يا مَلَكاً تَعَبَّدا

مُصَلِّياً مُوَحِّدا

O Angel of worship, praying devoutly,

Blessed in his day, and tomorrow auspicious,

مُبارَكاً في يَومِهِ

وَالأَمسِ مَيموناً غَدا

Destined for a nation deserving of joy,

It made him its crown, its glory, its leader,

مُسَخَّراً لِأُمَّةٍ

مِن حَقِّها أَن تَسعَدا

It turned away wherever he walked,

And bowed down wherever he appeared,

قَد جَعَلَتهُ تاجَها

وَعِزَّها وَالسُؤدُدا

Revering him in his beauty,

As it would revere the full moon,

وَأَعرَضَت حَيثُ مَشى

وَأَطرَقَت حَيثَ بَدا

You are a ray from the Most High

That God sent down as guidance,

تُجِلُّهُ في حُسنِهِ

كَما تُجِلُّ الفَرقَدا

How many homes has it illuminated?

How many mosques given light?

أَنتَ شُعاعٌ مِن عَلٍ

أَنزَلَهُ اللَهُ هُدى

How many markets has it adorned

With beauty, enhancing the land?

كَم قَد أَضاءَ مَنزِلاً

وَكَم أَنارَ مَسجِدا

Were it not for piety I would say

None but you has God created,

وَكَم كَسا الأَسواقَ مِن

حُسنٍ وَزانَ البَلَدا

If you wish, you can be gentle,

Or, if you prefer, be firm,

لَولا التُقى لَقُلتُ لَم

يَخلُق سِواكَ الوَلَدا

And if you desire error, it strays,

Or if you seek right, it is guided,

إِن شِئتَ كانَ العَيرَ أَو

إِن شِئتَ كانَ الأَسَدا

You are the voice in this house

And it echoes back your tone,

وَإِن تُرِد غَيّاً غَوى

أَو تَبغِ رُشداً رَشَدا

Like the parrot in its cage

That mimics all it’s shown,

وَالبَيتُ أَنتَ الصَوتُ في

هِ وَهوَ لِلصَوتِ صَدى

Like soft clay in the potter’s hands

Shaped according to his design,

كَالبَبَّغا في قَفَصٍ

قيلَ لَهُ فَقَلَّدا

It takes on what you have trained it to,

And man becomes what habits refine,

وَكَالقَضيبِ اللَدنِ قَد

طاوَعَ في الشَكلِ اليَدا

You stand alone in the world

In your excellence, peerless displayed,

يَأخُذُ ما عَوَّدتَهُ

وَالمَرءُ ما تَعَوَّدا

And every lion the Imam targeted

In battle, by you was waylaid,

مِمّا اِنفَرَدتَ في الوَرى

بِفَضلِهِ وَاِنفَرَدا

You it was who marshalled them

And drove them to perdition,

وَكُلُّ لَيثٍ قَد رَمى

بِهِ الإِمامُ في العِدا

Saying: Be for God and the Sultan,

And for the Turks a redemption!

أَنتَ الَّذي جَنَّدتَهُ

وَسُقتَهُ إِلى الرَدى

وَقُلتَ كُن لِلَّهِ وَالس

سُلطانِ وَالتُركِ فِدى