ماذا شُعوبُ بني عُثمانَ تَنتَظِرُ

ماذا شُعوبُ بني عُثمانَ تَنتَظِرُ

قد عادَ مُنتَصِباً في مُلكِهِ عُمَرُ

قد عادَ مُنتَصِباً في مُلكِهِ عُمَرُ

What do the peoples of the House of Osman await?

What are the peoples of Ottoman waiting for?

Umar has returned, standing upright in his dominion.

Umar has returned erect in his kingdom,

وجَدَّدَ اللهُ في أيَّام دَولتِهِ

وجَدَّدَ اللهُ في أيَّام دَولتِهِ

عهدَ الصحابةِ حيثُ العَدلُ ينتشِرُ

عهدَ الصحابةِ حيثُ العَدلُ ينتشِرُ

And God has renewed, in the days of his reign,

And God has renewed in the days of his state

the age of the Companions, when justice spreads.

The era of the Companions, where justice spreads.

هذا هُوَ المَلِكُ المُحيي العِبادَ كما

هذا هُوَ المَلِكُ المُحيي العِبادَ كما

يُحيِي البِلادَ ويُعطِي خِصبَها المَطَرُ

يُحيِي البِلادَ ويُعطِي خِصبَها المَطَرُ

This is the king who gives life to the people, just as

This is the king who revives the servants as

rain revives the lands and grants them fertility.

He revives the countries and sends them rain.

ما قامَ في أرضناِ من قَبلهِ مَلكٌ

ما قامَ في أرضناِ من قَبلهِ مَلكٌ

يَرْضَى بهِ اللهُ والأملاكُ والبَشَرُ

يَرْضَى بهِ اللهُ والأملاكُ والبَشَرُ

No king before him has arisen in our land

Before him no king stood in our land

with whom God, the angels, and humankind are pleased.

With whom God, angels and humans were pleased.

في الأرضِ عبدُ العزيزِ اليومَ زِينتُها

في الأرضِ عبدُ العزيزِ اليومَ زِينتُها

ومِثلُهُ في السَّماءِ الشَّمسُ والقَمرُ

ومِثلُهُ في السَّماءِ الشَّمسُ والقَمرُ

On earth, Abd al-Aziz is its adornment today,

Today the adornment of the earth is Abd al-Aziz,

and in heaven his counterparts are the sun and the moon.

And his likeness in heaven is the sun and moon.

إن كانَ قد أظْلَمَتْ أيَّامُنا قِدَماً

إن كانَ قد أظْلَمَتْ أيَّامُنا قِدَماً

فَقُلْ لها استَبشري قد أشرَقَ السَّحَرُ

فَقُلْ لها استَبشري قد أشرَقَ السَّحَرُ

If our days had grown dark long ago,

If our days have darkened formerly,

then tell them, 'Rejoice: the predawn hour has brightened!'

Say to them: rejoice, dawn has shone.

خليفةُ اللهِ ظِلٌّ في خَليقتِهِ

خليفةُ اللهِ ظِلٌّ في خَليقتِهِ

ظَلَّت بهِ تَتَّقِي الدُنيا وتَسْتَترُ

ظَلَّت بهِ تَتَّقِي الدُنيا وتَسْتَترُ

God's caliph is a shade among His creation;

God's caliph, a shade for creation,

through him the world has continued to guard and shelter itself.

The world takes shelter and cover in it.

لا تَرتضي غيرَهُ الدُّنيا لها مَلِكاً

لا تَرتضي غيرَهُ الدُّنيا لها مَلِكاً

لو كانَ جِبريلُ يأتيها أو الخَضِرُ

لو كانَ جِبريلُ يأتيها أو الخَضِرُ

The world would accept no other as its king,

The world would not accept other than him as king,

even if Gabriel or al-Khidr were to come to it.

Not even if Gabriel or al-Khidr came to it.

مُهذَّبُ النَّفسِ صافي القلبِ طاهِرُهُ

مُهذَّبُ النَّفسِ صافي القلبِ طاهِرُهُ

مُؤَيَّدُ العزمِ ماضي الأمرِ مُقتدِرُ

مُؤَيَّدُ العزمِ ماضي الأمرِ مُقتدِرُ

Refined in soul, clear and pure of heart,

Refined of spirit, pure of heart, immaculate,

strengthened in resolve, effective in command, powerful.

With resolute purpose, commanding, empowered.

يَنالُ بالصُّحْفِ والأقلامِ حاجَتَهُ

يَنالُ بالصُّحْفِ والأقلامِ حاجَتَهُ

منَ الجُيوشِ فتِلكَ البيضُ والسُّمُرُ

منَ الجُيوشِ فتِلكَ البيضُ والسُّمُرُ

With papers and pens he obtains what he needs

With parchment and reed pens he attains his needs

from armies, for those are the white blades and brown spears.

From armies - so these are the white and the brown.

لا يَلحقُ الفِعلَ من أفعالِهِ نَدَمٌ

لا يَلحقُ الفِعلَ من أفعالِهِ نَدَمٌ

ولا يُلامُ على أمرٍ فيَعتَذِرُ

ولا يُلامُ على أمرٍ فيَعتَذِرُ

No regret follows any deed of his,

No regret follows any deed of his,

nor is he blamed for any matter, that he should apologize.

Nor is he blamed for any act requiring excuse.

ولا يُعابُ لهُ سِرٌّ ولا عَلَنٌ

ولا يُعابُ لهُ سِرٌّ ولا عَلَنٌ

ولا يَزيغُ له سَمْعٌ ولا بَصَرُ

ولا يَزيغُ له سَمْعٌ ولا بَصَرُ

Nor is his private or public conduct faulted,

No private or public affair of his is faulted,

nor does his hearing stray, nor his sight.

Nor hearing or sight lead him astray.

مُقلَّدٌ فوقَ أثوابٍ مُضاعَفَةٍ

مُقلَّدٌ فوقَ أثوابٍ مُضاعَفَةٍ

من خَشْيةِ اللهِ سيفاً صاغَهُ القدَرُ

من خَشْيةِ اللهِ سيفاً صاغَهُ القدَرُ

He is girded, over doubled robes

Girded over redoubled robes -

of the fear of God, with a sword that destiny forged,

A sword forged by destiny in awe of God.

مُذَّربُ النَّصْلِ مكتوبٌ بصَفحتِهِ

مُذَّربُ النَّصْلِ مكتوبٌ بصَفحتِهِ

إذا دَنَا أجَلٌ لا يَنفَعُ الحَذَرُ

إذا دَنَا أجَلٌ لا يَنفَعُ الحَذَرُ

keen of blade, with this inscribed upon its face:

Polished of blade, inscribed on its surface:

'When the appointed end draws near, caution is of no avail.'

"When appointed time comes, caution is no use."

كلُّ السَلاطينِ في أجيالِها شَجَرٌ

كلُّ السَلاطينِ في أجيالِها شَجَرٌ

عبد العزيزِ على أغصانِها ثَمَرُ

عبد العزيزِ على أغصانِها ثَمَرُ

All the sultans, in their generations, are trees;

All sovereigns in their generations are trees,

Abd al-Aziz is the fruit upon their branches.

While Abd al-Aziz on their branches is fruit.

ملائكُ العَرشِ تَرعاهُ وتَخدِمُهُ

ملائكُ العَرشِ تَرعاهُ وتَخدِمُهُ

والسَّعدُ في بابِهِ يُمسي ويَبتكِرُ

والسَّعدُ في بابِهِ يُمسي ويَبتكِرُ

The angels of the Throne watch over him and serve him,

Angels of the Throne tend him and serve him,

and good fortune is at his gate, at dusk and at dawn.

Good fortune morning and night frequents his door.

تُثني عليهِ بأقلامٍ وألْسِنةٍ

تُثني عليهِ بأقلامٍ وألْسِنةٍ

لكنْ مُطَوَّلُها في الحقِّ مُختَصَرُ

لكنْ مُطَوَّلُها في الحقِّ مُختَصَرُ

You praise him with pens and tongues,

They praise him with pens and tongues,

but their lengthy praise is, in truth, a summary.

Yet briefest in truth of his merits.

إذا طَلَبْنا منَ الباري لنا وَطَراً

إذا طَلَبْنا منَ الباري لنا وَطَراً

فليسَ إلاّ بَقاهُ عِندَنا وَطَرُ

فليسَ إلاّ بَقاهُ عِندَنا وَطَرُ

When we ask the Creator to grant us a wish,

If we seek bounty from the Maker for us,

then our only wish is that he remain among us.

It is naught but his remaining among us as bounty.