يا رائِدَ القَوْمِ هذَا النَّبْتُ وَالزَّهَرُ

يا شائِمَ البَرْقِ هذَا البَحْرُ وَالمَطَرُ

O leader of the people, this is the plantation and the blossom

O scold of lightning, this is the sea and the rain

يا خابِطَ اللَّيْلِ لا تَهْدِيهِ بارِقَةٌ

بُشْراكَ بُشْراكَ هذَا الشَّمْسُ وَالقَمَرُ

O night walker, no lightning guides you

Good tidings, good tidings, this is the sun and the moon

عيسى وموسى فَذا يَحْيَا الأَنامُ بِهِ

وَذا بِهِ حَجَرُ الأَرْزاقِ يَنْفَجِرُ

Jesus and Moses - by them the people live

And by them the rock of sustenance gushes forth

فرْعانِ مِنْ خَيْرِ أَصْلٍ طاهِرٍ بَسَقا

ما أَنْجَبَ الأَصْلُ إِلاَّ أَنْجَبَ الثَّمَرُ

Two branches from the best, pure origin they flowed

The origin produced only the finest fruit

مَلْكانِ حَلاَّ مِنَ العَلْياءِ فِي شَرَفٍ

سَامٍ أَشَمَّ مَنِيعِ المَرْتَقَى وَعِرِ

Two kings settled in glory at the highest summit

Elevated, high above the steep ascent

حَيْثُ النَّوالُ قَرِيبُ المُجْتَنَى خَضِلٌ

وَمَنْهَلُ الفَضْلِ سَلْسالُ النَّدَى خَضِرُ

Where success is attained, and wishes fulfilled, lush

And the spring of grace flows, verdant streams

أَنْظُرْهُما وَاسْتَمِعْ آثارَ جُوْدِهِمَا

حَتَّى يُوافِقَ طِيْبَ المَخْبَرِ الخَبَرُ

Look at them both, and listen to the traces of their generosity

Until the sweet report corresponds to the news

مَدَّا عَلى الأرْضِ ظِلَّ العَدْلِ فَاشْتَبَهَتْ

فِيْهِ الظَّهائِرُ وَالآصالُ وَالبُكُرُ

They extended over the land the shade of justice, so it was obscured

Among the extravagances, and the assets, and the first harvest

بِآلِ أَيُّوبَ قَرَّ المُْلُك وَانْحَسَرَتْ

عَنْ صَفْحَتَيْ مائِهِ الأَقْذاءُ وَالكَدَرُ

Through the family of Ayyub, sovereignty settled, and withdrew

From its surface the turbidities and bitterness

خُذْ ما تَرَاهُ وَدَعْ شَيْئاً سَمِعْتَ بِهِ

هذا هُوَ الصِّدْقُ لا ما تَكْذِبُ السِّيَرُ

Take what you see, and leave what you've heard about

This is the truth, not what the legends fabricate

اللَّهُ يا آلَ شاذِي مَجْدَكُمُ

وَما بَنَى رَبُّنا لا يَهْدِمُ البَشَرُ

Oh Aal Shaadi, may God elevate your glory

And what our Lord has built no humans can tear down

وَاللَّهُ خَيَّبَ ما ظَنُّوهُ وَانْتَظَرُوا

وَاللَّهُ حَقَّقَ ما نَرجُو وَنَدَّخِرُ

And God has disappointed what they assumed and expected

And God has fulfilled what we hope for and treasure

رُدُّوا السُّيوفَ إِلَى الأغْمادِ واحْتَكِمُوا

فِيْمَا أَرَدْتُمْ فَقَدْ أَغْناكُمُ القَدَرُ

Sheath the swords, and regarding what you desire, submit

For destiny has made you needless of them

مَعاقِلُ الشِّرْكِ قَدْ رَجَّتْ بِكُمْ شَرَفاً

وَكُلُّ مُلْكٍ عَلى الإِطْلاقِ مُنْحَصِرُ

The fortresses of polytheism through you have gained nobility

And every unconditional rule has been confined

خَوْفٌ وَحِلْمٌ لَهُمْ ما صافَحا حَجَراً

إِلاَّ تَفَلَّقَ مِنْ مَعْناهُما الحَجَرُ

Fear and forbearance - if they shook hands with a rock

The rock would shatter from their essence

لَكُمْ جُيوشٌ إِذْا جاشَتْ غَدةَ وَغَىً

بِمِثْلها مِنْ جُيوشِ اللَّهِ تَنْتَصِرُ

You have armies, that if provoked to fury

With the like of God's armies you gain victory

وَجارُكُم آمِنٌ فِي ظِلِّ قُدْرَتِكُمْ

وَكَمْ تَمَرَّدَ قَوْمٌ عِنْدَما قَدِرُوا

And your neighbor lives secure in the shade of your power

And how many peoples have rebelled when empowered

لَيْسَ الَّذِي نِلْتُموهُ كُلَّ حَظِّكُمُ

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَالهِنْدِيَّةُ البُترُ

What you've attained is not your whole share

God is Greater, and British India is maimed

لِلّهِ فِي مُلْكِكُمْ سِرٌّ سَيُظْهِرُهُ

وَأَوَّلُ الغَيْثِ قَطْرٌ ثُمَّ يَنْهَمِرُ

To God, in your rule there is a secret He will reveal

And the first rain is a drop, then it pours heavily

زِدْتُمْ بِحُبِّ أَمِيرِ المُؤمِنينَ عُلىً

كَذَا البُحورُ إِذْا زادَتْ بِهَا الغُدُرُ

You have increased, through love of the Commander of the Faithful Ali

Thus the oceans, when the hailstones increase

مَجْدانِ هَذا إِلَى أَيُّوبَ مُتَّصِلٌ

وَذا بِناصِرِ دِينِ اللَّهِ يَنْتَصِرُ

Two glories, this belongs to Ayyub

And with the supporter of the religion of God victory comes

قَصَّرْتُ مَدْحِي وَمَا التَّقْصِيرُ مِنْ شِيَمي

إِنَّ الكِرامَ إِذَا ما قَصَّرُوا بَدَرُوا

My praise falls short, though falling short is not my trait

For the noble, if they fall short, they make amends

يا سَائِليْ عَنْهُمُ كَلَّفْتَنِي شَطَطاً

لا يُحْسَبُ الرَّمْلُ بَلْ لا يُحْصَرُ المَطَرُ

O questioner about them, you task me beyond limit

The sand cannot be counted, nor can the rain be confined