هَنيئاً أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَإِنَّما
نَجاتُكَ لِلدينِ الحَنيفِ نَجاةُ
Congratulations, O Commander of the Faithful, for your deliverance is the deliverance of the true religion.
Congratulations to you and the Book and the nation whose survival is their life and your survival.
هَنيئاً لِطَهَ وَالكِتابِ وَأُمَّةٍ
بَقاؤُكَ إِبقاءٌ لَها وَحَياةُ
You took a covenant with fate so no harm can reach you.
He who is clothed in the Prophet's mantle, no arrows can hurt him.
أَخَذتَ عَلى الأَقدارِ عَهداً وَمَوثِقاً
فَلَستَ الَّذي تَرقى إِلَيهِ أَذاةُ
The Bayt almost walks in gratitude to its Lord towards you and Sa'y hastens calling out Labbayka.
The mosques humbly request your forgiveness spreading out prayer mats.
وَمَن يَكُ في بُردِ النَبِيِّ وَثَوبِهِ
تَجُزهُ إِلى أَعدائِهِ الرَمَياتُ
The fertile land seeks forgiveness for what the sinful killers have watered.
The wounded flex their injuries toward you and the slain send their prayers to you.
يَكادُ يَسيرُ البَيتُ شُكراً لِرَبِّهِ
إِلَيكَ وَيَسعى هاتِفاً عَرَفاتُ
You laughed at the horrors then cried for them with tears that brought mercy.
On the Day of Resurrection, fragments and remains will be rewarded for their sacrifice and purity.
وَتَستَوهِبُ الصَفحَ المَساجِدُ خُشَّعاً
وَتَبسُطُ راحَ التَوبَةِ الجُمُعاتُ
You did not revive them but they all belong to their Lord. So those who died in Your path did not die.
A gang of evil, enemies of prayer, shot them with arrows of betrayal while they prayed.
وَتَستَغفِرُ الأَرضُ الخَصيبُ وَما جَنَت
وَلَكِن سَقاها قاتِلونَ جُناةُ
Jesus disavows them and their companions. Are Jesus' merciful followers so harsh?
They oppose religion but do not oppose a state. Their claim and complaint are false.
وَتُثني مِنَ الجَرحى عَلَيكَ جِراحُهُم
وَتَأتي مِنَ القَتلى لَكَ الدَعَواتُ
There is no good in this world or in its rights if those who seek rights are tyrants.
With what heart can one face horrors steadily? The hearts of all people lack steadfastness,
ضَحِكتَ مِنَ الأَهوالِ ثُمَّ بَكَيتَهُم
بِدَمعٍ جَرَت في إِثرِهِ الرَحَماتُ
When the earth shakes around you, your tranquility returns it to stillness until anxieties subside.
If a fire breaks out and becomes Hell, consuming the bodies of all and growing,
تُثابُ بِغاليهِ وَتُجزى بِطُهرِهِ
إِلى البَعثِ أَشلاءٌ لَهُم وَرُفاتُ
With a raging inferno and heated city, and wails of burning agony,
You walked in the Prophet's coolness and it surrounded you, peace and coolness.
وَما كُنتَ تُحييهِم فَكِلهُم لِرَبِّهِم
فَما ماتَ قَومٌ في سَبيلِكَ ماتوا
While the world wore armor, yours was a humble, praying heart.
You laughed while forms of death frowned, and were dignified while tyrants raged.
رَمَتهُم بِسَهمِ الغَدرِ عِندَ صَلاتِهِم
عِصابَةُ شَرٍّ لِلصَلاةِ عُداةُ
If guards failed you, angels sent by God protected you.
With your enlightened Ahmadi face, hopeful eyes shine.
تَبَرَّأَ عيسى مِنهُمُ وَصِحابِهِ
أَأَتباعُ عيسى ذي الحَنانِ جُفاةُ
You give life though fate takes it, and fate apologizes to you for taking it.
Your deliverance is a blessing from God renewed for which thanks and charity are due.
يُعادونَ ديناً لا يُعادونَ دَولَةً
لَقَد كَذِبَت دَعوى لَهُم وَشُكاةُ
So make the Commander of the Faithful's praise virtues that give life to the earth even as it dies.
If your existence never eluded us, the hopes of souls would not be lost.
وَلا خَيرَ في الدُنيا وَلا في حُقوقِها
إِذا قيلَ طُلّابُ الحُقوقِ بُغاةُ
We tested you wakeful amidst swords and spears when kings neglected the hunt during their slumber.
You stayed awake while sweet sleep, a blessing, ignored the people whose shepherds were caprice.
بِأَيِّ فُؤادٍ تَلتَقي الهَولَ ثابِتاً
وَما لِقُلوبِ العالَمينَ ثَباتُ
Without you the kingdom of Muslims would be lost and without you the unity of Muslims would be shattered.
Their banners are gone except for the one whose victory, mark, and conquests are resplendent.
إِذا زُلزِلَت مِن حَولِكَ الأَرضُ رادَها
وَقارُكَ حَتّى تَسكُنَ الجَنَباتُ
It shades the days, honored and splendid, with raids sheltered in its shade.
Hanifiyyah, strengthened and made strong by thirty conquering kings who protected and eternalized it over the ages.
وَإِن خَرَجَت نارٌ فَكانَت جَهَنَّماً
تُغَذّى بِأَجسادِ الوَرى وَتُقاتُ
Clouds in the sky of time, lamps in the night of doubt, guides.
Sailing peacefully around you, to which the hopes and fears of creation incline.
وَتَرتَجُّ مِنها لُجَّةٌ وَمَدينَةٌ
وَتَصلى نَواحٍ حَرَّها وَجِهاتُ
The wild beasts of the air die wretched before it while the souls and passions of people come alive.
You exemplified justice in the affairs of people so the times rested satisfied with you and they rested.
تَمَشَّيتَ في بُردِ الخَليلِ فَخُضتَها
سَلاماً وَبُرداً حَولَكَ الغَمَراتُ
You are a cloud and time is a spoiled child. You are a spear and time is a gullet.
You are the pillar of peace if its pillar tilts and trustees cling to it.
وَسِرتَ وَمِلءُ الأَرضِ أَدرُعٌ
وَدِرعُكَ قَلبٌ خاشِعٌ وَصَلاةُ
Could anyone but you improve this situation after years made it easy for you?
Whoever experiences the world thirty years gains wisdom and patience against it.
ضَحوكاً وَأَصنافُ المَنايا عَوابِسٌ
وَقوراً وَأَنواعُ الحُتوفِ طُغاةُ
You ruled the Commander of the Faithful, son of a happy man, by a merit minds acknowledge.
I remain singing your praises and blowing gently continues from you to me.
يَحوطُكَ إِن خانَ الحُماةَ اِنتِباهُهُم
مَلائِكُ مِن عِندِ الإِلَهِ حُماةُ
I spurned comfort in your pleasure, aspiring to God's rewards.
One like me, praising the best of times, cannot be swayed even by gifts from the likes of you.
تُشيرُ بِوَجهٍ أَحمَدِيٍّ مُنَوِّرٍ
عُيونُ البَرايا فيهِ مُنحَسِراتُ
I have gems of character in praise and passion, and Al-Mutanabbi has one gem.
A nation was saved when you were saved and the dynasty endured long life.
يُحَيِّ الرَعايا وَالقَضاءُ مُهَلِّلٌ
يُحَييهِ وَالأَقدارُ مُعتَذِراتُ
Royal splendor was protected and its glory stretched on, goodness and good acts lasting through it.
In the east and west of the land, orphans were secured in their livelihoods and naked ones clothed.
نَجاتُكَ نُعمى لِلإِلَهِ سَنِيَّةٌ
لَها فيكَ شُكرٌ واجِبٌ وَزَكاةُ
My greetings from this place fall short. Upon you are God's greetings and blessings.
فَصَيِّر أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ ثَناءَها
مَآثِرَ تُحيِ الأَرضَ وَهيَ مَواتُ
إِذا لَم يَفُتنا مِن وُجودِكَ فائِتٌ
فَلَيسَ لِآمالِ النُفوسِ فَواتُ
بَلَوناكَ يَقظانَ الصَوارِمِ وَالقَنا
إِذا ضَيَّعَ الصيدَ المُلوكَ سُباتُ
سَهِرتَ وَلَذَّ النَومُ وَهوَ مَنِيَّةٌ
رَعايا تَوَلّاها الهَوى وَرُعاةُ
فَلَولاكَ مُلكُ المُسلِمينَ مُضَيَّعٌ
وَلَولاكَ شَملُ المُسلِمينَ شَتاتُ
لَقَد ذَهَبَت راياتُهُم غَيرَ رايَةٍ
لَها النَصرُ وَسمٌ وَالفُتوحُ شِياتُ
تَظَلُّ عَلى الأَيّامِ غَرّاءَ حُرَّةً
مُحَجَّلَةً في ظِلِّها الغَزَواتُ
حَنيفِيَّةٌ قَد عَزَّها وَأَعَزَّها
ثَلاثونَ مَلكاً فاتِحونَ غُزاةُ
حَماها وَأَسماها عَلى الدَهرِ مِنهُمُ
مُلوكٌ عَلى أَملاكِهِ سَرَواتُ
غَمائِمُ في مَحلِ السِنينِ هَواطِلٌ
مَصابيحُ في لَيلِ الشُكوكِ هُداةُ
تَهادَت سَلاماً في ذَراكَ مَطيفَةً
لَها رَغَباتُ الخَلقِ وَالرَهَباتُ
تَموتُ سِباعُ الجَوِّ غَرثى حِيالَها
وَتَحيا نُفوسُ الخَلقِ وَالمُهَجاتِ
سَنَنتَ اِعتِدالَ الدَهرِ في أَمرِ أَهلِهِ
فَباتَ رَضِيّاً في دَراكَ وَباتوا
فَأَنتَ غَمامٌ وَالزَمانُ خَميلَةٌ
وَأَنتَ سِنانٌ وَالزَمانُ قَناةُ
وَأَنتَ مِلاكُ السِلمِ إِن مادَ رُكنُهُ
وَأَشفَقَ قُوّامٌ عَلَيهِ ثُقاتُ
أَكانَ لِهَذا الأَمرِ غَيرُكَ صالِحٌ
وَقَد هَوَّنَتهُ عِندَكَ السَنَواتُ
وَمَن يَسُسِ الدُنيا ثَلاثينَ حِجَّةً
تُعِنهُ عَلَيها حِكمَةٌ وَأَناةُ
مَلَكتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ اِبنَ هانِئٍ
بِفَضلٍ لَهُ الأَلبابُ مُمتَلَكاتُ
وَمازِلتُ حَسّانَ المَقامِ وَلَم تَزَل
تَليني وَتَسري مِنكَ لي النَفَحاتُ
زَهِدتُ الَّذي في راحَتَيكَ وَشاقَني
جَوائِزُ عِندَ اللَهِ مُبتَغَياتُ
وَمَن كانَ مِثلي أَحمَدَ الوَقتِ لَم تَجُز
عَلَيهِ وَلَو مِن مِثلِكَ الصَدَقاتُ
وَلي دُرَرُ الأَخلاقِ في المَدحِ وَالهَوى
وَلِلمُتَنَبّي دُرَّةٌ وَحَصاةُ
نَجَت أُمَّةٌ لَمّا نَجَوتَ وَدورِكَت
بِلادٌ وَطالَت لِلسَريرِ حَياةُ
وَصينَ جَلالُ المُلكِ وَاِمتَدَّ عِزُّهُ
وَدامَ عَلَيهِ الحُسنُ وَالحَسَناتُ
وَأُمِّنَ في شَرقِ البِلادِ وَغَربِها
يَتامى عَلى أَقواتِهِم وَعُفاةُ
سَلامِيَ عَن هَذا المَقامِ مُقَصِّرٌ
عَلَيكَ سَلامُ اللَهِ وَالبَرَكاتُ
