1. اليومَ آن لشاكرٍ أن يجهَرا

    بِالشُكرِ مُرتَفِعَ العَقيرَةِ في الوَرى

    Today it is time for a grateful man to speak aloud,

    in thanks, raising his voice among humankind.

  2. إنّ الإِمارةَ لم تَزل في أَهلِها

    شَمّاءِ عاليَةَ القواعِدِ وَالذُرا

    Indeed, princely rule has always remained with its rightful family,

    proud and lofty in its foundations and summits.

  3. وَالتاجَ مقصورٌ عليهِم يَنتَقي

    مِنهم كبيراً للعلاء فَأَكبَرا

    And the crown is reserved for them alone, choosing

    from among them a great man for high rank, then a greater.

  4. وَالعرش إن أخلاهُ منهم ماجِدٌ

    ذكرَ الأَماجدَ منهمُ وَتخيَّرا

    And the throne, if a noble man among them vacates it,

    recalls their illustrious men and makes its choice.

  5. أحسينُ حبُّك في القُلوبِ مُحَقَّقٌ

    قد أظهرَ الإِخلاصُ منه المُضمَرا

    O Husayn, love for you in people's hearts is certain;

    devotion has revealed what lay hidden of that love.

  6. فاِحرص عليهِ فهوَ ملكٌ آخرٌ

    إن شئتَ مُلكا جنبَ مُلكٍ أَنضَرا

    So cherish it, for it is another kingdom,

    if you wish for a fairer kingdom beside your kingdom.

  7. وَالمُلكُ آلَ إِليكَ يحدو خطوَه

    شوقٌ إليكَ وَإن أَتى متأَخِّرا

    And kingship has passed to you, its steps urged onward

    by longing for you, even though it came late.

  8. لم يَعدُ فيما فاتَ بابَك ناسيا

    بَل وانياً حتى يَشِبَّ وَيَكبَرا

    It did not pass your door in bygone days through forgetfulness;

    rather, it lagged until it could come of age and grow great.

  9. عزّى عن العبّاس أَنَّكَ عمُّه

    وَأجلُّ مَن ساس الأُمورَ وَدَبَّرا

    It consoles us for Abbas that you are his uncle

    and the most illustrious of those who governed and directed affairs.

  10. وَأزالَ لوعةَ كلِّ قلبٍ بعده

    أَنَّ الدواءِ لما به بك قُدِّرا

    And what dispelled each heart's anguish after him

    was that the cure for its suffering was ordained through you.

  11. يا ناظرَ الماضي وَشاكِرَ عهدِهِ

    وَالحالُ بين يديهِ أجملُ مَنظَرا

    O you who gaze at the past and praise its days,

    while the present before you is fairer to behold:

  12. هذي الحقائِق باهراتٍ فَانتَبِه

    لا يُلهِيَنَّكَ طيفُ ماضٍ في الكَرى

    these truths are dazzling, so awaken;

    let no phantom of the past distract you in your sleep.

  13. هذا ابنُ إسماعيل نجماً طالعا

    لهدايةِ الساري فحَيِّ على السُرى

    Here is Ismail's son, a rising star,

    to guide the night traveler—so come, journey by night!

  14. المُلكُ من يُمناه على العهدِ الذي

    أَخَذَته قبلُ عليه ناضِرَةُ القُرى

    Rule from his right hand abides by the pledge which

    the fairest of towns had exacted from him before.

  15. وَالنيلُ لم يَبرَح على العهدِ الذي

    أخَذَته قبلُ عليه ناضِرَةُ القُرى

    And the Nile still holds to the pledge which

    the fairest of towns had exacted from it before,

  16. متهادِيا بين البِقاعِ مُناجِيا

    أَرجاءَها بالخِصب يَكتَنِفُ الثَرى

    gliding gently among the lands, whispering

    to their reaches, enfolding the soil in fertility.

  17. وَالشَرعُ بين الناسِ ناهٍ آمرٌ

    ما زالَ حُكمُ اللَهِ فيه موَقّرا

    And sacred law among the people forbids and commands;

    God's judgment within it remains revered.

  18. وَالبيتُ بيت محمد قد شادَه

    لبَنيهِ لم يَستَثنِ منهم معشَرا

    And the house is Muhammad's house; he built it

    for his sons, excluding no group among them.

  19. وَالعَمُّ أكبرُ حِكمةً وَدِرايَةً

    بِالأَمرِ لو أَنَّ المُكابِرَ فكَّرا

    And the uncle is greater in wisdom and understanding

    of affairs—if only the obstinate man would reflect.

  20. حالٌ إذا نَظرَ الأَريبُ جَمالَها

    شكرَ الإِلهَ وحَقُّهُ أن يُشكَرا

    Such is the state: when the discerning man beholds its beauty,

    he thanks God, whose due it is to be thanked.