علينا لك الحقُّ الذي أنتَ تعلمُ

وهَذا لِسانُ الشّعرِ بالحقِّ يحَكمُ

You deserve the right that you know

And this is the tongue of poetry that rules with truth

لِسانٌ إذا ما أَرسلَ القولَ مُعرِباً

فكلُّ لسانٍ بعد ذلك أعجمُ

A tongue, when it sends out words clearly expressed

Then every tongue after that is muted

تُحيِّيكَ منه يا عليُّ فَرائِدٌ

لكلّ شُّعوبِ الضّادِ باسمك تُنظَمُ

Greetings to you O Ali, so virtues

For all the peoples of the Dhad, through your name composed

سوائرُ في الآفاقِ تَمضِي حِسانُها

سَوافِرَ في أترابها ما تُلَثَّمُ

Horses roaming through horizons, their beauty moves on

Purebreds among their meadows, with no bridle or halter

بَواقٍ على الأيّام تَزدادُ جِدَّةً

فلا حُسْنُها يَبلىَ ولا هِيَ تَسْأَمُ

Camels across time grow ever more precious

Their beauty does not fade, nor do they grow weary

ألستَ الذي أعطى الكنانَة حقَّها

وأنصفَها من دَهرِها وهي تُظلَمُ

Are you not the one who gave the oppressed their due

And did them justice against an oppressive age?

أَلستَ الذي آتيتَها الأمنَ فَانْجلى

من الخوفِ ما جَرَّ الزّمانُ المُذمَّمُ

Are you not the one who brought them security and so

Dispelled the fear that the vile era let loose?

أَلستَ الذي قلتَ انْهضي فكأنّها

من العزمِ نَسْرٌ في الجِواءِ مُحوِّمُ

Are you not the one who said "Arise!" as if

She were, by resolve, an arrow set flying through the air?

بلى أنت أنقذتَ البلادَ وسُسْتَها

سياسةَ مَن يبغي التي هي أحزَمُ

Yes! You saved the lands and guided them

With the wisdom of one seeking the best policy

كذلكمُ الأوطانُ يا قومُ إنّها

أحبُّ لُباناتِ الرّجالِ وأكرمُ

Thus, O people, the homelands are

The most beloved places for the valiant and honored

حياةٌ ومجدٌ للشُّعوبِ ومظهرٌ

من العزّ إن يذهب فموتٌ مُحتَّمُ

Life and glory for the nations and a sign

Of might - though it passes - and death is destined

عرفنا الذي يأسو الجِراحَ وهذه

مناقبه منشورةٌ ما تُكتَّمُ

We knew the one who healed the wounds, and here

Are his virtues openly declared, not concealed

أتى مُسعِفاً إن الكريمَ لَيُرتَجى

فَيُسعِفُ ذا الجرحِ الأليم ويرحمُ

He came giving aid - for the generous are hoped for -

So he aided the sorely wounded and had mercy

رعى اللهُ قوماً آثروا الخير خالصاً

يَعدُّونه كنزاً من المجدِ يُغْنَمُ

May God protect a people who chose goodness purely

Deeming it a treasure of glory to be won

سهارى يُغيثونَ اللّهيفَ وَصحبُه

بحاجاتهم لاهُونَ والأهلُ نُوّمُ

Wakeful, they relieve the destitute and their family

Attend to their needs, whether light or heavy

أولئك جندُ الله يقضون حقَّهُ

ويرعونه يا ليتني كنتُ مِنهمُ

They are God's soldiers, fulfilling His right

And obeying Him - would that I were one of them!

على أنّني أَقضِي الحُقوقَ وأَبْتَني

لِقوميَ مجداً عالياً ليس يُهدَمُ

Though I do fulfill rights and build for my people

A lofty glory that will not be demolished

على ثِقَةٍ بالله أرجوه وحده

وأعلم أنّ الله أعلى وأعظمُ

With trust in God alone I hope in Him

And know that God is highest and greatest