أُعَزّي القَومَ لَو سَمِعوا عَزائي

وَأُعلِنُ في مَليكَتِهِم رِثائي

I console the people, if only they heard my condolences,

And proclaim in their kingdom my elegy,

وَأَدعو الإِنجِليزَ إِلى الرِضاءِ

بِحُكمِ اللَهِ جَبّارِ السَماءِ

And I call on the British for satisfaction

With the rule of Allah, Almighty of the Heavens,

فَكُلُّ العالَمينَ إِلى فَناءِ

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For all the worlds are unto demise.

Is it the sun of the kingdom or the sun of the day

أَشَمسُ المُلكِ أَم شَمسُ النَهارِ

هَوَت أَم تِلكَ مالِكَةُ البِحارِ

That has fallen, or is it the sovereign of the seas?

So the West sheds tears

فَطَرفُ الغَربِ بِالعَبَراتِ جاري

وَعَينُ اليَمِّ تَنظُرُ لِلبُخارِ

And the eye of the sea looks for steam,

With the gaze of a longing, restless hope.

بِنَظرَةِ واجِدٍ قَلِقِ الرَجاءِ

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The sovereigns of the sea—I care not

If they say you were lofty in speech,

أَمالِكَةَ البِحارِ وَلا أُبالي

إِذا قالوا تَغالى في المَقالِ

For the like of your ascension I have not seen among glories,

Nor a crown like your crown in majesty,

فَمِثلُ عُلاكِ لَم أَرَ في المَعالي

وَلا تاجاً كَتاجِكِ في الجَلالِ

Nor a people like your people in wisdom.

You have filled the earth with banners and troops

وَلا قَوماً كَقَومِكِ في الدَهاءِ

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And brought glory to the Saxon nation,

And you were luck and joy for its fortunes.

مَلَأتِ الأَرضَ أَعلاماً وَجُندا

وَشِدتِ لِأُمَّةِ السَكسونِ مَجدا

The happiness of the full moon is seen in the light of your face

In the zodiacal house of bliss.

وَكُنتِ لِفَألِها يُمناً وَسَعدا

تُرى في نورِ وَجهِكِ إِن تَبَدّى

You were, when you set out to take vengeance,

Unleashing the righteous with the ferocious lion,

سُعودَ البَدرِ في بُرجِ الهَناءِ

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And you launched the cities into the seas,

And you rained upon the enemy blazing fires,

وَكُنتِ إِذا عَمَدتِ لِأَخذِ ثارِ

أَسَلتِ البَرَّ بِالأُسدِ الضَواري

And you scattered the citadels in the air.

I console in you your crown and throne,

وَسَيَّرتِ المَدائِنَ في البِحارِ

وَأَمطَرتِ العَدُوَّ شُواظَ نارِ

I console in you that great king,

I console in you the roaring lion,

وَذَرَّيتِ المَعاقِلَ في الهَواءِ

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Who ruled the ages,

And sheltered under him the loyalists.

أُعَزّي فيكِ تاجَكِ وَالسَريرا

أُعَزّي فيكِ ذا المَلِكَ الكَبيرا

I console in you the heroes of battle

Who suffered hardships in the fighting,

أُعَزّي فيكِ ذا الأَسَدَ الهَصورا

عَلى العَلَمِ الَّذي مَلَكَ الدُهورا

And cast the enemy into calamity,

And the heat of summer or the cold of winter

وَظَلَّلَ تَحتَهُ أَهلَ الوَلاءِ

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Did not stop them atop the mountains.

أُعَزّي فيكِ أَبطالَ النِزالِ

وَمَن قاسوا الشَدائِدَ في القِتالِ

وَأَلقَوا بِالعَدُوِّ إِلى الوَبالِ

وَلَم يَمنَعهُمُ فَوقَ الجِبالِ

لَهيبُ الصَيفِ أَو قُرُّ الشِتاءِ

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