أرأيتها تبغي السّبيلَ فتهتدي

وتسنّها بيضاءَ للمُسْترشِدِ

I saw her seeking the path, to find guidance,

And making it white for the one seeking direction,

حَيِّ الشُّعاعَ المُستفيضَ وَسِرْ على

بركاتِ ربّكَ في السّنا المتوقِّدِ

Hail the abundant rays, go on

With your Lord's blessings in the flaming year,

حَيِّ الأخيذةَ طال عنك بِعادُها

ثم انثنتْ فكأنّها لم تبعدِ

Hail the taking one, her distance from you is long

Then she bent as if she never went far,

هي تلك تعرفها بحسنِ سِماتِها

وبما تريك من الطّرازِ الأوحدِ

She is the one you recognize by the beauty of her features

And by what she shows you of the unique design,

طلعت عليك الرافعيّةُ حُرَّةً

في موكبٍ للحقِّ فخم المشهدِ

Al-Rafi'iyya rose above you free

In a glorious parade for the truth,

تُلقِي الجِنانُ عليه أنضرَ ما بها

من سَوْسَنٍ عَبِقٍ ورَيْحانٍ نَدِ

The heavens cast upon it the freshest they have

Of fragrant lily and basil,

أخذ الأمينُ مكانَه في صدرها

فزهت بدين هُدىً ودنيا سُؤدُدِ

The Trustworthy took his place in her heart,

So it shone with the religion of guidance and secured worldly affairs,

اللهُ آثر بالصنيعِ فَريقَهُ

فاذْكر صنيعَ اللهِ وَاشْكُرْ وَاسْجُدِ

God preferred his method with artistry

So remember God's work and thank and prostrate,

قُلْ يا وَفيقُ ونادِ قومَك إنهّم

ما بين مُعتَسٍّ وشاربِ مُرقِدِ

Say O loyal one, and call your people for they are

Between the drowsy and the deep sleeping,

رَدِّدْ لهم صوتَ النَّذيرِ فإنّها

سِمَةُ الضّعيفِ وشيمةُ المتردّدِ

Repeat to them the voice of the warner, for it is

A trait of the weak and the hesitant's manner.

ما في الطبائعِ أن تُساوَمَ أُمّةٌ

في عِرضها وتَدينَ للمُسْتعبِدِ

It is not in human nature for a nation to compromise

Its dignity and worship the enslaver,

والمرءُ لو رُزِقَ الخُلودَ مُقيَّداً

لالْتذَّ طعمَ الموتِ غيرَ مُقيَّدِ

And if a person is given immortality while shackled

He would prefer the taste of death unshackled,

اجمعْ قُواكَ وإن تَباعَدَ شأوُها

إنّا نَعُدُّك للوغَى وكأن قدِ

Gather your strength even if its extent is far,

We consider you ready for the struggle as if it already started,

ليتَ البلادَ تَزولُ يومَ يَخونُها

أهلُ الحِفاظِ من السَّوادِ المُرصدِ

If only the countries would disappear on the day

Their protectors betray from the lurking darkness,

حملوا الأمانةَ فَهْيَ في أعناقهم

للهِ يَنشُدها وإن لم ننشُدِ

They carried the trust but it is around their necks

To God it calls even if we don't call,

إنَّ التي شُغِفَ الرّجالُ بحبِّها

لم تُبْنَ من جُثَثِ الضَّحايا للددِ

Indeed she who men fell in love with

Was not built from the corpses of victims to the predators,

هي عُدَّةُ الشَّعبِ الضَّعيفِ ليومهِ

وذخيرةُ الوطنِ المُعذَّبِ للغدِ

It is the weapon of the weak people for their day

And the nation's store for the tortured tomorrow,

الله في تلكَ المقاعدِ إنّها

مُهَجُ الأُبوَّةِ والبنينَ الهُمَّدِ

God in those seats they are

The warmth of fatherhood and the worried children,

شرُّ البليَّةِ من يَبيعُ بلادَه

منها إذا جدَّ البلاءُ بمقعدِ

The worst affliction is he who sells his country

When dire straits come from his seat,

قُلْ للفتى الثَّعليِّ عند نضالهِ

هذي سِهامُ الرّافعيِّ فسدِّدِ

Say to the gallant youth in his struggle

The archers stirred so if you gain a kill,

نشطَ الرُّماةُ فإن ظَفرتَ بمقتلٍ

فإليه إن نَكَلَ الهَيوبَةُ فَاعْمدِ

Then to it, and if fatigue holds back, then try again,

The worst of your friends in the struggle are its injuries,

فَلَشَرُّ صحبِكَ في النّضالِ سليمُها

ولَخَيْرُ رفقتِكَ الشَقِيُّ بك الرَّدي

And the best company for you are those harmed with you,

Welcome the inheritance of the Trustworthy and blessings

أهلاً بميراثِ الأمين وبوركت

يدُكَ التي نزعته من تلك اليدِ

Upon your hand that snatched it from that hand,

A sword passed between men so sometimes

سَيفٌ تعاورهُ الرجال فتارةً

تعمَى مضاربُه وأُخرى تهتدي

Its strikes go blind and other times find their way,

Strengthen your hand on it, its deception is

اشْدُدْ يديكَ عليه إنّ غِرارَهُ

حَتْفُ الظَّلومِ ومَصرعُ المُتَمرِّدِ

The end of the unjust and the destination of the obstinate,

And be keen on the ember you were given

وَاحْرِصْ على القَبَسِ الذي أوتِيتَه

من نور ربِّكَ ذي الجلالةِ وازْدَدِ

Of your Lord's light, the Majestic, and increase it,

I shielded the pens of the generous for they are

عَوَّذْتُ أقلامَ الكِرامِ فإنّها

ذُخرُ الكِنانةِ للزَّمانِ الأنكدِ

The provision of the clan in the most difficult times,