يا رَبِّ أَبقِ وَلِيَّ دَولَةِ هاشِمٍ
وَاِجعَل عَلَيهِ مِنَ المَكارِهِ واقِيا
O Lord, preserve the guardian of Hashim’s dynasty,
and set over him a shield of noble virtues.
مِن أَينَ مِثلُكَ لا أَراهُ باقِياً
فيما يَكونُ وَلا أَراهُ ماضِيا
Whence could his equal come? I see none abiding
in what is yet to be, nor do I see one in ages past.
وَكَأَنَّما سامى أَباهُ وَجَدَّهُ
إِذ لَم يَجِد في العالَمينَ مُسامِيا
It is as though he vied with his father and grandfather,
since in all creation he found no peer to vie with.
كانا لَعَمري عالِيَينِ عَلى الوَرى
وَعَلَيهِما لا شَكَّ أَصبَحَ عالِيا
By my life, those two stood exalted above mankind,
and above them both—beyond doubt—he has risen.
لا زالَ في نِعَمٍ مُحَدَّثَةٍ لَهُ
وَقَديمَةٍ تَبقى عَلَيهِ كَما هِيا
May he ever abide amid blessings newly bestowed upon him,
and blessings of old that remain upon him just as they are.
Sol 5.6