جادَ الفُؤادُ فَلا جَرَم

جادَ الفُؤادُ فَلا جَرَم

شُكراً عَلى تِلكَ النِعَم

شُكراً عَلى تِلكَ النِعَم

The heart poured forth—no wonder—

My heart overflowed, no wonder

thanks for those blessings.

Thanks for those blessings

أَهدى إِليَّ شَعاعُهُ

أَهدى إِليَّ شَعاعُهُ

نُوراً بِهِ تَمحى الظَلم

نُوراً بِهِ تَمحى الظَلم

His ray bestowed upon me

Its rays brought me

a light by which darkness is erased,

A light that dispels the darkness

فَأَنالَ أَعظَمَ منَّة

فَأَنالَ أَعظَمَ منَّة

مِن فَيضِ هاتيكَ الهِمَم

مِن فَيضِ هاتيكَ الهِمَم

and granted the greatest favor

So I attained the greatest favor

from the abundance of those lofty aims.

From the outpouring of those resolves

يا صَدرَ دَولِتِنا الَّذي

يا صَدرَ دَولِتِنا الَّذي

أَهدى الهُدى وَبِهِ اِعتَصَم

أَهدى الهُدى وَبِهِ اِعتَصَم

O chief minister of our state, who

O bosom of our state which

bestowed guidance and held fast to it;

Brought guidance and to it clung

يا راس عَسكَرِها الَّذي

يا راس عَسكَرِها الَّذي

عَضدَ الحُسامُ بِهِ القَلَم

عَضدَ الحُسامُ بِهِ القَلَم

O commander of its army, through whom

O head of its army which

the sword strengthened the pen.

The resolve backed, the pen supported

قَد جاءَ أَمرُكَ مُحسِناً

قَد جاءَ أَمرُكَ مُحسِناً

فَإِبانَ سَعدي وَابتَسَم

فَإِبانَ سَعدي وَابتَسَم

Your command came bearing kindness,

Your command came well-doing

so my good fortune shone forth and smiled.

So my joy surfaced and smiled

يَجلو إِليَّ إِرادَةً

يَجلو إِليَّ إِرادَةً

في مِثلِها يَحيى النَسم

في مِثلِها يَحيى النَسم

It unveils to me a decree

It makes clear to me a will

such as gives souls life,

In the like of which the breeze lives

مِن حلمِ سُلطان العَلي

مِن حلمِ سُلطان العَلي

رَبِّ المَراحِمِ وَالكَرَم

رَبِّ المَراحِمِ وَالكَرَم

from the clemency of the exalted Sultan,

From the clemency of the Sublime Sultan

lord of mercy and generosity.

Lord of Mercy and Generosity

فَضلٌ بِهِ وَاليَتني

فَضلٌ بِهِ وَاليَتني

فَازالَ سَقي وَالأَلَم

فَازالَ سَقي وَالأَلَم

A favor with which you befriended me

A grace in it, my rule

dispelled my illness and pain.

Removed aridity and pain

طَرَزتُ فيهِ صَحيفَتي

طَرَزتُ فيهِ صَحيفَتي

فَغَدَت بِشُهرَتِها علم

فَغَدَت بِشُهرَتِها علم

With it I embroidered my page,

I embroidered in it my scroll

and through its fame it became a landmark.

So it became, by its fame, a banner

ما زالَ لُطفَكَ شامِلاً

ما زالَ لُطفَكَ شامِلاً

حَتّى التَفَتَ إِلى عَدَم

حَتّى التَفَتَ إِلى عَدَم

Your kindness remained all-embracing,

Your kindness kept including me

until it turned toward one of no account.

Until it turned to nothingness

فَعَلَوتُ فَوقَ مَراتِبي عَجَباً

فَعَلَوتُ فَوقَ مَراتِبي عَجَباً

وَتَهتُ عَلى شِمَم

وَتَهتُ عَلى شِمَم

So I rose above my ranks—how wondrous!—

So I transcended my states, amazed

and exulted with my head held high.

And lost in ecstasy

وَأَنا بِظلكَ واقِفٌ

وَأَنا بِظلكَ واقِفٌ

لي تَحتَهُ خيرُ القسم

لي تَحتَهُ خيرُ القسم

And I stand in your shade;

And I stand in your shade

beneath it, mine is the finest share.

Under which is the best division

لي في ذُراكَ تَعلقٌ

لي في ذُراكَ تَعلقٌ

فيهِ اِفتَخَرَتُ عَلى الأُمَم

فيهِ اِفتَخَرَتُ عَلى الأُمَم

To your heights I cling;

I have in your company an attachment

in this I have gloried above the nations.

In which I prided myself over nations

مَن كانَ مثلي لائِذاً

مَن كانَ مثلي لائِذاً

بِحِماكَ تَحييهِ النِعَم

بِحِماكَ تَحييهِ النِعَم

Whoever, like me, seeks refuge

Who can be like me, finding refuge

in your protection is given life by blessings.

In your protection, graced by blessing