السَعدُ يَنطُقُ وَالمَحاسِنُ تَشهَدُ

أَنَّ المؤَيَّدَ بالعنايَة أَحمَدُ

Fortune speaks and beauties witness

That Ahmad is supported by providence

أَسَدُ الإِمارَة بَدرُها الساري وَمَن

في كُلِّ يَوم عزهُ مُتَجَددُ

The lion of rulership, its shining full moon

His glory each day is made anew

مَجدٌ تُرى زُهرُ الثَواقِب دونَهُ

وَذَكاءُ ذهنٍ غارَ مِنهُ الفَرقَدُ

A glory, blossoms of high stars beneath it

And intellect’s brilliance, from it the Pleiades fled

المانِعُ الشَهمُ الهُمامُ وَمَن لضهُ

سَهمُ المَعالي وَالحجا وَالسؤدَد

The formidable, proud, protecting hero

Arrows of glory, pride and power assail him

هاتونسٌ تَدري وَأَنتَ أَميرُها

لَو لضم تَكُن فيها لَذابَ الجَلمَدُ

Hotonis, you know, and you are its prince

If you were not steadfast here, the mountains would melt

أَلبَستَ أَهليها البَهاءُ وَصُنتَهُم

وَكَسَوتَهُم فَخراً بِها لا يُجحَدُ

You have clothed its people in splendor and protected them

And covered them in pride through it, undeniable

وَسَهِرتَ حَتّى في الأَنامِ أَقَمتَهُم

وَمَنَحتَهُم عزا بِها لا يَنفَدُ

And stayed awake until among the days you established them

And granted them glory through it, inexhaustible

أَبَداً نَراكَ تَقومُ في إِعزازهم

وَسواكَ في حِجر البَطالَة يَقعُدُ

We always see you standing to honor them

While others in the lap of idleness sit

فَلأنَتَ وَالفُرقان فيهم نِعمَةٌ

وَعَلى العدى وَاللَه أَنتَ مُهَنَّدُ

For you and the Furqan are a blessing among them

And by God, against enemies you are reinforced

مَن مِثلُ مَولايَ الأَميرَ وَسَعيهُ

فيما يُؤَثِّلُ مَجدَهُ وَيُخَلِّدُ

Who is like my Lord the Prince and his efforts

In what makes his glory thrive and eternal?

جَمَعَ العَساكرَ لِلجهاد وَساسَهُم

وَرَقى بِهِم لِلفَخرِ وَهوَ الأَوحَدُ

He gathered armies for jihad and disciplined them

And lifted them to pride, and he is the only one

ما هَمّهُ إِلذا الوُقوفُ لشأنهم

وَالسَعيُ في تَدريبهم كَي يَرشُدوا

His only concern is to stand for their cause

And strive to train them so they are guided

فَأنالَهُ الإِسعادُ وَمَن تَهذيبهم

في قُربِ وَقتٍ مِثلُهُ لا يُعهَدُ

So, happiness met him and their discipline

In a short time, the like of which is not customary

وَمَن الَّذي توليهِ فَضلَ عنايَةٍ

فَيَبيتُ وَهوَ عَلى الكَمال مُقَيَّدُ

And who takes on exceptional care

That he locks himself in perfection every night?

تَلقاهُ كالعِقدِ المُحَكَّم نَظُهُ

مِن كُلِّ لَيثٍ مُبرق أَو مُرعدُ

You meet him like a studded bracelet in its making

From every snarling or roaring lion

أَو كالمَجَرَّة كَثرَةً وَتلألؤاً

أَو كالمَنايا بِالمَنايا تُورَدُ

Or like a galaxy abundant and radiant

Or like stars to stars are strung

وَتَرى الفَوتارِسَ وَالصَوارِمَ وَالقَنا

لَعَليّ مَجدك كُلَّ حينٍ تَسجُدُ

And you see the knights and swords and spears

High above, your glory they forever bow to

وَتَرى المَدافِعَ حَولَ كُلِّ مُدافِعِ

صَبَّ عَلى أَلحانها يَتأوّدُ

And you see cannons around each cannon

Poured onto their tunes, bending

مِثلَ الثَعابين الفَواغِر شُرّعاً

أَفواهُها وَكأَنَّها تَتَنَهَّدُ

Like furious serpents, their mouths open

As if sighing again and again

وَهَلُمَّ جَرّاً مِن مَبان شُمَّخٍ

وَمَصانِعٍ بالفَضلِ جَهراً تَشهَدُ

And come pulling a procession of honored buildings

And factories proudly witnessing merit

يا سَيِّداً مَهما رأَيتَ جَلالَهُ

تَدري وَتَعلَمُ ما رَأَيتَ وَتَحمَدُ

O master, whatever of his majesty you have seen

You know and understand what you have seen and praise

نلتَ الهَناءَ بِذا الآلاي وَحُسنَهُ

وَلَنا الهَنا وَلكُلِّ مَن يَتَشَهَّدُ

You attained bliss through this regiment and its beauty

And we attained bliss and all who profess

وَبَقيتَ توجِدُ كُلَّ وَقتٍ مَفخَراً

في كُلِّ قُطرٍ مِثلُهُ لا يُوجَدُ

And you remained, at all times finding pride

In every place the like of which is not found

يا بَهجَةَ الأَيّام يا شَمس الوَرى

يا مُفرَدَ العَليا وَأَنتَ السَيِّدُ

O joy of days, sun of all

O unique sublime, You are the Master

حَتّى نَراكَ بَلَغتَ ما أَمَّلتَهُ

في العالَمينَ كَما تَشاءُ وَأَسعَدُ

Until we see you have attained what you hoped for

In both worlds however you desire, most fortunate