رأيتك يا همام الدي

ن أعلى من نرى همما

I saw you, O protector of religion

Nobler than the noblest ambitions we see

وأبذلهم لدرهمه

وامنعهم عراس حمى

And most generous with his dirham

And staunchest defender of the inviolable sanctuary

جوادا لم يزل بالجو

عنا يطرد العدما

Openhanded, never ceasing to drive away want from us

A lion in battle

وليثا يوم معركة

وغيثا ينبت النعما

And a raincloud that makes blessings grow

A youth whose praises

فتى يثني مقرظه

عليه بالذي علما

Are sung for the knowledge he possesses

When the hopeful sees

إذا ما أمعه الراجي

رأي إِحسانه أمما

The perfection of his benevolence, he is awed

Indeed he has helped at time of peril

فقد أزرى على كعب

وراح مخجّلاً هرما

And departed in noble old age

O Mahmoud, remain forever celebrated

أمحمود أبق محمدوداً

ودم للشّكر مغتنما

And a blood I am thankful to have shed

How often you made those who hope laugh

فكم أضحكت ذا أمل

وأبكيت السّيوف دما

And made swords shed tears of blood

With God's abandonment, the unjust

بتفريق اللّهى غادر

ت شمل علاك ملتئما

Broke the union of your tight-knit group

You remained, as long as the morning light defeated

بقيت الدهر ما هزم الص

باح بجيشه الظلما

The armies of darkness with its troops