يا مُطعِمَ الجيشِ أشبعتَ السُّيوفَ دَما

لولاكَ ما شَبعتْ يَوماً ولا طَعِما

O you who feed the army, you satiated the swords with blood

Without you, they would never be full or satisfied

أنتَ الحياةُ جَرَتْ في كلِّ مُنطَلقٍ

تَغشَى الكميَّ وتغشى الصَّارِمَ الخَذِما

You are life itself, flowing in every path

Covering the masses, covering the sharp and unyielding swords

تَتابع الجودُ لا بُخلٌ ولا سَأَمٌ

دِينُ المروءةِ يأبى البُخلَ والسَّأما

Generosity continues endlessly, neither stinginess nor boredom

The religion of chivalry refuses stinginess and boredom

المسلمونَ يَدٌ للَّهِ عَامِلَةٌ

تَمضِي أصابعُها في شأنِها قُدُما

The Muslims are a hand of God, working

Its fingers advancing steadfastly in their task

لا تشتكِي إصبعٌ من إصبعٍ وَهَنَاً

ولا تُغايِرُها إذ تَشتكِي الألما

No finger complains of weakness to another

Nor differs when it feels pain

يا سعد أدَّيتَ حقَّ اللَّهِ من ثَمَرٍ

لو كانَ من ذَهَبٍ ما زِدْتَه عِظَما

O Saad, you fulfilled your duty to God from the harvest

Had it been gold, you would not have increased it in glory

كذلك الخيرُ يُدعَى المُرءُ مُغتَنماً

إن راحَ يَنْهَبُه في القومِ مُغْتَنِما

Thus good is to be seized when one is called

Lest it be plundered among the people by the plunderers

زَادَتْكَ نَخْلُكَ يا سعدُ بن ساعدةٍ

فَضلاً وزادَتْ على أمثالِها كرما

Your palm trees increased you, O Saad ibn Saa'dah

In bounty, and increased over their likes in generosity

هذا جَنَاهَا بأيدِي القومِ مُنْتَهَبٌ

واللَّهُ يكتبُ فَانْظُرْ هل تَرَى القَلَمَا

This was seized by the hands of the people as spoils

But God records - so look, do you see the Pen?

أحْصَاه يا سعدُ عَدّاً ثم ضَاعَفَهُ

فلستَ تُحْصِيهِ حَتّى تُحْصِيَ الأُمَما

He counted it, O Saad, then multiplied it

You cannot count it until you count all the nations

ادفع عُيينةَ واردعْ جهلَ صاحِبِهِ

إنّ الحديثَ حديثُ الدّهرِ لو عَلِما

Repel Uyaynah and restrain the ignorance of his companion

Though the talk is the talk of time, had they but known

تَمْرُ المدينةِ ما فيه مُسَاوَمَةٌ

أو يَرْجِعَ السَّيْفُ عنه مُترَعاً بَشِما

The dates of Medina, there is no bargaining over them

Nor does the sword turn back from them, terrified and confused

طَعَامُ كلِّ فَتىً للَّهِ مُنتَدَبٍ

لا يغمدُ السَّيْف عَمَّنْ يُطعِمُ الصَّنما

The food of every volunteer is for God

He does not sheathe his sword from those who worship idols

مَنَعْتَهُ ونصرتَ اللَّهَ في هَمَلٍ

من عُصبةِ الشِّركِ لا يَرْضَوْنَهُ حَكَما

You prevented him and helped God during (the Battle of) Hamra

Against the confederacy of polytheists who reject him as judge

وَصُنْتَهُ عَلَماً للحقِّ تَحفظُهُ

لا يحفظُ العِرضَ مَن لا يحفظُ العَلَمَا

And you protected it as a sign of truth that you preserve

One who does not preserve knowledge cannot preserve honor

ما يَصنَعُ النَّاسُ إن ضاعتْ مَحارِمُهم

وما على الأرضِ أن لا تحمل الرِمَما

What can people do if their sanctities are lost?

And what if the earth does not carry its burdens?

ألم تُهِبْ يوم بَدرٍ بالأُلَى نفروا

للحربِ يَصْلَونَ من نيرانِها ضَرَما

Did you not, on the day of Badr, attack with the horses, rushing

Into the fires of battle, burning with determination?

يا قومُ إنّ جُموعَ الكُفرِ حاشدةٌ

فأين يذهبُ دِينُ اللَّهِ إن هُزِما

O people! The multitudes of disbelief are gathering

So where will the religion of God go if defeated?

إن لم يَبِتْ ناجياً من سوءِ ما اعْتَزَمُوا

فلا نَجَا أحدٌ منّا ولا سَلِما

If no one spends the night imploring against the evil they plotted

Then none of us will survive or be safe

يا باعِثَ القومِ شَتَّى من مَجَاثِمهم

ما بالُ عَزْمِكَ في آثارِهِم جَثَما

O you who roused the scattered people from their resting places

Why do you falter in pursuing them?

من حَيَّةِ السُّوءِ أَلقَيتَ السِّلاحَ على

كُرْهٍ وَرُحْتَ تُعانِي الهمَّ والسَّقَمَا

You threw down your weapon in dislike

And went about suffering worry and illness

كُنتَ الحريصَ عليها وَقْعَةً جَلَلاً

لم تُبقِ للكُفرِ مِن آطامِهِ أُطُمَا

You were eager for it, glorious occurrence

You left no remnant for disbelief of its masses

كذاكَ قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ فابتهجتْ

مِنكَ المَشاهِدُ لم تنقِلْ لها قَدَمَا

Thus said the Messenger of God, and from you

The witnesses were delighted - you did not waver

أَعطَاكَ سَهْمَكَ يَجزِي نِيَّةً صَدَقَتْ

شَرِيعةُ اللَّهِ ما حابَى ولا ظَلَمَا

He gave you your share, rewarding the intention that proved true

The Law of God does not show bias or wrong anyone