أَلاَ هَكَذا مَنْ يَرُومُ الْفَخَارا

أَلاَ هَكَذا مَنْ يَرُومُ الْفَخَارا

ويَبْغي بُلوغَ الْمُنَى والْقُصَارى

ويَبْغي بُلوغَ الْمُنَى والْقُصَارى

Behold, thus acts one who seeks glory,

Behold! Thus is he who aspires for glory,

And seeks to attain his hopes and the utmost goal.

Seeking to attain the highest goals and summits.

فَما المجْدُ إلا نُهُوضُ الْفَتَى

فَما المجْدُ إلا نُهُوضُ الْفَتَى

إلى ثَلِّ عَرْشِ الْمُناوي جهارا

إلى ثَلِّ عَرْشِ الْمُناوي جهارا

For glory is nothing but a young man's rising

For glory is naught but the youth arising

To overthrow the adversary's throne openly;

To the lofty throne of glory openly.

وقَوْدُ الْجِيادِ لحَرِّ الْجِلادِ

وقَوْدُ الْجِيادِ لحَرِّ الْجِلادِ

وخَضْبُ الحدادِ رِضىً واخْتِيارا

وخَضْبُ الحدادِ رِضىً واخْتِيارا

And leading steeds into the heat of combat,

The burning of steeds for the heat of battle,

And staining sharp blades willingly and by choice;

The reddening of swords is pleasure and free choice.

وحَطْمُ اللدانِ وَوَخْزُ السّنانِ

وحَطْمُ اللدانِ وَوَخْزُ السّنانِ

وَلَيُّ الْعِنانِ وَرَكْضُ الْمِهارا

وَلَيُّ الْعِنانِ وَرَكْضُ الْمِهارا

And shattering supple spears and thrusting the spearpoint,

The breaking of lances and the piercing of teeth,

And turning the reins and spurring the colts;

The loosening of reins and the racing of the skilful.

وسَقْيُ الْخُصومِ بِكَأْسِ السُّمومِ

وسَقْيُ الْخُصومِ بِكَأْسِ السُّمومِ

وتَرْكُ الْفُهومِ الْعَوالي حَيَارى

وتَرْكُ الْفُهومِ الْعَوالي حَيَارى

And making foes drink from the cup of poisons,

The foes drink of the cup of ruin,

And leaving lofty minds bewildered.

Leaving the wise confused and perplexed.

إمامَ الأئِمّةِ منْ هاشِمٍ

إمامَ الأئِمّةِ منْ هاشِمٍ

وأكْرَمَها في المعالي نِجارا

وأكْرَمَها في المعالي نِجارا

O imam of the imams, of Hashim's line,

The Leader of Leaders from Hashim

And, in lofty rank, the noblest of them by lineage!

And the most generous of them in nobility and honour.

طَفِرْتَ بأعْدائِكَ الخائِنين

طَفِرْتَ بأعْدائِكَ الخائِنين

وأكْرَمَها في المعالي نِجارا

وأكْرَمَها في المعالي نِجارا

You sprang upon your treacherous enemies,

You have destroyed your treacherous enemies

And, in lofty rank, the noblest of them by lineage!

And made them drink a cup of ruin after long transgression.

وأَوْرَدْتَهُم مَوْرِداً مُورِداً

وأَوْرَدْتَهُم مَوْرِداً مُورِداً

لَهُمْ بَعْدَ طولِ التَّعَدّي بَوارا

لَهُمْ بَعْدَ طولِ التَّعَدّي بَوارا

And you led them to a watering place that brought

Behold! Thus is he who aspires for the heights!

Them ruin after long transgression.

Behold! Thus is he who aspires for glory!

ألا هَكَذا مَنْ يَرومُ الْعُلَى

ألا هَكَذا مَنْ يَرومُ الْعُلَى

ألا هَكَذا من يَرومُ الْفَخارا

ألا هَكَذا من يَرومُ الْفَخارا

Behold, thus acts one who seeks eminence!

May God reward you, O rising one,

Behold, thus acts one who seeks glory!

Through whom God has removed disgrace.

فلِلّهِ دَرُّكَ من قائِمٍ

فلِلّهِ دَرُّكَ من قائِمٍ

بهِ قَدْ أَقَال الإلهُ الْعِثارا

بهِ قَدْ أَقَال الإلهُ الْعِثارا

So, praise be to God for you, a leader

You have relieved the servants and revived the lands

Through whom God has indeed remedied stumbles.

You have manifested dissent and removed harm.

أَرَحْتَ الْعِبادَ عَمَرْت الْبِلادَ

أَرَحْتَ الْعِبادَ عَمَرْت الْبِلادَ

أَبَدْتَ الْعِنادَ أَزَحْتَ الضّرارا

أَبَدْتَ الْعِنادَ أَزَحْتَ الضّرارا

You relieved the people; you made the lands flourish.

You have conquered the armies and demolished the forts,

You destroyed defiance; you removed harm.

You have established for my Divine religion a banner.

قَهَرْتَ الجنُودَ هَتَكْتَ الْبُنُودَ

قَهَرْتَ الجنُودَ هَتَكْتَ الْبُنُودَ

أَقَمْتَ لِدينِ إلَهي شِعارا

أَقَمْتَ لِدينِ إلَهي شِعارا

You subdued the armies; you tore apart the banners.

I congratulate you on the victory, O you who have become

You raised a standard for my God's faith.

A bracelet on the wrist of the Prophet's family.

أهَنّيكَ بالفَتْحِ يا مَنْ غَدا

أهَنّيكَ بالفَتْحِ يا مَنْ غَدا

لِمِعْصَمِ آلِ الرّسولِ السّوارا

لِمِعْصَمِ آلِ الرّسولِ السّوارا

I congratulate you on victory, O you who have become

I congratulate the Leader of Guidance who has become

The bracelet upon the wrist of the Messenger's family.

An earring on the crown of the Most High, wherever it settled.

أُهَنِّي إمامَ الْهُدَى مَنْ غَدا

أُهَنِّي إمامَ الْهُدَى مَنْ غَدا

لِتاجِ الْعُلَى دُرَّةً حَيْث دَارا

لِتاجِ الْعُلَى دُرَّةً حَيْث دَارا

I congratulate the imam of guidance, who has become

Remain a supporter of the people, vanquishing,

A pearl in the crown of eminence, wherever he turns.

Remain kindling the burning wars.

وَدُمْ ناصِراً للوَرَى قاهِراً

وَدُمْ ناصِراً للوَرَى قاهِراً

وَدُمْ مُضْرِماً للحُروبِ النِّيَارا

وَدُمْ مُضْرِماً للحُروبِ النِّيَارا

And remain a helper to humankind, a conqueror,

O Lord, prolong the days of the Sublime One through this Leader who is unparalleled.

And keep kindling the fires of war.

O Owner of the Kingdom, prepare for him

فيا رَبِّ طَوّلْ دُيولَ الْعُلَى

فيا رَبِّ طَوّلْ دُيولَ الْعُلَى

بِهَذا الإمامِ الذي لا يُبارَى

بِهَذا الإمامِ الذي لا يُبارَى

So, O my Lord, lengthen the trailing hems of eminence

The vast kingdom on land and sea.

Through this imam, who has no rival.

Enable his swords wherever he desires

ويا مالِكَ الْمُلْكِ مَهّدْ لَهُ

ويا مالِكَ الْمُلْكِ مَهّدْ لَهُ

مِنَ الْمُلْكِ بَرَّ الْوَرَى والبحارا

مِنَ الْمُلْكِ بَرَّ الْوَرَى والبحارا

And, O Master of sovereignty, make ready for him

And make the earth his abode.

As his dominion, humankind's dry land and the seas.

And may he continue every day to see

ومَكِّنْ صَوارِمَهُ حِيْث ما

ومَكِّنْ صَوارِمَهُ حِيْث ما

أَرادَ وصَيِّرْ لَهُ الأَرْضَ دَارا

أَرادَ وصَيِّرْ لَهُ الأَرْضَ دَارا

And empower his keen swords wherever

The coming of chiefs and the arrival of captives.

He wishes, and make the earth a home for him.

ولا زالَ في كُلِّ يَوْمٍ يَرَى

ولا زالَ في كُلِّ يَوْمٍ يَرَى

وُفودَ الرُّؤوسِ وَوَفْدَ الأسارَى

وُفودَ الرُّؤوسِ وَوَفْدَ الأسارَى

And may he never cease, each day, to behold

Delegations of heads and the delegation of captives.