تُوفي العاضدُ الَّعيُّ فما

يفتحُ ذو بدعةٍ بمصر فما

The unjust Aadid died, and none

Who innovates in Egypt speaks again.

وعصرُ فرعونها انقضى وغَدا

يوسُفُها في الأَمورِ محتكما

Its Pharaoh's age has passed away,

Its Joseph now controls affairs.

وانطفأَتْ جمرةُ الغواةِ وقد

باحَ من الشِّركِ كلّ ما اضطرما

The embers of the miscreants are doused,

All that was kindled of idolatry is quenched.

وصارَ شملُ الصّلاحِ مُلتئماً

بها وعِقدُ السَّدادِ مُنتظما

The unity of righteousness coheres again

And the necklace of integrity is restrung.

لما غدا مُعلناً شعارُ بني ال

عبّاسِ حقّاً والباطل اكتتما

When the banner of truth was raised openly

By the Abbasids, falsehood hid itself away.

وباتَ داعي التّوحيد منتصراً

ومِنْ دُعاةِ الإشراكِ مُنتقما

The caller to monotheism emerged victorious

And took vengeance on the idolators .

وظلَّ أَهلُ الضَّلالِ في ظللٍ

داجيةٍ من غيابةٍ وعَمَى

The misguided remained in darknesses

Of bewilderment and blindness all the more.

وارتبكَ الجاهلونَ في ظُلَمٍ

لما أَضاءَتْ منابرُ العُلما

The ignorant were lost in endless night

When the minbars of knowledge shone their light.

وعادَ بالمستضيءِ مجتهداً

بناءُ حقٍ قد كانَ مُنهدما

The edifice of truth, once ruined, stands again,

Rebuilt by the enlightened with diligent hands.

واعتلتِ الدولةُ التي اضطهدتْ

وانتصرَ الدِّينُ بعد ما اهُتضما

The state that persecuted now staggers and reels,

And the faith prevails after being crushed.

واهتزَّ عِطفُ الإسلامِ من جَذَلٍ

وافترَّ ثغرُ الإيمان وابتسما

The bosom of Islam shakes off its melancholy

And the grin of faith grows wide with smiles.

واستبشرتْ أَوجهُ الهُدى فَرَحاً

فليقرعِ الكفرُ سنَّهُ نَدَما

The faces of guidance are lit up with joy -

So let unbelief knock out its teeth in regret!

عادَ حريمُ الأَعداءِ مُنتهكَ ال

حمى وفيءُ الطُّغاةِ مُقتَسَما

The sanctuary of enemies lies breached,

Its booty divided among the victors.

قصورُ أَهلِ القصورِ أَخربها

عامرُ بيتٍ من الكمالِ سَما

The palaces of the arrogant are destroyed

By the perfect man whose abode is glorious.

أَزعجَ بعدَ السُّكونِ ساكنَها

وماتَ ذُلاً وأَنفُهُ رُغِمَا

He disturbed its tranquil dwellers after peace

And it died disgraced with its nose rubbed in the dirt.