سَفَرَ الزَمانُ بِغُرَّةِ المُستَبشِرِ

سَفَرَ الزَمانُ بِغُرَّةِ المُستَبشِرِ

وَكُسي شَباباً بَعدَ ذاكَ المَكبَرِ

وَكُسي شَباباً بَعدَ ذاكَ المَكبَرِ

Time shone with the bright brow of one rejoicing,

The days have journeyed with the exultation of the blithe,

Time has unveiled the face of a bearer of good tidings,

And was clothed in youth after that old age.

And clothed youth after that ripeness.

And is clothed in youth after its age of decline.

وَتَأَرَّجَت أَرجاؤُهُ بِشَذائِهِ

وَتَأَرَّجَت أَرجاؤُهُ بِشَذائِهِ

حَتّى لَخِلنا التُربَ شيبَ بِعَنبَرِ

حَتّى لَخِلنا التُربَ شيبَ بِعَنبَرِ

Its reaches grew fragrant with its scent,

And its outskirts were perfumed with its fragrance,

Its corners have become fragrant with his scent,

Until we surely thought the dust was mixed with ambergris.

Until we thought the soil was gray with ambergris.

Until we imagined the very soil was mixed with ambergris.

وَتَأَلَّقَت في طيبَةٍ سُرُجُ الهُدى

وَتَأَلَّقَت في طيبَةٍ سُرُجُ الهُدى

ما بَينَ رَوضَةِ سَيِّدي وَالمِنبَرِ

ما بَينَ رَوضَةِ سَيِّدي وَالمِنبَرِ

And in Taybah the lamps of guidance shone,

In Taibah the lanterns of guidance shone,

The lamps of guidance have shone in Taybah,

Between my master's garden and the pulpit.

Between my master's garden and the pulpit.

Between the Garden of my Master and the pulpit.

وَتَأَلَّقَت مِن قَبلِ ذاكَ بِمَكَّةٍ

وَتَأَلَّقَت مِن قَبلِ ذاكَ بِمَكَّةٍ

إِذ قُدِّسَت مِن كُلِّ رِجسٍ مُفتَرِ

إِذ قُدِّسَت مِن كُلِّ رِجسٍ مُفتَرِ

They had shone before that in Mecca,

And before that they shone in Mecca,

And they shone before that in Mecca,

When it was purified of every vile fabricator of lies.

When it was sanctified from all spuriousness of the slanderer.

When it was sanctified from every fabricated abomination.

وَتَجَدَّدَت مِن جُدَّةٍ أَعلامُهُ

وَتَجَدَّدَت مِن جُدَّةٍ أَعلامُهُ

وَتَقَشَّعَت مِنها رُسومُ المُنكَر

وَتَقَشَّعَت مِنها رُسومُ المُنكَر

And from Jeddah its banners were renewed,

And its flags were made anew,

His banners were renewed in Jeddah,

And the traces of wrongdoing dispersed from it.

And the forms of prohibition faded from it.

And the traces of vice were swept away from it.

وَجَرَت يَنابيعُ الهُدى في يَنبُعٍ

وَجَرَت يَنابيعُ الهُدى في يَنبُعٍ

هذي السَعادَةُ يا لَها مِن مَفخَرِ

هذي السَعادَةُ يا لَها مِن مَفخَرِ

The springs of guidance flowed in Yanbu:

The fountains of guidance flowed in Yanbu,

And the springs of guidance flowed in Yanbu;

This is happiness—what a source of pride!

This is happiness, oh how glorious!

This is true felicity—oh, what a source of pride!

بِفُتوحِ مُؤتَمَِ الإِلهِ لِدينِهِ

بِفُتوحِ مُؤتَمَِ الإِلهِ لِدينِهِ

مَلِكٍ تَسَلسَل مِن كَريمِ العُنصُرِ

مَلِكٍ تَسَلسَل مِن كَريمِ العُنصُرِ

Through the conquests of God's trustee for His faith,

With the openings of the God-aided one for His religion,

Through the conquests of God’s trustee over His religion,

A king descended from noble stock.

A king descended from generous stock.

A King descended from a noble lineage.

لَيتَ الذي سَكَنَ الثَرى مِمَّن مَضى

لَيتَ الذي سَكَنَ الثَرى مِمَّن مَضى

مِن أَهلِ بَدرٍ وَالبَقيعِ المُنوِرِ

مِن أَهلِ بَدرٍ وَالبَقيعِ المُنوِرِ

If only those dwelling beneath the earth, among the departed,

If only those who inhabit the earth and are gone

Would that those who dwell in the dust of the past,

From the people of Badr and radiant al-Baqi,

From the people of Badr and the Enlightened Baqi could see!

From the people of Badr and the illuminated Baqi',

اِنظُروا صَنيعَكَ في المَدينَةِ وَالتي

اِنظُروا صَنيعَكَ في المَدينَةِ وَالتي

يَهوي إِلَيها كُلُّ أَشعَثَ أَغبَرِ

يَهوي إِلَيها كُلُّ أَشعَثَ أَغبَرِ

Could behold your handiwork in Medina, and in the city

Look upon your work in Medina and that

Could look upon your work in Medina and that city

To which every disheveled, dust-covered man hastens,

To which every disheveled dusty one inclines.

To which every disheveled, dusty pilgrim rushes,

كَي يَشهَدوا أَنَّ الفَضائِلَ قُسِّمَت

كَي يَشهَدوا أَنَّ الفَضائِلَ قُسِّمَت

بِالفَضلِ بَينَ مُقَدَّمٍ وَمُؤَخَّرِ

بِالفَضلِ بَينَ مُقَدَّمٍ وَمُؤَخَّرِ

So they might witness that virtues were apportioned

So they may witness that the virtues were divided

So they might witness that virtues have been apportioned

By merit between those who came before and those who came after.

By merit between the foremost and the late.

By grace between the vanguard and the rearguard.

وَيَسُرَّهُم إِحياؤُكَ الشَرعَ الذي

وَيَسُرَّهُم إِحياؤُكَ الشَرعَ الذي

قَد كانَ قَبلَكَ مِثلَ روحِ مُغَرغِرِ

قَد كانَ قَبلَكَ مِثلَ روحِ مُغَرغِرِ

And your revival of the sacred law would delight them:

And it would delight them, your revival of the Law

And it would please them, your reviving of the Law

Before you, it had been like the soul of a man in his death-rattle.

Which before you was like the soul of a choking man.

That was, before you, like a spirit in its death throes.

عَبَّدتَ لِلمُلكِ العَزيزِ تَقاؤُلاً

عَبَّدتَ لِلمُلكِ العَزيزِ تَقاؤُلاً

وَالفَألُ تُؤثَرُ عَن شَفيعِ المَحشَرِ

وَالفَألُ تُؤثَرُ عَن شَفيعِ المَحشَرِ

You were named a servant of the Mighty Sovereign as a hopeful omen,

You have enslaved the mighty kingdom,

You paved the way for the mighty kingdom as a good omen,

And good omens are transmitted from the intercessor at the Gathering.

And fortune is preferred over the intercessor of the Gathering.

For optimism is a tradition from the Intercessor of the Gathering.

سِرٌّ بَدبعٌ كانَ في إِخفائِهِ

سِرٌّ بَدبعٌ كانَ في إِخفائِهِ

مِن قَبلِ سَعدِكَ حِكمَةٌ لَم تَظهَرِ

مِن قَبلِ سَعدِكَ حِكمَةٌ لَم تَظهَرِ

A wondrous secret: in its concealment there was,

A hidden pearl was in its concealment,

A wondrous secret lay in its concealment,

Before your good fortune, a wisdom not yet revealed.

Before your good fortune, a wisdom that did not appear.

A wisdom unrevealed before your auspicious arrival.

وَفَضائِلٌ كُنتَ الخَليقَ بِنَشرِها

وَفَضائِلٌ كُنتَ الخَليقَ بِنَشرِها

وَتَرى الغَبِيَّ بِسِرِّها لَم يَشعُرِ

وَتَرى الغَبِيَّ بِسِرِّها لَم يَشعُرِ

And virtues you were worthy of spreading,

And virtues you were suited to spreading,

And virtues you were created worthy to spread,

Yet you see the dull-witted one unaware of their secret.

Yet the ignorant did not sense its mystery.

While you see the fool unaware of their secret meaning.

أَوَ ما عَلِموا بِاَنَّ حَظَّكَ فيهِمُ

أَوَ ما عَلِموا بِاَنَّ حَظَّكَ فيهِمُ

كانَ الزَغيمَ لَدَيهِمُ في المَحضَرِ

كانَ الزَغيمَ لَدَيهِمُ في المَحضَرِ

Did they not know that your fortune among them

Or did they not know that your share among them

Did they not know that your fortune among them

Was their guarantor in the assembly?

Was like cheap metal before them in the assembly?

Was the guarantor for them in the assembly?

أَنتَ الذي إِن تُبدِ ناجِذَ غَضبَةٍ

أَنتَ الذي إِن تُبدِ ناجِذَ غَضبَةٍ

مِنها تَثَعلَبَ كُلُّ لَيثٍ قَسوَرِ

مِنها تَثَعلَبَ كُلُّ لَيثٍ قَسوَرِ

You are the one who, if you bare a tooth of wrath,

You, if you bare the claws of wrath,

You are he who, if he reveals the fang of anger,

At it, every mighty lion turns into a fox.

From it every stubborn lion would become like a fox.

Every mighty lion turns into a fox before it.

فَاِشكُر إِلهَكَ وَاِرعَهُ غَضبَةٍ

فَاِشكُر إِلهَكَ وَاِرعَهُ غَضبَةٍ

مِنها تَثَغلَبَ كُلُّ لَيثٍ قَسورِ

مِنها تَثَغلَبَ كُلُّ لَيثٍ قَسورِ

So thank your God and heed Him—[fragment: a wrath],

So thank your God and hold back His wrath,

So thank your God and heed Him in an anger from which every mighty lion turns into a fox.

At which every mighty lion turns foxlike [reading uncertain].

From which every stubborn lion would be defeated.

And let both mankind and Jinn give thanks for what you bestowed,

وَليَشكُرِ الثَقلانِ ما أَولَتهُم

وَليَشكُرِ الثَقلانِ ما أَولَتهُم

مِن أَمنِهِم مِن بَعدِ خَوفٍ أَعسَرِ

مِن أَمنِهِم مِن بَعدِ خَوفٍ أَعسَرِ

And let humankind and jinn give thanks for what you bestowed on them:

And let the two races thank what security He gave them

Of safety granted after the harshest fear.

Their security after dire fear.

After fear more bitter.

The Hijaz has won a joy from the turn of time,

ظَفِرَ الحِجازُ مِنَ الزَمانِ بِغِبطَةٍ

ظَفِرَ الحِجازُ مِنَ الزَمانِ بِغِبطَةٍ

بَعدَ النَبِيِّ وَصَحبِهِ لَم تُخبَرِ

بَعدَ النَبِيِّ وَصَحبِهِ لَم تُخبَرِ

The Hijaz won from time a happiness

The Hejaz triumphed over the days with a joy

Unheard of since the Prophet and his Companions.

Unheard of since the Prophet and his companions.

Not experienced after the Prophet and his companions.

They became secure in their wealth and their blood,

أَمِنوا عَلى أَموالِهِم وَدِمائِهِم

أَمِنوا عَلى أَموالِهِم وَدِمائِهِم

مِن بَعدِ ما كانوا لِأَوَّلِ مُجتَري

مِن بَعدِ ما كانوا لِأَوَّلِ مُجتَري

Their wealth and their blood became secure,

They were secure in their wealth and blood

After having been prey to the first aggressor.

After they had been prey to the first daring aggressor.

After they had been prey for the first assailant.

For so long was the youth seized from his home,

وَلَطالَ ما أُخِذَ الفَتى مِن بَيتِهِ

وَلَطالَ ما أُخِذَ الفَتى مِن بَيتِهِ

وَاليَومَ يُمسي مُصحِراً لَم يَحذَرِ

وَاليَومَ يُمسي مُصحِراً لَم يَحذَرِ

How often a young man was seized from his home!

And no more was the youth seized from his home,

Yet today he roams the desert wastes without dread.

Today he spends the evening in the open, without fear.

While today he spends the night unafraid.

O son of Caliphs and Guides, possessors of piety,

يَاِبنَ الخَلائِفَ وَالهُداةِ أَولي التُقى

يَاِبنَ الخَلائِفَ وَالهُداةِ أَولي التُقى

وَاِبنَ الأَئِمَّةِ أَكبَراً عَن أَكبَرِ

وَاِبنَ الأَئِمَّةِ أَكبَراً عَن أَكبَرِ

O son of caliphs and guides endowed with piety,

O son of the caliphs and the rightly guided,

Son of Imams, a great one descended from the great.

And son of imams, one great forebear after another!

Greater than the greatest in ancestry!

The thrones of glory were ruined until you came,

ثُلَّت عُروشُ المَجدِ حَتّى جَئتُمُ

ثُلَّت عُروشُ المَجدِ حَتّى جَئتُمُ

فَبَنَيتُموها بِالظُبى وَالسَمهَري

فَبَنَيتُموها بِالظُبى وَالسَمهَري

The thrones of glory were toppled until you came,

The thrones of glory succeeded until you came

So you rebuilt them with sharp blades and Samhari spears.

Then you rebuilt them with sword-edges and straight spears.

And built them with youth and sword.

A people who flattened the enemy’s land with their steeds,

قَومٌ دَحَوا أَرضَ العَدُوِّ بِخَيلِهِم

قَومٌ دَحَوا أَرضَ العَدُوِّ بِخَيلِهِم

وَبَنوا سَماءً فَوقَها مِن عِثيَرِ

وَبَنوا سَماءً فَوقَها مِن عِثيَرِ

A people who flattened the enemy's land with their horses,

A people who conquered the land of the enemy with their horses

And built a sky of dust above it.

And built a sky of dust above it.

And built a heaven above it of eagles.

And when their hands grapple with spears,

وَإِذا تَناوَشَتِ الرِماحَ أَكُفُّهُم

وَإِذا تَناوَشَتِ الرِماحَ أَكُفُّهُم

رَكَزوا أَسِنَّتَها بِنَحرِ الأَصعَرِ

رَكَزوا أَسِنَّتَها بِنَحرِ الأَصعَرِ

And when their hands reach for the spears,

And when the spears were mixed together, their palms

They plant the points in the throats of the arrogant.

They plant their points in the arrogant man's throat.

Thrust its points into the chests of the yellow.

And when stallions swagger in a tight battle,

وَإِذا تَخاطَرَتِ القُرومُ بِمَأزِقٍ

وَإِذا تَخاطَرَتِ القُرومُ بِمَأزِقٍ

ضَنكٍ رَأَيت وَجوهَهُم كَالأَقمُرِ

ضَنكٍ رَأَيت وَجوهَهُم كَالأَقمُرِ

And when the champions brave a battlefield

And when the warriors were pressed in a tight

You see their faces shining like moons.

Cramped and harsh, you see their faces like moons.

Calamitous spot, you saw their faces like the moon.

They took from fortified patience ample armor,

تَخِذوا مِنَ الصَبرِ الحَصينِ سَوابِغاً

تَخِذوا مِنَ الصَبرِ الحَصينِ سَوابِغاً

أَغناهُمُ عَن جُنَّةٍ أَو مِغفَرِ

أَغناهُمُ عَن جُنَّةٍ أَو مِغفَرِ

They took impregnable patience as full coats of mail:

They took patient endurance as thick armor

Which sufficed them in place of shield or helmet.

It made shield or helmet needless for them.

Which enriched them beyond any army or amnesty.

And when the face of unjust fate frowned,

وَإِذا تَعَبَّسَ وَجهُ دَهرٍ قاسِطٍ

وَإِذا تَعَبَّسَ وَجهُ دَهرٍ قاسِطٍ

ضَحِكوا بِفَكِّ إِسارِ كَفّ المُعسِر

ضَحِكوا بِفَكِّ إِسارِ كَفّ المُعسِر

And when the face of unjust fortune scowls,

And if the face of unjust time frowned,

They laughed as they broke the bonds of the destitute.

They smile as they unbind the needy man's hand.

They laughed with the palm of one unable to pay.

Do we not see Abdulaziz, son of those

أَو ما نَرى عَبدَ العَزيزِ اِبنَ الأُلى

أَو ما نَرى عَبدَ العَزيزِ اِبنَ الأُلى

أَحيَوا مَآثِرَ سُنَّةِ المُدَّثرِ

أَحيَوا مَآثِرَ سُنَّةِ المُدَّثرِ

Do we not see Abd al-Aziz, son of those who

Or do we not see Abdulaziz son of the exalted ones

Who revived the glorious traditions of the Cloaked Prophet?

Revived the glorious deeds of the Cloaked One's tradition?

Revive the excellent traditions of the mantled one.

How he ascended in glory to the zenith of heights,

كَيفَ اِرتَقى مَجداً إِلى أَوجِ العُلا

كَيفَ اِرتَقى مَجداً إِلى أَوجِ العُلا

حَتّى لَكادَ بِهِ يُحاذي المُشتَري

حَتّى لَكادَ بِهِ يُحاذي المُشتَري

How he rose in glory to the summit of greatness,

How he ascended in glory to the apex of highness

Until he nearly aligned with Jupiter.

Until through it he nearly drew level with Jupiter!

Until he almost equaled with it the shining star!

He stripped kingdoms from their owners with resolves

سَلَبَ المَمالِكَ أَهلَها بِعَزائِمٍ

سَلَبَ المَمالِكَ أَهلَها بِعَزائِمٍ

يُنسي مَضاها عَزمَةَ الإِسكَندَرِ

يُنسي مَضاها عَزمَةَ الإِسكَندَرِ

He wrested kingdoms from their rulers with resolutions

He stripped the kingdoms from their people with resolves

Whose sharpness makes one forget the will of Alexander.

Whose sharp force makes Alexander's resolve forgotten.

That diminish the resolve of Alexander.

He wore the dust of battle into the fray, for truly

لَبِسَ العَجاجَ إِلى الهياجِ وَإِنَّما

لَبِسَ العَجاجَ إِلى الهياجِ وَإِنَّما

نَيلُ المَعالي في رُكوبِ المَخطَرِ

نَيلُ المَعالي في رُكوبِ المَخطَرِ

He clothed himself in dust for battle; and only

He donned audacity over caution, and verily

The attainment of high honors lies in riding into danger.

By riding into danger are high honors won.

Attaining noble qualities is in undertaking danger.

Kings organized beneath his banner, bowing down

نَظَمَ المُلوكُ لِواءهُ فَتَحَدَّبوا

نَظَمَ المُلوكُ لِواءهُ فَتَحَدَّبوا

تَحتَ اللِواءِ تَحَدُّبَ المُستَصغَرِ

تَحتَ اللِواءِ تَحَدُّبَ المُستَصغَرِ

His banner gathered kings together, and they bowed

The kings joined under his banner jealously

Under the standard with the humility of the belittled.

Beneath the banner like one humbled.

Gazing under the banner like the debased.

The lion does not roar in his domain;

لا يَزأَرُ اللَيثُ الهِزَبرُ بِجَوِّهِ

لا يَزأَرُ اللَيثُ الهِزَبرُ بِجَوِّهِ

وَإِذا تَثاءَبَ وَدَّ لَو لَم يَفغَرِ

وَإِذا تَثاءَبَ وَدَّ لَو لَم يَفغَرِ

No mighty lion roars within his domain,

The roaring lion does not bellow in his defense,

And if he yawns, he wishes he had not opened his mouth.

And if it yawns, it wishes it had not opened its mouth.

And when he yawns he would that he had not opened wide!

How often he led them—horses with lean flanks,

كَم قادَها قُبَّ الأَياطِلِ شُزَّباً

كَم قادَها قُبَّ الأَياطِلِ شُزَّباً

تَدَعُ المَعاقِلَ كَاليَبابِ المُقفِرِ

تَدَعُ المَعاقِلَ كَاليَبابِ المُقفِرِ

How often he led them, hollow-flanked and lean,

How he drove the empty ruins ahead in hordes

Leaving strongholds like desolate wastelands.

Leaving fortresses like desolate wasteland!

Leaving the fortresses like a desolate wasteland!

Carrying every lion-hearted warrior with a mane,

يَحمِلنَ كُلَّ غَضَنفَرٍ ذي لُبدَةٍ

يَحمِلنَ كُلَّ غَضَنفَرٍ ذي لُبدَةٍ

وَيَطَأنَ هامَ الأَصيَدِ المُتَجَبِّرِ

وَيَطَأنَ هامَ الأَصيَدِ المُتَجَبِّرِ

They carry every maned lion,

Bearing every long-necked one with a mane

And trampling the skulls of the proud tyrants.

And trample the heads of the haughty tyrant.

And treading the shoulder of the recalcitrant prey.

Seeking shade in the sparks of hooves in battle,

مُتَفَيِّئاً وَهَجَ السَنابِكِ في الوَغى

مُتَفَيِّئاً وَهَجَ السَنابِكِ في الوَغى

مُتَقَيِّلاً ظَهرَ الجَوادِ الأَشقَرِ

مُتَقَيِّلاً ظَهرَ الجَوادِ الأَشقَرِ

Seeking shade in the blaze of hooves amid battle,

Sheltered by the fervor of the battlefield in the fray

Napping on the back of a sorrel steed.

Taking his noonday rest on the back of a chestnut steed.

Exhausting the back of the blond steed.

Steadfast when dark misfortunes change color,

ثَبتٌ إِذا دُهمُ الخُطوبِ تَلَوَّنَت

ثَبتٌ إِذا دُهمُ الخُطوبِ تَلَوَّنَت

يَقِظٌ إِذا لَحَنوا لَهُ لَم يَعتَرِ

يَقِظٌ إِذا لَحَنوا لَهُ لَم يَعتَرِ

Steadfast when dark calamities change their forms,

Steadfast when the afflictions change color,

Alert; if they speak in riddles to him, he is not confused.

Alert when they speak obliquely to him, never faltering.

Alert when they sing his praises, he does not notice.

He combined sovereignty, bravery, and generosity,

جَمَعَ السِيادَةَ وَالشَجاعَةَ وَالنَدى

جَمَعَ السِيادَةَ وَالشَجاعَةَ وَالنَدى

خُلُقٌ لَهُ في مَورِدٍ أَو مَصدَرِ

خُلُقٌ لَهُ في مَورِدٍ أَو مَصدَرِ

He combined leadership, courage, and generosity:

He combined sovereignty, courage, and softness,

A character innate to him in every coming and going.

Such is his character, whether coming or going.

A character whose ways whether source or estuary are virtuous.

If he gives, you find only the enriched;

فَإِذا حَبا لَم تَلقَ غَيرَ مُمَوَّلٍ

فَإِذا حَبا لَم تَلقَ غَيرَ مُمَوَّلٍ

وَإِذا سَطا لَم تَلقَ غَيرَ مُعَفَّرِ

وَإِذا سَطا لَم تَلقَ غَيرَ مُعَفَّرِ

When he bestows, you find none but men enriched;

So if he bestows you will not find any but a loyalist,

If he strikes, you find only those dusted in defeat.

And when he strikes, you find none but men laid in dust.

And if he is stern you will not find any but a wretch.

And if you look, you see the finest sight;

وَإِذا نَظَرتَ نَظَرتَ أَحسَنَ مَنظَرٍ

وَإِذا نَظَرتَ نَظَرتَ أَحسَنَ مَنظَرٍ

وَإِذا سَمِعتَ سَمِعتَ أَكرَمُ مُخبِرِ

وَإِذا سَمِعتَ سَمِعتَ أَكرَمُ مُخبِرِ

When you look, you behold the finest sight;

And if you look you look upon the finest looking,

And if you listen, you hear the noblest report.

And when you listen, you hear the noblest speaker.

And if you hear you hear the most honorable speaker.

Thoughts wrestle with how he ascended,

تَتَخالَجُ الأَفكارُ في كَيفَ اِرتَقى

تَتَخالَجُ الأَفكارُ في كَيفَ اِرتَقى

فَتُرَدُّ حاسِرَةً كَأَن لَم تَفكِرِ

فَتُرَدُّ حاسِرَةً كَأَن لَم تَفكِرِ

Thoughts contend over how he ascended,

Thoughts struggle with how he attained this height,

But they are turned back weary, as if they had not thought at all.

Then are sent back exhausted, as though they had not thought.

Then return frustrated as if they did not think.

A people from whose core pride branched out,

قَومٌ تَفَرَّعَ مِن صَميمِ فَخارِهِم

قَومٌ تَفَرَّعَ مِن صَميمِ فَخارِهِم

وَهَبوا البَرِيَّةَ مَوهِباً لَم يُقدَرِ

وَهَبوا البَرِيَّةَ مَوهِباً لَم يُقدَرِ

A people from the very heart of whose glory he sprang:

A people the cream of whose nobility branched out

Granting creation a gift that cannot be measured.

They gave creation a gift beyond all measure.

And gifted mankind with a gift beyond price.

His noble deeds abrogated the noble deeds before him,

نَسَخَت مَكارِمُهُ المَكارِمُ قَبلَهُ

نَسَخَت مَكارِمُهُ المَكارِمُ قَبلَهُ

وَلَسَوفَ تَنسَخُ ما يَجي في الغُبَّرِ

وَلَسَوفَ تَنسَخُ ما يَجي في الغُبَّرِ

His noble deeds superseded the noble deeds before him,

Their virtues have superseded past virtues,

And they will abrogate whatever comes in the future.

And surely will supersede whatever comes in future ages.

And will supersede what comes in future times.

So be safe and remain a steadfast pillar for the religion,

فَاِسلَم وَدُم لِلدّينِ رِدءاً ثابِتاً

فَاِسلَم وَدُم لِلدّينِ رِدءاً ثابِتاً

تَدعو إِلى سُبُلِ السَلامِ الأَكبَرِ

تَدعو إِلى سُبُلِ السَلامِ الأَكبَرِ

So remain safe, and endure as a steadfast support for the faith,

So make peace and remain with lasting devotion

Calling to the paths of the Greatest Peace.

Calling to the paths of the greatest peace,

To the religion, calling to the paths of greatest peace,

And repelling the enemies of God in their rage,

وَتَرُدُّ أَعداءِ الإِلهِ بِغَيظِهِم

وَتَرُدُّ أَعداءِ الإِلهِ بِغَيظِهِم

يَتَجَرَّعونَ كُؤوسَ ذُلٍّ أَحمَرِ

يَتَجَرَّعونَ كُؤوسَ ذُلٍّ أَحمَرِ

And repelling God's enemies in their fury,

And defeat the enemies of God in their rage,

As they gulp down cups of red humiliation.

As they gulp down cups of crimson humiliation.

As they drink cups of thick red humiliation.

Then blessings upon the Prophet and his family,

ثُمَّ الصلاةُ عَلى النَبِيِّ وَآلِهِ

ثُمَّ الصلاةُ عَلى النَبِيِّ وَآلِهِ

أَهلِ الكِساءِ وَصَحبِهِ المُتَخَيَّرِ

أَهلِ الكِساءِ وَصَحبِهِ المُتَخَيَّرِ

Then blessings upon the Prophet and his family,

Then prayers upon the Prophet and his family,

The People of the Cloak and his chosen Companions.

The People of the Cloak, and his chosen companions.

The people of the cloak, and his chosen companions.