أَرى العَدلَ دعوى يُعجِبُ الناسَ حُسنُها

وَيَخدَعُهُم عَنها الحَديثُ المُلَفَّقُ

I see justice being claimed, its beauty impresses people,

And smooth talk deceives them about it and they are convinced.

أَكاذيبُ يُزجيها الفَتى وَهوَ عالِمٌ

إِذا ما اِدَّعاها أَنَّهُ لَيسَ يَصدُقُ

A young man knowingly spews lies,

When he claims it, he doesn't speak the truth.

فَشا الظُلمُ بَينَ الناسِ وَاِعتَزَّ أَهلُهُ

وَباتَ ضَعيفُ القَومِ يُؤذَى وَيُرهَقُ

Injustice spread amongst the people and its people became arrogant,

While the weak were harmed and burdened.

خَلِيّاً مِنَ الأَعوانِ يُغصَبُ حَقُّهُ

فَيُغضي وَيُرمى بِالهَوانِ فَيُطرِقُ

With no helpers, his rights were seized,

So he stays quiet and is disgraced and remains silent.

إِذا اِستَصرَخَ الأَقوامَ يَرجو غِياثَهُم

رَأى جَمعَهُم مِن حَولِهِ يَتَفَرَّقُ

When he calls upon the people seeking their aid,

He sees them gather around him then disperse.

رَأَيتُ مُلوكَ الناسِ لا يُنصِفونَهُم

وَخَيرُ المُلوكِ المُنصِفُ المُتَرَفِّقُ

I've seen the rulers of people not dealing justly with them,

And the best rulers are the just and gentle ones.

يُقيمونَ صَرحَ الظُلمِ في كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ

إِذا مَلَكوا وَالعَدلُ بِالمُلكِ أَخلَقُ

They erect the edifice of injustice in every nation,

When they rule, yet justice is the crown of kingship.

ثَوى العَدلُ في الفاروقِ وَاِنجابَ ظِلُّهُ

غَداةَ اِنطَوَت أَعلامُهُ وَهيَ تَخفَقُ

The shelter of justice was in Al-Farooq and its shadow stretched out

The morning his banners were unfurled while fluttering.

إِمامٌ أَظَلَّ الأَرضَ وارِفُ عَدلِهِ

وَجَلَّلَها مِنهُ جَمالٌ وَرَونَقُ

A leader who shaded the land with his abundant justice,

And adorned it through it with grace and elegance.

هَداهُ إِلى المَعروفِ دينٌ يُضيئُهُ

مِنَ الذِكرِ ذي الآياتِ أَبلَجُ مُشرِقُ

He was guided to good by a religion that illuminates him

With the glorious Quran, the shining light.

وَنَفسٌ لَها في كُلِّ عَلياءَ مَوقِفٌ

تَزِلُّ النُفوسُ الشُمُّ عَنهُ وَتَزلَقُ

And a soul that had a stance in every lofty situation,

While souls fell short and slipped from it.

دَعاها إِلى ما يُكسِبُ المَجدَ وَالعُلا

وَرِضوانَ رَبِّ الناسِ داعٍ مُوَفَّقُ

He called them to what earns glory and supremacy,

And the pleasure of the Lord of mankind, the successful guide.

بَنى قُبَّةَ الإِسلامِ بِالعَدلِ عالِياً

وَبِالبَأسِ جَمّاً حَولَها يَتَحَرَّقُ

He built the dome of Islam high with justice,

And around it a barrier, blazing with might.

فَهَذا لَها سورٌ يَروعُ مُنيفُهُ

وَهَذا لَها حِصنٌ مَنيعٌ وَخَندَقُ

And here is an impenetrable fortress and moat.

Whenever enemies attacked it, their banners were humiliated

إِذا رامَهُ الأَعداءُ أَخزى لِواءَهُم

لِواءٌ يُحَيّيهِ مِنَ النَصرِ فَيلَقُ

By banners revived with victory from on high.

Around Allah's soldiers they had remnants

لَهُم حَولَ جُندِ اللَهِ في كُلِّ مَأزِقٍ

فُلولُ السَرايا وَاللِواءُ المُمَزَّقُ

Of defeated detachments and torn banners.

He continued until the Maghreb submitted to Allah,

فَما زالَ حَتّى دانَ لِلَهِ مَغرَبٌ

وَما زالَ حَتّى دانَ لِلَهِ مَشرِقُ

And he continued until the Mashriq submitted to Allah.

The nations of Islam stood firm after he passed away,

ثَوَت أُمَمُ الإِسلامِ مِن بَعدِما مَضى

تُراعُ بِأَهوالِ الخُطوبِ وَتُصعَقُ

Terrified and shaken by the calamities of war.

His loyalists perished and his pillars collapsed,

تَفانَت مَواليها وَطاحَ حُماتُها

كَما طاحَ مُرفَضُّ الحَصى يَتَفَلَّقُ

Like pebbles scattered and split apart.

The unjust took control over them and they ended up

تَحَكَّمَ فيها القاسِطونَ فَأَصبَحَت

تُقادُ بِأَسبابِ الهَوانِ وَتُوثَقُ

Led by the ropes of humiliation, bound and shackled.

May glory return to them, perhaps they will

عَسى العِزُّ أَن يَعتادَها وَلَعَلَّها

تُفَكُّ مِنَ الأَغلالِ يَوماً وَتُطلَقُ

One day free themselves from fetters and be released.

Then they will seek from the paths of pride what was abandoned,

فَتَستَنُّ مِن سُبلِ المَفاخِرِ ما عَفا

وَتُدرِكُ ديناً ضاقَ مِنهُ المُخَنَّقُ

And attain a faith that choked them and was denied.

Then neither heart roams its ruins to kindle passion anew,

فَلا القَلبُ في آثارِهِ يَصطَلي الجَوى

وَلا الدَمعُ في أَطلالِهِ يَتَرَقرَقُ

Nor tear flows at its remnants and crackles.

Know that all good and righteousness,

أَلا إِنَّهُ المَعروفُ وَالخَيرُ كُلُّهُ

أَخافُ عَلَيهِ أَن يَضيعَ وَأُشفِقُ

I fear for it that it will be lost and I am concerned.