عَقَلَ الحَقُّ أَلْسُنَ المُدَّعينا
أنتَ خَيرُ الملوكِ دُنيا وَدِينا
Truth has silenced the tongues of the pretenders
You are the best of kings, in religion and worldly affairs
وأَسَدُّ الأنام قولاً وأَفعا
لاً وَنَفساً وَنِيّةً وَيَقينا
And the lion of mankind in word, deed, soul, faith, and certainty
You are the kindest father they have known and the most righteous man alive
أَنتَ أَسْناهُم أَباً وَإِباء
وَاِمرَءاً حيّاً وَأَمرع حيناً
You have spread provision in the plains generously
With both your hands wrapped around in bounty
بَسط الرّزقَ في البَسيطَةِ كَفَّا
كَ فَكِلتا يَدَيك تُلفى يَمينا
A hand that deflects adversity from us
And a hand that distributes desires among us
فَيَدٌ تحسِمُ النَّوائبَ عنّا
ويدٌ تقسمُ الرَّغائبَ فينا
O sea, if the oceans were to compete with you
Their ships would be wrecked on your shores
أَيُّهَا البحرُ لَو تُساجِلُكَ الأب
حُرُ عامَتْ في ساحلَيْكَ سَفينا
And they would be surrounded by you
Like the letter noon or galloping horses
وَلَكانَ المُحيطُ منها مُحَاطاً
مثلَ نونِ الهجاء أو خِيلَ نُونا
With sails unfurled, coasts extended, favors granted, and palms spread
With joyful greetings, good intentions, and strong ropes
مُشرعاً مُترعاً ومنّاً مهنّا
وَرباعاً فَيحاً وكفّاً لَبُونا
Between an enemy who kills the vicious
And a gift that brings life to the Muslims
ومُحَيّاً طلْقاً ومالاً طليقاً
وَاِبتِهاجاً قَصداً وَحَبلاً مَتينا
Thousands of conquests unfold from you
You are too lofty for the hundreds to count
بَينَ ذَبٍّ يميتُ عادِيَة الشِّر
كِ وَهبٍّ يَحيا بِهِ المُسلِمونا
Whenever you don a garment of mighty victory
More noble goals come to you, clearly conquered
تَتَبدّى مِنَ الفُتوحِ أُلُوفاً
أَنتَ أَعلى من أنْ تعدّ المِئينا
God has averted from you the passing of eras
You taught time itself to be gentle
كُلَّما اِحتَزْتَ ثوبَ نَصرٍ عَزيز
مِن مَرامٍ أَقبَلَت فَتحاً مُبينا
O son of one who united the plains with glory
And made the heights shine with his brilliance
صَرَفَ اللَّه عَنكَ صَرْف زمانٍ
أَنتَ عَلَّمتَ صَرْفَه أنْ يهونا
His fortress on the meadows of this religion
Became from the evil of enemies, impregnable fortresses
يا اِبنَ مَن طَبق البَسيطَةَ آثا
راً وَعلّ المنا بذيهِ الأُجونا
How loud is their neighing in the winds of the north
Their echo beyond the gulf is melodious
وَغَدت حصنهُ عَلى سَرح هَذا الد
دينِ من شكّة الأَعادي حُصونا
O pillar of guidance, righteousness kept you
For wisdom, then might maintained you
كَم تَعالى صَهيلُها في رُبا الشا
مِ فَأَعلى خلفَ الخليجِ الرَّنينا
God has heard in you a call for tranquility
They have made of your protection an unbreachable refuge
يا صِنْوَ الرَّشيد أبقاكَ لِلحِك
مَةِ وَالبأسِ بَعدهُ المَأمونا
You have archived them through hardships so you revived
Corpses buried in the dust
سَمِعَ اللَّه فيكَ دَعوَة سَكْنٍ
أوطَنُوا مِن حِماكَ حِصناً حَصينا
Clothe them in your embroidered justice so they fancied
Maidens in their bloom and little sons
عَرَقْتَهُم مدى الخُطوب فأَحيي
تَ رُفاتاً مِنَ التُرابِ دَفينا
Your sleepless eyes kept watch as they slept
Under the wings of your care, secure
أُلْبِسُوا عدلكَ المدبَّجَ فاخْتا
لوا بناتٍ في وشيهِ وَبَنينا
سَهِرَت عَينكَ الكَلُوء وَناموا
تَحتَ أَكنافِ رَعيِها آمنينا
