بِالمَلِكِ الأَشرَفِ لَم

بِالمَلِكِ الأَشرَفِ لَم

أَشكُ مِنَ الدَهرِ أَلَم

أَشكُ مِنَ الدَهرِ أَلَم

Thanks to King al-Ashraf, I have not

With the most noble king, I have

complained of pain from Time.

Never doubted the pain of fate,

مَولى النِّعَم مَولى الأُمَم

مَولى النِّعَم مَولى الأُمَم

مِن عَرَبٍ وَمِن عَجَم

مِن عَرَبٍ وَمِن عَجَم

Lord of blessings, lord of nations,

Master of favors, master of nations

of Arabs and of non-Arabs.

Of Arabs and non-Arabs alike,

مُحيٍ بِجَدواهُ الكَرَم

مُحيٍ بِجَدواهُ الكَرَم

مازالَ قَتّالَ العَدَم

مازالَ قَتّالَ العَدَم

Reviver of generosity through his bounty,

Revived by his generous nobility

ever the slayer of poverty.

Ever slaying misfortune,

أَكرَمُ مَن أَجرى قَلَم

أَكرَمُ مَن أَجرى قَلَم

بِمَدحِهِ مِمَّن نَظَم

بِمَدحِهِ مِمَّن نَظَم

He has honored whoever set a pen moving

The most generous of those who wield the pen

in his praise among those who composed verse.

In praise of him from poets,

يا حَظِّيَ اِنتَبِه أَلَم

يا حَظِّيَ اِنتَبِه أَلَم

يَأنِ أَلَم يَأنِ أَلَم

يَأنِ أَلَم يَأنِ أَلَم

O my fortune, awaken! Is it not

Oh my luck pay attention to the pain!

time? Is it not time? Is it not?

The pain, the pain is coming.

موسى هُوَ البَحرُ الخِضَم

موسى هُوَ البَحرُ الخِضَم

لَم يَظمَ مَن يَمَّمَ يَم

لَم يَظمَ مَن يَمَّمَ يَم

Musa is the vast, deep sea.

Musa is the turbulent sea

No one who sought the sea went thirsty.

That cannot be contained by one who aspires.

أَأَذكُرُ الحاجَةَ أَم

أَأَذكُرُ الحاجَةَ أَم

حَسبي بِمَحمودِ الشِّيَم

حَسبي بِمَحمودِ الشِّيَم

Shall I mention my need, or

Shall I mention the need or not?

is he of praiseworthy character enough for me?

It suffices me to have Mahmud of noble traits

جَوابُهُ يَشفي السَّقَم

جَوابُهُ يَشفي السَّقَم

إِذ لَم يَقُل سِوى نَعَم

إِذ لَم يَقُل سِوى نَعَم

His answer cures sickness,

His answer heals all disease

for he has said nothing but 'Yes.'

For he says nothing but "yes."

في دارِهِ يُؤتى الحَكَم

في دارِهِ يُؤتى الحَكَم

وَبابُهُ بابُ الحَرَم

وَبابُهُ بابُ الحَرَم

In his house the arbiter is sought,

In his abode, judgment is granted

and his gate is the gate of the sanctuary.

And his door is the door of the inviolable sanctuary.

لَم يَلقَ في دُنياهُ هَم

لَم يَلقَ في دُنياهُ هَم

مَن زارَهُ وَلا نَدِم

مَن زارَهُ وَلا نَدِم

No care has troubled the earthly life

He who visited him has never faced anxiety in his world

of anyone who visited him, nor has he felt regret.

And has never regretted.

لا زالَ مَنصورَ العَلَم

لا زالَ مَنصورَ العَلَم

ما لاحَ لِلسَّفرِ عَلَم

ما لاحَ لِلسَّفرِ عَلَم

May his banner ever remain victorious,

He remains the victor of the banner

as long as a landmark appears to travelers.

As long as the journey’s banner is raised.