in ways beyond all precedent
الْعُجْمُthe non-Arabs تشهدهاwitness it والعُرْبُand the Arabs تعلمهاknow it
الْعُجْمُ تشهدها والعُرْبُ تعلمها
شرقاًin the east وغرباًand in the west منamong البيضانthe white-skinned والسّودand the black-skinned
شرقاً وغرباً من البيضان والسّود
Non-Arabs witness it, and Arabs know it,
The non-Arabs witness it, Arabs acknowledge
in east and west, among white and black alike.
East and west, from blacks to whites communed
أنتyou المُذِلُّthe humbler لِعُبّادِof the worshippers of الصّليبthe cross وإنand even if
أنت المُذِلُّ لِعُبّادِ الصّليب وإن
لوىdelayed الزّمانtime بإنجازٍin fulfilling لموعودof something promised
لوى الزّمان بإنجازٍ لموعود
You are the humbler of the worshippers of the cross, even if
You who humbled the heathen hordes
time delays the fulfillment of what was promised.
Though times may twist what was divined
لاdoes not يُخْلِفُbreak اللّهُGod فيconcerning نَصْرٍvictory مَوَاعِدَهُHis promises
لا يُخْلِفُ اللّهُ في نَصْرٍ مَوَاعِدَهُ
لكنbut إلىuntil أجلٍa term فيin العلمknowledge معدودreckoned
لكن إلى أجلٍ في العلم معدود
God does not break His promises of victory,
God never breaks his promised victory
but fulfillment waits until a time reckoned in His knowledge.
But only postpones till a date foreseen
أنتyou المُؤَمَّلُthe one hoped for فيin كلّevery المُهِمِّgrave matter فمَنْso whoever
أنت المُؤَمَّلُ في كلّ المُهِمِّ فمَنْ
أتىcame لبابكto your door قصداًpurposefully غيرُnot مطرودturned away
أتى لبابك قصداً غيرُ مطرود
You are the one hoped for in every grave matter; whoever
In you all hopes in each travail convene
comes purposefully to your door is not turned away.
None spurned who comes seeking your threshold
وقدand indeed أَتَيْتُكَI came to you منfrom أقصىthe farthest البلادthe lands وفيand in
وقد أَتَيْتُكَ من أقصى البلاد وفي
ظنّيmy expectation الجميلfavorable بلوغيmy attainment منكfrom you مقصوديmy aim
ظنّي الجميل بلوغي منك مقصودي
And I have come to you from the farthest lands, with
From far lands I came, and I envisioned
my fair hope of gaining from you what I seek.
My goal in you, my purposeIPE
دامتmay endure معاليكyour lofty qualities للإِسلامfor Islam مَرْحَمَةًa mercy
دامت معاليك للإِسلام مَرْحَمَةً
وللطُّغَاةِand for tyrants عذاباًa torment غَيْرَnot مردودrepelled
وللطُّغَاةِ عذاباً غَيْرَ مردود
May your lofty qualities endure as a mercy to Islam,
Long may your grace shelter Islam
and as a torment for tyrants that cannot be repelled,
And rain torment without remit on tyrants rude
بِحُرْمَةِby the sanctity of المصطفىthe Chosen One أهدىmay bestow الإِلاهُGod لهupon him
بِحُرْمَةِ المصطفى أهدى الإِلاهُ له
أزكىpurest تحِيَّتِهِHis greeting منfrom غيرno تحديدlimitation
أزكى تحِيَّتِهِ من غير تحديد
by the sanctity of the Chosen One—may God bestow upon him
By the sanctity of the Chosen Guide
His purest greeting, without limit,
To him most purely greetings accorded
تَعُمُّencompasses أتباعَهhis followers فيin الدينthe faith قاطبةًall together
تَعُمُّ أتباعَه في الدين قاطبةً
والخلفاءَand the caliphs الىup to السلطانthe sultan محمودMahmud
والخلفاءَ الى السلطان محمود
encompassing all his followers in the faith,
Enveloping his followers in religion entire
and the caliphs down to Sultan Mahmud.
And the caliphs to Sultan Mahmud
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