لَقَد أَلبَسَ اللَهُ السَلامَةَ أُمَّةً

يَكونُ أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ أَمينَها

God has clothed this nation in peace

God has clothed the nation in a raiment of safety,

With the commander of the faithful as its trustee

With the Commander of the Faithful as its trustee.

حَمَيتَ رَحاها بِالقَنابِلِ وَالقَنا

وَأَبقَيتَ دُنياها عَلَيها وَدينَها

You have protected its sanctuaries with missiles and artillery

You protected its axis with legions and lances,

And preserved its worldly affairs and religion

And preserved for it both its world and its faith.

يَراكَ بَنو المَنصورِ أَولاهُمُ بِها

وَما أَضمَروا غَيرَ الَّتي يُظهِرونَها

The Abbasids see you as their foremost defender

The Sons of Al-Mansur deem you the worthiest heir,

Though their intentions differ from what they profess

And conceal in their hearts only what they declare.