ألا يا رجال اللَه غوثاً ونجدةً

لمن هو في بحر المكاره غارقُ

O men of God—succor and rescue

for one who is drowning in a sea of hardships!

الا يا رجال اللَه كونوا لعصبةٍ

على نصر دين اللَه قدماً ترافقوا

O men of God, stand by a band

who long ago joined together to uphold God’s faith.

ألا يا رجال اللَه كونوا لإخوةٍ

لوالدهم في كلِّ برٍّ تلاحقوا

O men of God, stand by brothers

who vied with one another in every kindness toward their father.

أبوهم دعاهم للمكارم والتُّقى

فلَبُّوه لمّا أن دعا وتسابقوا

Their father called them to noble virtues and piety;

when he called, they answered him and raced one another.

وأنتم علمتم ضُرَّهم ومصابَهم

فقد نالهم سهمٌ من الدهر راشق

You know their suffering and the calamity that befell them,

for an arrow shot by Time has struck them.

وكلُّهم لا يرتجون سواكمُ

ينادون إن من صوبكم لاح بارق

All of them look in hope to none but you;

they cry, “Indeed, from your quarter a flash of lightning has gleamed.”

إخلاؤهم واشٍ وقالٍ وحاسدٌ

مداجٍ ومغتابٌ وفدم منافق

Their intimates: a talebearer, a hater, an envier—

a dissembler, a backbiter, and a dull-witted hypocrite.

فكنوا لأولاد السُوَيدي جُنّةً

يُزال بكم عنهم من الرزء طارق

So be a shield for al-Suwaydi’s children,

that through you each oncoming calamity may be turned from them.

سريعاً سريعاً أنجدونا بنُصرة

تبيّن للقالين أنّا الخلائق

Swiftly, swiftly—come to our aid with support,

that the haters may see plainly that we are deserving.

فأنتم لهذا الكون حصنٌ من الردى

وأنتم لهذا الناس نعم العلائق

For you are a fortress shielding this whole world from destruction,

and for these people, what excellent bonds you are!