أَدْرِكْ بِخَيْلِكَ خَيْلِ اللَّهِ أندلُسَاً

إنَّ السَّبِيلَ إلَى مَنْجاتِها دَرَسَا

Reach out with your cavalry to the cavalry of Allah in al-Andalus

The path to its deliverance has certainly worn away

وَهَبْ لهَا مِنْ عَزيزِ النَّصْرِ مَا الْتَمَسَتْ

فَلَمْ يَزَلْ مِنْكَ عزُّ النَّصْر مُلْتَمَسا

Bestow upon it from your mighty victory that which it seeks

For mighty victory from you has never ceased being sought

وَحاش مِمَّا تُعانِيهِ حُشَاشَتهَا

فَطَالَما ذَاقَتِ البَلوَى صَبَاحَ مَسَا

Save it from the woes that afflict it

For it has long tasted misfortune at dawn and eve

يَا للجَزيرَةِ أَضْحَى أَهلُها جَزَراً

لِلحَادِثَاتِ وأَمْسَى جَدُّهَا تَعَسا

O land that has become islands for its people

Due to calamities while its glory has become debased

في كُلِّ شارِقَةٍ إِلْمَامُ بَائِقَةٍ

يَعُود مَأتَمُها عِندَ العِدَى عُرُسا

In every rising star, an imam shines

Whose funeral upon hostility returns to celebration

وكُلِّ غَارِبَةٍ إِجْحَافُ نائِبَةٍ

تَثْنِي الأَمَانَ حِذاراً والسرُور أَسَى

And every setting star, an injustice appears

That bows safety in caution and joy in sorrow

تَقَاسَمَ الرومُ لا نَالَتْ مَقَاسِمُهُم

إِلا عَقَائِلَها المَحْجوبَةَ الأُنُسَا

The Romans divided it yet their divisions

Claimed nothing but its veiled clans

وَفِي بَلَنْسِيةٍ مِنْها وَقُرْطُبَةٍ

ما يَنْسِفُ النَّفسَ أَو ما يَنزِفُ النَّفَسا

In Valencia thereof and Cordoba

That which agonizes the soul or which bleeds the soul

مَدائِنٌ حَلَّها الإشْرَاكُ مُبْتَسِماً

جَذْلانَ وارتَحَلَ الإِيمانُ مُبْتَئِسا

Cities conquered by the polytheists smiling

While faith migrated dejected

وَصَيَّرَتْها العَوادِي العَابِثاتُ بِها

يَسْتَوحِشُ الطَّرْفُ مِنْها ضِعْفَ ما أَنِسا

And the roaming destroyers among them

Made its glances desolate over what was intimate

فَمِنْ دَسَاكِرَ كانَتْ دُونَهَا حَرَساً

وَمِنْ كَنَائِسَ كَانَتْ قَبْلَها كُنُسا

Of citadels that were beneath it protection

And churches that were before it churches

يَا للْمَساجِدِ عَادَتْ للعِدَى بِيَعاً

ولِلنِّداءِ غَدَا أَثْناءَها جَرَسا

O mosques that returned to the enemies for sale

And the call to prayer that became bells during its times

لَهْفِي عَلَيها إلَى استِرجَاعِ فائِتِها

مَدارِساً لِلْمَثانِي أصبَحَتْ دُرُسا

My fervor for its lost restoration is intense

What were religious schools became schools of deviance

وَأَربعا نمْنمَتْ يُمْنَى الرَّبيعِ لَها

ما شِئت مِنْ خِلَعٍ مَوْشِيَّةٍ وكُسى

Four realms prospered to its right in spring

Whatever you wished of fine garb, coverings, and thrones

كانَتْ حدَائِقَ للأَحْدَاقِ مؤنِقَةً

فَصَوَّحَ النَّضْرُ مِن أَدْواحِها وَعَسا

They were gardens comforting gazes

So vegetation yellowed and withered from its branches

وَحَالَ ما حَوْلَهَا مِنْ منْظَرٍ عَجَبٍ

يَسْتَجْلِسُ الرَّكْب أَوْ يَسْتَرْكِبُ الجُلُسا

And whatever surrounding sights were wondrous

Where caravans rested or convoys lodged

سُرْعَانَ ما عاثَ جَيْشُ الكُفْرِ واحَرَبا

عَيْثُ الدَّبَى في مَغَانِيهَا التِي كَبَسا

Soon the army of disbelief wreaked havoc and war

Like beasts corrupting its treasures that it amassed

وَابْتَز بِزَّتَهَا مِمَّا تَحيَّفَها

تحَيفَ الأَسَدِ الضَّارِى لِما افتَرَسا

And seized its glory from what confiscated it

With the seizure of a vicious lion upon its prey

فأَيْنَ عَيْشٌ جَنَيْنَاهُ بِها خَضِراً

وَأيْنَ غُصنٌ جَنَيْناهُ بِها سَلِسا

So where is the life we flourished, once green?

And where is the branch we flourished, once supple?

مَحَا مَحَاسِنَها طاغٍ أُتِيحَ لَها

مَا نامَ عَن هَضْمِهَا حِيناً وَلا نَعَسا

An overpowering transgressor enabled against it

Erased its beauties, never sleeping or tired

وَرَجَّ أَرْجَاءَهَا لمَّا أحاطَ بِها

فَغادَر الشُمَّ مِنْ أَعْلامِها خُنُسا

And shook its outskirts when it surrounded it

So the banners of its flags were left desolate

خلالَهُ الجوُّ فَامْتَدَّتْ يَداهُ إلَى

إِدْراك ما لَمْ تَطَأْ رِجْلاهُ مُخْتَلِسا

The atmosphere betrayed it, so its hands reached

To obtain what its feet had not stealthily seized

وأكْثَرَ الزَّعْمَ بالتَّثْلِيثِ مُنْفَرِداً

وَلَوْ رَأَى رأيَةَ التَّوحِيدِ مَا نَبَسا

And he multiplied false claims of divine incarnation

Though had he seen the banner of divine oneness, he would not have dared

صِلْ حَبْلَها أَيُّها المَوْلَى الرَّحيمُ فَما

أَبقَى المِراسُ لَها حَبْلاً وَلا مَرَسا

O Lord, mend its rope for the agreeable have not

Left a rope for it or one to keep its ropes tied

وَأَحْي مَا طَمَستْ مِنْهُ العُداةُ كَمَا

أَحيَيْتَ مِن دَعوَةِ المَهْدِيِّ ما طُمِسا

And revive what the enemies erased among it

As you revived what was erased of the call of the Mahdi

أَيَّامَ سِرْتَ لِنَصْرِ الحَقِّ مُسْتَبِقاً

وَبتَّ مِن نُورِ ذاكَ الهّدْي مُقْتَبِسا

Days you set out to preemptively champion the truth

And by that enlightened guidance, you were illuminated

وَقُمتَ فيها بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ مُنتَصِراً

كَالصَّارِمِ اهتَزَّ أَو كالعارِضِ انبَجَسا

You stood by God's command, victoriously

Like an unsheathed sword or a polished blade

تَمحُو الذِي كَتَبَ التَّجْسيمُ مِن ظُلَمٍ

وَالصُّبْحُ مَاحِيةٌ أَنْوارُهُ الغَلَسا

You erase what false incarnation has inscribed of darkness

As the dawn's lights erase gloom

وَتَقْتَضِي المَلِكَ الجبَّارَ مُهجَتَهُ

يَومَ الوَغَى جَهْرَةً لا تَرقُبُ الخُلَسا

And you take from the Compeller His due

Publicly on the day of battle, not fearing secrecy

هَذِي وَسائِلُها تَدْعوكَ مِنْ كَثَبٍ

وَأَنْتَ أفْضَلُ مَرجُوٍّ لِمَنْ يَئِسا

These are its means calling you from yearning

While you are the best resort for one in despair

وَافَتْكَ جارِيَةً بالنُّجْحِ رَاجِيَةً

مِنكَ الأمِيرَ الرِّضَى والسَّيِّد النَّدِسا

Intercede with good tidings seeking the amiable Prince's pleasure and the generous Master's intimacy

It has plunged into the green of youth which his brilliance raises and lowers

خَاضَت خُضَارَةَ يُعْلِيهَا ويُخْفِضُها

عُبَابُهُ فَتُعانِي اللِّينَ والشَّرَسا

And it suffers softness and ferocity from his clouds

And it occasionally floats while the winds blow fiercely

ورُبَّما سَبَحتْ والرِّيحُ عَاتِيَةٌ

كَمَا طَلَبْتَ بِأَقْصَى شَدِّه الفَرَسا

As you have sought with your utmost exertion the steed

It visits Yahya ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi

تَؤُمّ يَحْيَى بْنَ عَبْدِ الوَاحِد بْنِ أَبِي

حَفْصٍ مُقَبِّلةً مِن تُربِهِ القُدُسا

Hafs reverently from his burial place in Jerusalem

A king whom the kingdoms have submitted to

مَلْكٌ تَقَلَّدتِ الأَمْلاكُ طَاعَتَه

دِيناً ودُنْيا فَغَشَّاها الرِّضَى لِبَسا

Willingly in religion and worldly affairs, enveloping them in contentment

From every departing to his right taking charge

مِنْ كُلِّ غَادٍ عَلَى يُمنَاه مُستَلِماً

وَكُلّ صَادٍ إلَى نُعْمَاهُ مُلْتَمسا

And every arriving seeking his bounty

Supported such that if he shot a star he would fix it

مُؤَيَّدٌ لَو رَمَى نَجْماً لأَثْبَتَهُ

وَلَوْ دَعَا أفُقاً لَبَّى وَما احتَبَسا

And if he called to a horizon it would obey, not holding back

By Allah, he whom hopes of glory are anticipated for

تاللَّهِ إِنَّ الذِي تُرجَى السعودُ لَهُ

مَا جَالَ فِي خلَدٍ يَوماً وَلا هَجَسا

Has not wandered aimlessly in eternity, ever

An emirate whose standard is borne by destiny

إِمارَةٌ يَحْمِلُ المِقْدَارُ رايَتَها

ودَوْلَةٌ عِزُّها يَسْتَصْحِبُ القَعَسا

And a state whose honor accompanies auspiciousness

The day manifests some of its light through it

يُبْدِي النَّهَارُ بِها مِنْ ضَوْئِهِ شَنَباً

ويُطْلِعُ الليلُ مِنْ ظَلْمَائِهِ لَعَسا

And the night reveals some of its darkness for it

Unwavering in determination while the days have betrayed

ماضِي العَزيمَةِ والأَيَّامُ قَدْ نَكَلَتْ

طَلْقُ المُحَيَّا ووَجْهُ الدَّهْرِ قَدْ عَبَسا

The freely flowing and the time has frowned

It is as though he is the full moon and the heights are his

كَأَنَّهُ البَدْرُ والعَليَاءُ هالَتُهُ

تَحُفُّ مِن حَولِهِ شُهْبُ القَنَا حَرَسا

Surrounded by the mane of glory protecting him

His planning encompassed the world though it did not encompass him

تَدْبِيرُهُ وَسِعَ الدُّنيا وَما وَسِعَتْ

وعُرْفُ مَعْرُوفِهِ وَاسَى الوَرَى وَأَسا

And the reputation of his virtues covered people and consoled them

His call was established upon justice and benevolence

قَامَتْ عَلَى العَدلِ وَالإحسانِ دَعْوَتُهُ

وأَنْشَرَتْ مِنْ وُجُودِ الجُودِ ما رُمِسا

And it spread the generosity of generosity that was folded

Blessed is his guidance each morning, his tranquility pervasive

مُبَارَكٌ هَدْيُهُ بادٍ سَكينَتُهُ

مَا قامَ إِلا إلَى حُسْنَى وَلا جَلَسا

Not arising except for the best and never sitting

Allah illuminated his insight with piety

قَد نَوَّرَ اللَّهُ بِالتَّقوَى بَصِيرَتَهُ

فَمَا يُبالي طُروقَ الخَطْبِ مُلتَبِسا

So he does not care for the complexities of events, confused

He saw the disobedient and cared for the obedient, so say

بَرَى العُصاةَ وَرَاشَ الطائِعِينَ فَقُلْ

في اللَّيْثِ مُفْتَرِساً والغَيثِ مُرْتَجِسا

Regarding the lion, ferocious, and the rain, flowing

He did not neglect a plain or mountain

ولَم يُغَادِر علَى سَهْلٍ وَلا جَبَلٍ

حَيَّا لقاحاً إِذا وَفَّيْتَهُ بَخَسا

Without enlivening it if you entrusted it to him depleted

For many prey you do not find prey like it

فَرُبَّ أَصْيَدَ لا تُلفِي بِهِ صَيَداً

وَرُبَّ أشْوَسَ لا تَلْقَى لَهُ شَوسا

And many pursuits you do not find a pursuit like it

He is nurtured into the angels and kings together

إلَى المَلائِكِ يُنْمَى والمُلوكِ مَعاً

فِي نَبْعةٍ أَثْمَرَتْ لِلمَجْدِ ما غَرَسا

In a source that produced for glory what was planted

Allah formed his essence from radiant light

مِنْ سَاطِعِ النُّورِ صَاغَ اللَّهُ جَوهَرَهُ

وَصَانَ صِيغَتَهُ أنْ تَقْرُبَ الدَّنَسا

And protected his constitution from approaching lowliness

For him are the land and throne, two paths so none

لَهُ الثَّرَى والثُّريَّا خُطَّتانِ فَلا

أَعَزّ مِنْ خُطَّتَيْهِ ما سَما وَرَسا

More honorable than his two paths has mounted or settled

The one who sold himself in dangers riding them

حَسْبُ الذِي بَاعَ في الأَخْطَارِ يَرْكَبُها

إلَيْهِ مَحْيَاهُ أنَّ البَيْعَ مَا وُكِسا

Considers it sufficient for his life that the sale not be rescinded

Indeed fortunate is one who throws his staff aside

إِنَّ السَّعيدَ امْرُؤٌ أَلقَى بِحَضرَتِهِ

عَصَاهُ مُحْتَزِماً بالعَدْلِ مُحْتَرِسا

While being cautious of justice and vigilant

He dwelt making sanctuaries from its corners

فَظَلَّ يُوطِنُ مِنْ أَرْجَائِها حرَماً

وبَاتَ يُوقِدُ مِنْ أضْوائِهَا قَبَسا

And stayed kindling from its lights a flame

Good tidings to a servant who approached the Bountiful Door

بُشْرَى لِعَبدٍ إلَى البَابِ الكَريمِ حَدَا

آمالهُ ومِنَ العَذْبِ المَعينِ حَسا

With hopes and drew from the sweet well

As though riding the oaths that accompany him

كأَنَّمَا يَمْتَطِي واليُمْنِ يَصحَبُه

مِنَ البِحارِ طَرِيقاً نَحْوَهُ يَبَسا

A path from the seas toward it dried

So he was met with happiness, its floods greeting him

فاسْتَقْبَل السعدَ وضَّاحا أسرَّتُه

من صَفْحَةٍ غَاضَ مِنها النورُ فانعَكَسا

From a horizon whose light overflowed and reflected

And before generosity, its downpours met him

وَقَبل الجُودَ طفَّاحاً غَوارِبُهُ

مِن رَاحَةٍ غاصَ فيها البَحرُ فانغَمَسا

From serenity in which the sea delved and submerged

O victorious King, you are for it

يَا أَيُّها المَلِكُ المَنْصُورُ أنْتَ لَهَا

عَليَاءُ تُوسِعُ أَعْداءَ الهُدَى تَعَسا

Heights that expand the enemies of guidance miserably

And reports have circulated that you are one who

وقَدْ تَواتَرتِ الأَنْبَاء أَنَّكَ مَنْ

يُحْيِي بِقَتْلِ مُلوك الصُّفْرِ أَنْدَلُسا

Revives by killing the yellow kings of al-Andalus

Purify your country of them, they are impure

طَهِّرْ بِلادَك مِنْهُم إِنَّهُم نَجَسٌ

وَلا طَهَارَةَ ما لَم تَغْسِل النَّجَسا

And no purity unless you wash the impure

And tread the mighty regiments upon their land

وَأَوْطِئ الفَيْلَقَ الجَرَّارَ أرضَهُمُ

حتَّى يُطَأطِئَ رَأْساً كُلُّ مَنْ رَأْسا

Until it bows the heads of all who have heads

And aid worshippers in its furthest east who have turned

وانْصُر عَبِيداً بأَقْصَى شَرْقِها شَرِقَتْ

عُيُونُهم أدْمُعاً تهْمِي زَكاً وخَسا

Their eyes with tears flowing purely and muddily

They are followers of the creed and it is the abode that has been shaken

هُمْ شِيعَةُ الأَمْرِ وَهْيَ الدَّارُ قَد نُهِكَتْ

دَاءً وَمَا لَمْ تُبَاشِرْ حَسْمَهُ انْتَكَسا

With an illness that will not be cured unless addressed decisively

So fill its realm triumphantly with cavalry brandishing swords

فَامْلأ هَنِيئاً لَكَ التَّمْكِينُ سَاحَتها

جُرْداً سَلاهِبَ أوْ خَطِّيَّةً دُعُسا

Or infantrymen with spears, joyous

And make it a promise of conquest which it awaits

واضْرِب لهَا مَوْعِداً بِالفَتْحِ تَرْقُبُهُ

لَعَلَّ يوْمَ الأَعادِي قَدْ أَتَى وعَسَى

Perhaps the day of enemies has come and perhaps is near