مُلْكٌ بدا ما به زيغٌ ولا خطلُ

مُلْكٌ بدا ما به زيغٌ ولا خطلُ

رحب الفِنا خدنه المعروفُ والعملُ

رحب الفِنا خدنه المعروفُ والعملُ

A reign has dawned, without deviation or folly.

A kingdom whose uprightness had no deviation or error,

Wide is his courtyard; kindness and action are his companions.

Its prosperity was wide, characterized by good deeds and actions,

يا سيدي خيرُ منْ يمشي على قدمٍ

يا سيدي خيرُ منْ يمشي على قدمٍ

لم ينثنى في المعالِي ما له مثلُ

لم ينثنى في المعالِي ما له مثلُ

O my lord, best of those who walk on foot.

O my master, best are those who walk with steady steps,

He has not faltered in lofty pursuits; he has no equal.

Who never bent from noble goals, none can equal them,

حتفُ العدى لا يبالِي إن به نزلوا

حتفُ العدى لا يبالِي إن به نزلوا

نورُ الدُّنا ليس يأوى ربعَه خَلَلُ

نورُ الدُّنا ليس يأوى ربعَه خَلَلُ

The doom of foes, he cares not if they descend upon him.

The death of enemies matters not if they attack,

Light of the world, no flaw finds shelter in his abode.

The light of faith finds no refuge but in sound hearts,

بدْرُ الندى طبعُه الجدوى بلا سأَمٍ

بدْرُ الندى طبعُه الجدوى بلا سأَمٍ

قد سرّني عَلَمٌ لا شانَه مللُ

قد سرّني عَلَمٌ لا شانَه مللُ

Full moon of bounty, his nature is beneficence without weariness.

The full moon of guidance has intrinsic merit without boredom,

A luminary has gladdened me, never marred by weariness.

A banner that has no equal brought me joy,

حلفُ الهدى طاهرُ الأجدادِ مبتهلٌ

حلفُ الهدى طاهرُ الأجدادِ مبتهلٌ

عالي البنا بالتُّقَى والزهد مُشْتَمِلُ

عالي البنا بالتُّقَى والزهد مُشْتَمِلُ

An ally of guidance, pure of ancestry, fervent in prayer.

The oath of guidance, pure ancestors imploring,

His edifice is lofty, cloaked in piety and asceticism.

With high principles of piety and asceticism laden,

يا مرشدي خير خلق اللهِ كلِّهمُ

يا مرشدي خير خلق اللهِ كلِّهمُ

ما ضرني أنني في الودِّ مُنتحلُ

ما ضرني أنني في الودِّ مُنتحلُ

O my guide, best of all God's creatures.

O my guide, best of all Allah's creation,

It has not harmed me that I lay claim to affection.

I care not if I profess love for you openly,

بحْرُ الندَى ما له شبهٌ ولا مثلٌ

بحْرُ الندَى ما له شبهٌ ولا مثلٌ

حُلو الجَنا بالتُّقَى والعزّ مُشْتَغِلُ

حُلو الجَنا بالتُّقَى والعزّ مُشْتَغِلُ

An ocean of bounty, with neither likeness nor equal.

An ocean of dew unlike any other,

Sweet is his fruit, devoted to piety and glory.

Sweet oasis with piety and dignity occupied,

للمقْتدى لا يميلُ الحد من كرمٍ

للمقْتدى لا يميلُ الحد من كرمٍ

للمجتنى لم يمله اللومُ والعذلُ

للمجتنى لم يمله اللومُ والعذلُ

Out of generosity, he does not turn the blade's edge against the follower.

For the guided, generosity knows no limit,

For the gleaner, neither blame nor rebuke has swayed him.

For the sought, no blame or rebuke makes him bored,

مروى الصدى مالَه عن جوده مشغلٌ

مروى الصدى مالَه عن جوده مشغلٌ

لهف لنا عن جمان ليسَ ينتقلُ

لهف لنا عن جمان ليسَ ينتقلُ

Quencher of thirst, nothing distracts him from his generosity.

Quenched with benevolence, nothing distracts him from generosity,

Anxious for us, he does not turn away from pearls.

Yearning for us, from bounty he cannot be deterred,

بامُنْجدى لا تسلِّى القلب عن هِمَمٍ

بامُنْجدى لا تسلِّى القلب عن هِمَمٍ

لا تنسنى فمديحى ما به دَخَلُ

لا تنسنى فمديحى ما به دَخَلُ

O my helper, do not distract the heart from lofty aspirations.

O you who brings glory, hearts find no consolation from aspirations,

Do not forget me, for my praise contains no guile.

Forget me not, for my praises have no bounds,

طولُ المدى ذاكَ سيفٌ عارضٌ هطل

طولُ المدى ذاكَ سيفٌ عارضٌ هطل

لا ينثنى نسلُ سلطانٍ هُو البطَلُ

لا ينثنى نسلُ سلطانٍ هُو البطَلُ

For all time, that is Saif—a cloud pouring rain.

Long live the days, a sword that pours forth,

Sultan's scion never falters; he is the hero.

The line of a sultan who is the hero, it never bends.