ياO رَبَّناour Lord أَنتَYou المُجيبْthe Answerer
يا رَبَّنا أَنتَ المُجيبْ
أَنتَYou السّميعُthe All-Hearing وَالقَريبْand the Near One
أَنتَ السّميعُ وَالقَريبْ
O our Lord, You are the Answerer.
You are the All-Hearing and the Near.
أَنعِمْbestow favor عَلىupon سُلطانِناour sultan
أَنعِمْ عَلى سُلطانِنا
بِالنَّصْرِwith victory وَالفتحِand conquest القَريبnear at hand
بِالنَّصْرِ وَالفتحِ القَريب
Bestow upon our sultan
Victory and imminent conquest.
جِئناكَwe have come to You رَبّيmy Lord نَقرَعُwe knock
جِئناكَ رَبّي نَقرَعُ
بابَthe door of الرّجاhope وَنَضرعُand we implore
بابَ الرّجا وَنَضرعُ
We have come to You, my Lord, knocking
At the door of hope and imploring.
بِالمُصطَفىthrough the Chosen One نَستَشفِعُwe seek intercession
بِالمُصطَفى نَستَشفِعُ
فَإِنّهfor indeed he لَكَto You الحَبيبthe beloved
فَإِنّه لَكَ الحَبيب
We seek intercession through the Chosen One,
For he is Your beloved.
ياO مَنYou who يُجيبُanswers السّائِلاthe petitioner
يا مَن يُجيبُ السّائِلا
وَيَقبَلُand accepts الوَسائِلاmeans of approach
وَيَقبَلُ الوَسائِلا
O You who answer the petitioner
And accept the means of approach,
كُنbe لِلدّعاءِfor supplication جاعِلاone who makes
كُن لِلدّعاءِ جاعِلا
قبولَهُits acceptance لَناfor us نَصيبa share
قبولَهُ لَنا نَصيب
Make, for our supplication,
Its acceptance our allotted share.
ياO واعِداًone who promises أَنthat يَرْفَعَاHe will raise
يا واعِداً أَن يَرْفَعَا
دُعاءَthe prayer of مَنwhoever لَهto Him دَعاprayed
دُعاءَ مَن لَه دَعا
O You who promised to raise up
The prayer of whoever calls upon You,
نَرجوwe hope for إِجابَةَan answer to الدُّعاsupplication
نَرجو إِجابَةَ الدُّعا
فَمَنfor whoever دَعاكَcalls upon You لاnot يَخيبis disappointed
فَمَن دَعاكَ لا يَخيب
We hope for an answer to our prayer,
For whoever calls upon You is not disappointed.
بِوَجهكَby Your face الكَريمِnoble
بِوَجهكَ الكَريمِ
بِعَرشِكَby Your throne العَظيمِmighty
بِعَرشِكَ العَظيمِ
By Your noble face,
By Your mighty throne,
بِالمُصطَفىby the Chosen One الفَخيمِaugust
بِالمُصطَفى الفَخيمِ
شِفاthe cure of القُلوبِhearts وَالطبيبand the physician
شِفا القُلوبِ وَالطبيب
By the august Chosen One,
The cure of hearts and their physician,
بِأَعظَمِby the greatest of الأَسماءِthe Names
بِأَعظَمِ الأَسماءِ
ياO خالِقَCreator of السّماءِheaven
يا خالِقَ السّماءِ
By the greatest of Names,
O Creator of heaven,
ياO سامِعَHearer of الدّعاءِsupplication
يا سامِعَ الدّعاءِ
مَنYou who لِلدّعاءِto supplication يَستجيبresponds
مَن لِلدّعاءِ يَستجيب
O Hearer of prayer,
You who answer supplication,
وَبِالصّفاتِand by the Attributes ياO قَديرْAll-Powerful One
وَبِالصّفاتِ يا قَديرْ
ياO راحِمَone who shows mercy to الطّفلِthe child الصّغيرْlittle
يا راحِمَ الطّفلِ الصّغيرْ
And by the Attributes, O All-Powerful,
O You who show mercy to the little child,
ياO عالِماًKnower of ماwhat فيis in الضّميرthe heart
يا عالِماً ما في الضّمير
ماnot عَنكَfrom You مِنany شَيءٍthing يَغيبis hidden
ما عَنكَ مِن شَيءٍ يَغيب
O Knower of what lies within the heart,
Nothing is hidden from You.
بِالرُّسلِby the messengers ثمَّthen الأَنبِياthe prophets
بِالرُّسلِ ثمَّ الأَنبِيا
بِالصُّلَحَاby the righteous وَالأَتقِياand the God-fearing
بِالصُّلَحَا وَالأَتقِيا
By the messengers, then the prophets,
By the righteous and the God-fearing,
بِالعُلَماby the scholars وَالأَولِياand the saints
بِالعُلَما وَالأَولِيا
وَكلِّand every قطبٍspiritual pole وَنَجيبand noble one
وَكلِّ قطبٍ وَنَجيب
By the scholars and the saints,
And every spiritual pole and noble one,
ياO رَبِّmy Lord بِالقُرآنِby the Qur'an
يا رَبِّ بِالقُرآنِ
أَيِّدْstrengthen أُوليthose possessing الإِيمانِfaith
أَيِّدْ أُولي الإِيمانِ
O Lord, by the Qur'an,
Strengthen the people of faith
عَلىagainst ذَويthose possessing الطّغيانِtyranny
عَلى ذَوي الطّغيانِ
أَنزِلْbring down بِهِمupon them هَولاًa terror غَريبstrange
أَنزِلْ بِهِم هَولاً غَريب
Against the people of tyranny.
Bring down upon them a strange terror.
بِسيِّدِby the master of الأحبابِthe beloved ones
بِسيِّدِ الأحبابِ
بِالآلِby the family وَالأَصحابِand the companions
بِالآلِ وَالأَصحابِ
By the master of the beloved ones,
By the family and the companions,
ياO هازِمَVanquisher of الأَحزابِthe confederates
يا هازِمَ الأَحزابِ
وَمُهلِكاًand Destroyer of أَهلَthe people of القليبthe well
وَمُهلِكاً أَهلَ القليب
O Vanquisher of the confederates,
And Destroyer of the people of the well,
ياO رَبِّmy Lord بِالمَلائِكهْby the angels
يا رَبِّ بِالمَلائِكهْ
أَهلinhabitants of السّماheaven المُبارَكهْblessed
أَهل السّما المُبارَكهْ
O Lord, by the angels,
The dwellers of blessed heaven,
اِجعِلmake عِداناour enemies هالِكهْperishing
اِجعِل عِدانا هالِكهْ
بِسَهمِwith the arrow of قَهركَYour overpowering might المُصيبunerring
بِسَهمِ قَهركَ المُصيب
Make our enemies perish
By the unerring arrow of Your overpowering might.
وَاِنصُرand grant victory to لَناfor us سُلطانَناour sultan
وَاِنصُر لَنا سُلطانَنا
وَاِعمرand make flourish بِهِthrough him أَوطانَناour homelands
وَاِعمر بِهِ أَوطانَنا
And grant our sultan victory for us,
And through him make our homelands flourish.
طَيِّبmake pleasant بِهِthrough him زَمانَناour times
طَيِّب بِهِ زَمانَنا
وَاِجعَلand make بِهِthrough him العَيشَlife يَطيبbecome pleasant
وَاِجعَل بِهِ العَيشَ يَطيب
Through him make our times pleasant,
And through him make life sweet.
سُلطانناour sultan مَحمودُMahmud
سُلطاننا مَحمودُ
المَلكُthe king المَسعودُfortunate
المَلكُ المَسعودُ
Our sultan, Mahmud,
The fortunate king—
دامَتmay last لَهُfor him السعودُgood fortunes
دامَت لَهُ السعودُ
بِالنّصرِwith victory وَالعَزّand glory العَجيبwondrous
بِالنّصرِ وَالعَزّ العَجيب
May good fortune last for him,
With victory and wondrous glory.
فَهوَfor he الإِمامُthe imam الأَفخمُmost august
فَهوَ الإِمامُ الأَفخمُ
وَالملكand the king المُعظّمُexalted
وَالملك المُعظّمُ
For he is the most august imam,
And the exalted king,
وَالبطلُand the champion المُقدّمُforemost
وَالبطلُ المُقدّمُ
وَالأَسدُand the lion الشّهمgallant المهيبawe-inspiring
وَالأَسدُ الشّهم المهيب
And the foremost champion,
And the gallant, awe-inspiring lion.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord أَبِّدْmake everlasting دَولَتهْhis rule
يا رَبِّ أَبِّدْ دَولَتهْ
ياO رَبِّmy Lord خَلِّدperpetuate صَولَتَهْhis conquering might
يا رَبِّ خَلِّد صَولَتَهْ
O Lord, make his rule everlasting.
O Lord, perpetuate his conquering might.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord وَاِجعَلand make رايتَهْhis banner
يا رَبِّ وَاِجعَل رايتَهْ
بِالرُّعبِwith terror لِلأَعداfor the enemies تُذيبmelt away
بِالرُّعبِ لِلأَعدا تُذيب
O Lord, and make his banner
Melt the enemies with terror.
رَبِّmy Lord اِجْعَلَنْهُsurely make him ظاهِرَاtriumphant
رَبِّ اِجْعَلَنْهُ ظاهِرَا
عليهِمُover them وَقاهِراand subduing
عليهِمُ وَقاهِرا
Lord, make him triumphant
Over them, and their subduer.
وَاِجعَلهُand make him فيهِمamong them ظافِراvictorious
وَاِجعَلهُ فيهِم ظافِرا
آمينَamen ياO نِعمَexcellent is المُجيبthe Answerer
آمينَ يا نِعمَ المُجيب
And make him victorious among them.
Amen, O most excellent Answerer!
ياO رَبِّmy Lord قَوِّstrengthen بَطشَهُhis striking power
يا رَبِّ قَوِّ بَطشَهُ
ياO رَبِّmy Lord أَيِّدreinforce جَيشَهُhis army
يا رَبِّ أَيِّد جَيشَهُ
O Lord, strengthen his striking power.
O Lord, reinforce his army.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord طَيِّبmake pleasant عيشَهُhis life
يا رَبِّ طَيِّب عيشَهُ
بِالنّصرِwith victory وَالفَتحِand conquest القَريبnear at hand
بِالنّصرِ وَالفَتحِ القَريب
O Lord, make his life pleasant
With victory and imminent conquest.
وَاِنصُرهand grant him victory ياO ربَّLord of العِبادْthe servants
وَاِنصُره يا ربَّ العِبادْ
عَلىover العِداthe foes أَهلِpeople of العِنادْobstinacy
عَلى العِدا أَهلِ العِنادْ
And grant him victory, O Lord of all servants,
Over the foes, the people of obstinacy,
أَهلpeople of الضّلالِerror وَالفَسادand corruption
أَهل الضّلالِ وَالفَساد
ياO رَبِّmy Lord خُذهمseize them ياO رَقيبWatchful One
يا رَبِّ خُذهم يا رَقيب
The people of error and corruption.
O Lord, seize them, O Watchful One.
قَومٌa people بِناagainst us قَدindeed مَكَرواthey plotted
قَومٌ بِنا قَد مَكَروا
بِالبَغيِwith oppression فيناagainst us غَدَرواthey acted treacherously
بِالبَغيِ فينا غَدَروا
A people who have plotted against us,
In oppression they have betrayed us.
فَاِجعَلهمso make them مَنْthose who خَسِرواhave lost
فَاِجعَلهم مَنْ خَسِروا
كلّevery مُحِبٍّloving friend وَحَبيبand beloved
كلّ مُحِبٍّ وَحَبيب
So make them those who have lost
Every loving friend and beloved.
فَرِّقscatter لَناfor us جُموعَهمtheir hosts
فَرِّق لَنا جُموعَهم
وَكُنand be بِناthrough us مريعَهمْtheir terrifier
وَكُن بِنا مريعَهمْ
Scatter their hosts for us,
And through us strike terror into them.
أَهلكهمُdestroy them جَميعَهمall of them
أَهلكهمُ جَميعَهم
بِماwith that which بِهِby it الطفلُthe child يَشيبturns gray
بِما بِهِ الطفلُ يَشيب
Destroy them, every one,
By that which makes a child grow gray.
رَبِّmy Lord اِرمِshoot فيهِمamong them وَاِرشقِand loose
رَبِّ اِرمِ فيهِم وَاِرشقِ
سَهمَthe arrow of الرَّدىdeath ولاand do not تقيprotect
سَهمَ الرَّدى ولا تقي
Lord, shoot into their midst and loose
The arrow of death, and do not shield them.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord فيهِمfor them ضَيِّقِmake narrow
يا رَبِّ فيهِم ضَيِّقِ
لِلقَفرِfor the wasteland وَالفَلاand the wilderness الرّحيبspacious
لِلقَفرِ وَالفَلا الرّحيب
O Lord, make narrow for them
The wasteland and the spacious wilderness.
وَاِجعَلهمُand make them غَنيمَهْspoils
وَاِجعَلهمُ غَنيمَهْ
رَبِّmy Lord لَناfor us عَميمهْplentiful
رَبِّ لَنا عَميمهْ
And make them spoils,
Lord, plentiful for us.
بِذاتكَby Your essence العَظيمهْmighty
بِذاتكَ العَظيمهْ
قَرِّبْbring near رداهُمtheir death ياO قَريبNear One
قَرِّبْ رداهُم يا قَريب
By Your mighty essence,
Hasten their death, O Near One.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord أَنتَYou ربُّناour Lord
يا رَبِّ أَنتَ ربُّنا
ياO رَبِّmy Lord أَنتَYou حسبُناsufficient for us
يا رَبِّ أَنتَ حسبُنا
O Lord, You are our Lord.
O Lord, You are sufficient for us.
نَرجوwe hope يَكونwill be عَضبناour keen-edged sword
نَرجو يَكون عَضبنا
فيin نَحرِهمtheir throats هوَit المُصيبthe one striking true
في نَحرِهم هوَ المُصيب
We hope our keen-edged sword will be
The one that strikes true at their throats.
صَلِّsend blessings وَسَلِّمْand grant peace ياO كَريمْGenerous One
صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ يا كَريمْ
عَلىupon نَبيِّكYour Prophet العَظيمْgreat
عَلى نَبيِّك العَظيمْ
Send blessings and peace, O Generous One,
Upon Your great Prophet,
المُصطَفىthe Chosen One البرِّrighteous الرّحيمْmerciful
المُصطَفى البرِّ الرّحيمْ
وَخَيرand the best of رَاكِبيriders of النّجيبْthe noble camel
وَخَير رَاكِبي النّجيبْ
The Chosen One, the righteous, the merciful,
And the best of those who ride noble camels,
وَآلهِand his family الآلِthe family الكِرامْnoble
وَآلهِ الآلِ الكِرامْ
وَصَحبهِand his companions الغرِّradiant الفخامexalted
وَصَحبهِ الغرِّ الفخام
And upon his family, the noble family,
And his radiant, exalted companions,
أَسنىthe most radiant of الصّلاةِblessings وَالسّلامْand peace
أَسنى الصّلاةِ وَالسّلامْ
ماas long as مالَinclines نَجمٌa star لِلمَغيبْtoward setting
ما مالَ نَجمٌ لِلمَغيبْ
The most radiant blessings and peace,
As long as a star inclines toward its setting.
Sol 6.1