بَني الزَهرا لَكُم مَجد أَثيل

بَني الزَهرا لَكُم مَجد أَثيل

وَعز شامِخ وَعلا مُنيف

وَعز شامِخ وَعلا مُنيف

O sons of al-Zahra, yours is deep-rooted glory,

O sons of Zahra, your glory is eternal

And lofty honor and towering eminence;

And your might lofty, your nobility sublime

عُلُوّا لَيسَ يَعلوه اِنصِرام

عُلُوّا لَيسَ يَعلوه اِنصِرام

وَفَخر لا تَغيره الصروف

وَفَخر لا تَغيره الصروف

An eminence no decline can overcome,

Your sublimity none can transcend

And pride unchanged by fortune's vicissitudes.

Your pride time's vicissitudes cannot alter

وَأَنتُم كَعبة المَعروف تَسعى

وَأَنتُم كَعبة المَعروف تَسعى

لَكُم آمالُنا وَبكم تَطوف

لَكُم آمالُنا وَبكم تَطوف

And you are the Kaaba of kindness, toward which hasten

You are the Kaaba of kindness people hasten to

Our hopes, and around you they circle.

Our hopes in you repose, around you they revolve

وَمِنكُم كل عَصر هاشمي

وَمِنكُم كل عَصر هاشمي

بِمِحراب الفُخار له عكوف

بِمِحراب الفُخار له عكوف

And from you, in every age, comes a Hashimite

In every age, a Hashimite like the station of prayer

Who dwells devotedly in the prayer niche of glory.

Stands vigil at the altar of glory

وَهذا عَصرنا قَد لاحَ فيهِ

وَهذا عَصرنا قَد لاحَ فيهِ

شَريف من أَجلِكُم عَفيف

شَريف من أَجلِكُم عَفيف

And in this age of ours there has appeared

And this is an age in which has emerged

A chaste nobleman, among your most illustrious.

A noble one from your lineage, chaste

فَريد في مَحاسِنِه وَلكِن

فَريد في مَحاسِنِه وَلكِن

فَريد لا تُقاوِمه ألوف

فَريد لا تُقاوِمه ألوف

Unique in his virtues, and yet

Unique in his virtues, though unique

One man whom thousands cannot rival.

Myriads cannot equal him

أَبا عمر أَتيتُك مُستَجيرا

أَبا عمر أَتيتُك مُستَجيرا

وَلَيسَ عَلى الَّذي يَأتيكَ خَوف

وَلَيسَ عَلى الَّذي يَأتيكَ خَوف

O Abu Umar, I have come to you seeking refuge,

Abu Umar, I have come to you seeking refuge

And whoever comes to you has nothing to fear.

For one who comes to you has no cause for fear

وَأَمرى مشكل صَعب وَلكِن

وَأَمرى مشكل صَعب وَلكِن

عَلَيكَ ميسر سَهل خَفيف

عَلَيكَ ميسر سَهل خَفيف

And my affair is complicated and difficult, yet

My affair is difficult and complex

For you it is manageable, easy, and light.

But for you easy and effortless

وَلَيسَ عَلَيكَ حق لازِم لي

وَلَيسَ عَلَيكَ حق لازِم لي

سِوى اِنّي بسوح عَلاك ضَيف

سِوى اِنّي بسوح عَلاك ضَيف

And I have no binding claim upon you,

You owe me no obligatory right

Except that I am a guest in the courts of your eminence.

Except that I am your guest at your abode

وَلكِن في مُوافَقَة اِسمك سَمى

وَلكِن في مُوافَقَة اِسمك سَمى

لما أَمّلته سِرّ لَطيف

لما أَمّلته سِرّ لَطيف

But in your name's matching mine

But in the concord in your name lies a subtle mystery

Lies a subtle secret concerning what I hoped for.

Both names being Abdullah, but

كلا الاسمَين عَبد اللّه لكِن

كلا الاسمَين عَبد اللّه لكِن

تزيد بِأَنَّكَ المَولى الشَريف

تزيد بِأَنَّكَ المَولى الشَريف

Both names are Abdullah, but

You have the additional boon of being the noble master

You surpass me in being the noble lord.

I found you better than horsemen in the saddle

وَجَدّك خَير من ركب المَطايا

وَجَدّك خَير من ركب المَطايا

رَحيم في سَجاياه رَؤف

رَحيم في سَجاياه رَؤف

And your forefather is the best of those who rode mounts,

Merciful in disposition, kind

Merciful in his character, compassionate.

So be like your righteous ancestors, show clemency

فَكن كَجدودِكَ الاِخيار وَاِعطف

فَكن كَجدودِكَ الاِخيار وَاِعطف

فَخَيرُ الناسِ ذو الهمم العَطوف

فَخَيرُ الناسِ ذو الهمم العَطوف

So be like your virtuous forefathers, and show compassion,

For the best of men are the gentle and clement

For the best of people is the compassionate man of high resolve.

It is the trait of the generous, and you are one of them

وَمن شيم الكِرام وَأَنتَ منهُم

وَمن شيم الكِرام وَأَنتَ منهُم

اِذا ما واعدوا بِالخَيرِ يوفوا

اِذا ما واعدوا بِالخَيرِ يوفوا

And among the traits of the generous—and you are one of them—

When they promise good, they fulfill

Is keeping their word whenever they promise kindness.

You have accustomed me to kindness for ages

وَقد عَوّدتني المَعروف دَهرا

وَقد عَوّدتني المَعروف دَهرا

وَلَيسَ بِغَير بابِكَ لي وُقوف

وَلَيسَ بِغَير بابِكَ لي وُقوف

And you have long accustomed me to kindness,

And I have no recourse but your door

And I stand at no door but yours.

Your lofty ambition has emboldened me

وَهمتك العلية أَطمَعتَني

وَهمتك العلية أَطمَعتَني

فَلا تَقطَع رجا من يستَضيف

فَلا تَقطَع رجا من يستَضيف

And your lofty resolve has raised my hopes,

So do not cut off the hopes of one who seeks your hospitality

So do not cut off the hope of one who seeks hospitality.

My ultimate purpose is that I love you

وَغايَة مَقصَدي اِنّي مُحِب

وَغايَة مَقصَدي اِنّي مُحِب

قَوِيّ الوُدّ لكِني ضَعيف

قَوِيّ الوُدّ لكِني ضَعيف

And the sum of my intent is that I am devoted,

Ardently, but I am weak

Strong in affection, yet I am weak.

Succor me - may God never see you treat me unjustly

أَجرَني لا أَراكَ اللَهُ ضيما

أَجرَني لا أَراكَ اللَهُ ضيما

وَلا نَزَلت بِساحَتِكَ الحتوف

وَلا نَزَلت بِساحَتِكَ الحتوف

Grant me refuge—may God never let you suffer injustice,

Or allow misfortunes to befall your domain

Nor may deadly fates descend upon your courtyard.

Take my hand - for I am sorely troubled

وَخُذ بِيَدي فَاِنّي ضِقت ذَرعا

وَخُذ بِيَدي فَاِنّي ضِقت ذَرعا

وَكَدّر عيشَتي هول مخيف

وَكَدّر عيشَتي هول مخيف

And take me by the hand, for I am at my wit's end,

And my life is poisoned by frightening turmoil

And a frightful terror has clouded my life.