فَيا مَلِكاً لَم يَبقَ لِلدَينِ غَيرَهُ

وَهَت عُمُدُ الإِسلامِ فَاِشدُد لَها دَعما

O king, none remains for religion but him,

And the pillars of Islam have wavered, so support it firmly,

فَشُؤمُ فَرقِ الشِركِ في الشامِ طائِرُ

فَقُصَّ جَناحَيهِ بِأَقصى القُوى قَمصا

The ill omens of polytheism's division are foreboding in Syria,

So clip its wings completely with the utmost strength.

خُصِّصَت بِتَمكينِ فَعُمَّ العِدا رَدىً

فَإِنَّهُم يَأجوجٌ أَفرَغَ بِهِم رَدما

You were given to strengthen, so the enemies spread corruption,

For they are Gog and Magog, against whom a barrier was built.

إِذا صَفَرَت مِن آلِ الأَصفَرَ ساحَةَ ال

مُقَدَّسِ ضاهَت فَتحَ أُمُّ القُرى قِدما

When the lineage of the yellow one laid waste to the sanctified courtyard,

The opening of the mother of cities was equaled, step for step.

فَذا المَسجِدِ الأَقصى وَهَمتُكَ العُلى

وَعَزمتُكَ القُصوى وَرَمَيتُكَ الصَما

So by this Aqsa Mosque, your highest aspiration,

Your utmost determination, and your decisive resolve,

فَما هُوَ إِلّا أَن تَهَمَّ وَقَد أَتَت

فُتوحٌ كَما فاضَ الخِضَمُّ الَّذي طَمّا

It is nothing but for you to be determined, and openings have come

Like a torrential flood that has obliterated all landmarks.

وَإِن أَنتَ لَم تَرِدِ الفِرِنجَ بِوَقعَةٍ

فَمَن ذا الَّذي يَقوى لِبُنيانِها هَدَما

And if you do not want to strike the Franks with a blow,

Then who can demolish its building and raze it to the ground?

وَما كُلُّ حينٍ تُمكِنُ المَرءَ فُرصَةٌ

وَلا كُلُّ حالٍ أَمكَنَت تَقتَضي غَنما

Not every time can one seize an opportunity,

Nor does every situation allow what would bring prosperity.

وَلَيسَ كَفَتحِ القُدسِ مُنيَةَ قادِرٍ

وَما أَن تَلَقّاها سِوى يوسُفَ جَزَما

And there is no conquest like Jerusalem under a leader’s command,

Nor anything to receive it except Yusuf’s firm resolve.