أَمنارةَ السَّاري وأَمْنَ الوادِي
هَلْ بَاتَ حَوْلَكِ سَامِرٌ فَأُنادِي
The lamps of dawn and the security of the valley
Did a night companion dwell around you, so I call?
أَسَفُ الصَّدَى أن يَضمَحِلَّ ومَا قضَى
وَطراً مِنَ الأَسماعِ والأَكبادِ
Sadness that the echo would fade before fulfilling
A cure for the souls and hearts
وَمِنَ العَناءِ وقد بَلوتُ صُنُوفَهُ
فَشلُ الهُداةِ وخَيْبةُ القُوّادِ
And from ordeals, and I have tasted their kinds
Failure of guides and disappointment of leaders
في ذِمَّةِ الذّكرِ الحكيمِ رِسَالَتي
وإليكَ رَبِّي مَرْجِعي وَمَعادي
In the protection of the Wise Remembrance my message
And to You my Lord is my return and destination
أنتَ العليمُ بِما أُريدُ وأَبْتَغي
وَبِما أكابِدُ مِن أذىً وَعِنادِ
You are the All-Knowing of what I want and seek
And of what I endure of harm and obstinacy
عِفْتُ الصِّبى وَجعلتُ شَيْبِي قُرْبَةً
أَبْغِي الحياةَ لأُمَّتِي وبِلادي
I disciplined the youth and made my gray hair an offering
Seeking life for my nation and country
كلٌّ لِوجْهِكَ لَيسَ شَيءٌ غَيرُه
إلّا يصيرُ إلى بِلىً وَنَفادِ
All for Your sake, nothing else
Except it turns to decay and depletion
أَغْرَى الخوارجَ بالعداوةِ أنّهم
وَجَدوا مُرادَكَ في الحياةِ مُرادي
The dissenters tempted by enmity, for they
Found Your desire in life my desire
لَكِ يا مُنَوِّرَةَ البقاع تَحَيَّةٌ
مِن رائحٍ في نُورِ عِلْمِكِ غادِ
For you, O enlightener of lands, a greeting
From a beholder in the light of your knowledge, set out
سِيري عَلى نُورِ الكِتابِ وَهدْيِهِ
وعلى التي سَنَّ الأمينُ الهادي
On the light of the Book and its guidance
And on she who the Trustworthy Guide exemplified
لَكِ في بني الإِسلامِ أَجرُ مُجَدِّدٍ
لِشرائعِ الآباءِ والأجدادِ
For you among the children of Islam the reward of a reviver
Of the ancestors’ laws and traditions
أَنْصَفْتِ دينَ اللهِ مِن أعدائِه
وهَزَمْتِ دِينَ الكُفْرِ والإِلحادِ
You championed God’s religion from its enemies
And defeated the religion of blasphemy and atheism
وغِضبتِ للأخلاقِ غَضْبَةَ حُرَّةٍ
تَأْبَى الحياةَ مَشوبةً بفَسادِ
And you raged for morals with the rage of a protective woman
Who refuses a life tainted by corruption
وَجَهِدْتِ تَبنينَ العُروبةَ كُلَّما
أَبْصَرتِ حَائِطَها بِغيرِ عِمادِ
And you strove to build Arabism whenever
You saw its fence without a pillar
رُدِّي الغُواةَ إلى السّبيلِ وأَذِّني
في الجامحينَ بِحكمةٍ وسَدادِ
Return the transgressors to the path and let me
Admonish the reckless with wisdom and integrity
وَخُذِي العُهودَ على الرِّجالِ فَحسْبُهم
مَا كانَ مِن شَغَبٍ وَطُولِ تَعادِ
And take pledges from the men, for it suffices them
What was of clamor and prolonged hostility
الضّعفُ أَدركَهُمْ وكانوا قُوّةً
لا تُستباحُ بِقُوَّةٍ وَعَتادِ
Weakness overtook them while they were a strength
Not to be violated by power and weaponry
يُلقِي إليها المُستبِدُّ قِيادَهُ
والحقُّ منها آخِذٌ بِقيادِ
The tyrant hands over his lead to it
While the truth takes its lead from it
إنْ أَمْسَكتْ فَعَنِ الأَذَى وإذا مَضَتْ
مَضَتِ السُّيوفُ على هُدىً وَرَشادِ
If it withholds, it is from harm, and if it proceeds
The swords proceed with guidance and integrity
عَطفْت على الأُمَمِ الضعافِ وطَوَّحَتْ
خَلْفَ الدُّروبِ بآخرينَ شِدادِ
It had mercy on the weak nations and rallied
Others behind the campaigns, relentless
لم تَتَّخِذْ مُلكاً أزلَّ وَلم تُقِمْ
حُكماً على شَطَطٍ ولا اسْتبدادِ
It did not establish an eternal kingdom, nor institute
A rule of depravity or dictatorship
خُلِقَتْ سَلاماً لِلشُّعوبِ وَرحمةً
في عَالَمٍ بادي الشَّراسَةِ عادِ
It was created in peace for the people and as a mercy
In a world whose viciousness has become habitual
يَرْعَى الضِّعافَ بهِ ويَمْلِكُ أَمْرَهُمْ
غَرثانُ يَلتهمُ الممالكَ صادِ
The oppressors shepherd it, and govern their affair
Two gluttons who devour kingdoms, predatory
يَرِدُ الدّماءَ بَريئةً ويخوضُها
وَلْهَى ولم تَكُ مَطْمَحَ الوُرَّادِ
They shed innocent blood and wade through it
Indulgently, while it was not the wish of pursuers
اللهُ حَرَّمَها ودَافعَ دُونها
مَن ذا يُدافِعُ ربَّه ويُرادي
God has forbidden it, and defended it
Who can defend his Lord and oppose Him?
نظر الهداةُ إلى الشُّعوبِ فما دَرَوْا
أَعُقولُ وَحْشٍ أم طِباعُ جمادِ
The leaders looked upon the nations, but could not discern
Are they beasts’ minds or inanimate natures?
وتعجَّبوا للأرضِ كيفَ يَسوسُها
طُغيانُ أربابٍ وجَهلُ عِبادِ
And they wondered about the earth, how can it be ruled
By the tyranny of masters and the ignorance of servants?
مَرِضَتْ نُفوسُ العالَمينَ فَعادَها
خيرُ الأُساةِ وأفضلُ العُوّادِ
The souls of the two worlds fell ill, so He cured them
The Best of Healers and Most Virtuous of Curers
طِبٌّ من الوحْي المفصَّلِ آخِذٌ
بِمجامعِ الأَرواحِ والأجسادِ
A cure from the articulated revelation, taking hold
Of the spirits’ and bodies’ assemblies
ما انفكّتِ الأفهامُ في أصفادِها
حتّى تداركها الرّسولُ الفادي
The minds did not cease in their shackles
Until the Messenger Savior rescued them
إيهٍ مُحبَّ الدّينِ زِدْهُ محَبّةً
في المؤمنين وَزِدْهُ صَفْوَ وِدادِ
Alas, O lover of the faith, increase in
Love for the faithful and increase in purity and affection
ليِ مِن يراعكَ في الصَّبابةِ مُسعِدٌ
فَامْزجْ مِدادَك في الهَوى بِمدادي
I have, for one who cares for you in youth, a fortunate
So mix your love on paper with my ink
وتَعالَ نَقْضِ الحقَّ في ميعادهِ
إن الحياةَ قريبةُ الميعادِ
And come, let us fulfill the truth in its appointment
For life is near its appointment
اليومَ نَملِكُ أن نَقولَ وإنَّنا
لإِلى رُفاتٍ صَامتٍ وَرَمادِ
Today we have the ability to speak, though we
Are to silent dust and ashes headed
قُلْ ما أردتَ ونادِ قومَكَ أَقْبِلوا
مِن حاضرٍ يَخْشَى الإلهَ وبادِ
Speak what you wish and call your people, come
From the present, who fear God and perish
اللهُ يَسألُ أين غُوْدِرَ دينُه
ويقولُ أين فَوارِسي وَجِيادي
God will ask where has His religion been attacked
And say where are My knights and steeds?
أَفَيَطْمعُ النُّوَّامُ مِلءَ عُيونهِمِ
أن يَملِكُوا الدُّنيا بِغَيْرِ جِهادِ
Can the sleepy hope to fill their eyes
To rule the world without strife?
سِرْ يا دَليلَ الرّكبِ مَأمونَ الخُطَى
وَارْفَعْ يَديكَ تَحيَّةً للحادي
Go, O guide of the caravan, secure in step
And raise your hand in salutation of the guide
المُسلمونَ على هُدىً مِن رَبِّهم
ما دَامَ نُورُكَ عن يَمينِ الوادي
The Muslims are guided by their Lord
As long as your light is to the right of the valley
