1. يومٌ بداجية الزَّمان ضياءُ

    وبَهاؤه للخافقيْن بهاءُ

    A day—a radiance in the darkness of time,

    And its splendor is splendor for East and West.

  2. يُزجي النسيمَ به هجيرٌ لا فحٌ

    عجباً وتبسط ظلّه الصحراءُ

    On that day, scorching noonday heat wafts a breeze—

    How wondrous! And the desert spreads its shade.

  3. ويرفُّ من شظف المعيشة لينها

    ويسيل من وهج السَّراب الماءُ

    And from life's hardship flutters its ease,

    And water flows from the mirage's scorching glare.

  4. وإذا الرشادُ من الضلالة والعمى

    ومن الشَّقاق تآلف وإخاءُ

    And behold, from error and blindness comes right guidance,

    And from discord come harmony and brotherhood.

  5. وإذا من الفوضى نظام معجز

    وقيادة وسيادة ودهاءُ

    And behold, from chaos comes miraculous order,

    And leadership, sovereignty, and shrewdness.

  6. وإذا الخيام قصور أملاك الورى

    وإذا القفار دمشق والزوراءُ

    And behold, tents become the palaces of the world's kings,

    And behold, the wastelands become Damascus and al-Zawra.

  7. وعلى ربوع الصين كبَّر فيلقٌ

    وبأرض قسطنطين رفَّ لواءُ

    And across China's lands a legion proclaimed, 'God is greatest!'

    And in Constantine's land a banner fluttered.

  8. تلك الخوارق إن طلبت أدلَّةً

    ثبتَ البراقُ بهن والاسراءُ

    Those marvels—if you seek proofs—

    Through them al-Buraq and the Night Journey stand confirmed.

  9. نزل الكتاب على النبيّ محمدٍ

    ما يصنع الخطباءُ والشعراءُ

    The Book descended upon the Prophet Muhammad;

    What can orators and poets do?

  10. لو لم يكن وحيَ السماءِ ونورَه

    لمحته عارضةٌ له وذكاءُ

    Had it not been heaven's revelation and its light,

    Rival eloquence and wit would have effaced it.

  11. سَحَر القلوبَ فراحَ يقذفها على

    نار الجهاد أولئك البسلاءُ

    It enchanted hearts; then they began hurling them onto

    The fire of jihad—those valiant men.

  12. هيهات ما نكصوا على أعقابهم

    حتى انجلت عنهم وهم شهداءُ

    Far from it! They never turned back on their heels,

    Until it cleared away from them, leaving them martyrs.

  13. حرَّيَّةٌ آي الكتاب وسؤددٌ

    وعزيمةٌ وكرامةٌ وإباءُ

    The Book's verses are freedom and nobility,

    And resolve, dignity, and unbowed pride.

  14. ناديتُ قومي لا أخصّص مسلماً

    أبناء يعرب في الخطوب سواءُ

    I called to my people, not Muslims alone:

    The sons of Ya'rub stand equal in adversity.

  15. إن الكتابَ شريعةُ استقلالكم

    فتدَّبروه وأنتم الخلفاءُ

    Indeed, the Book is the law of your independence;

    So ponder it, for you are the successors.