كَذا ينتهي البَدْرُ المُنيرُ إلى الشمْسِ

وتَمْتَزجُ النفسُ الكريمةُ بالنَفْسِ

Like the full moon fading into the sun

And the noble soul merging with the soul

وتَلْتَحِمُ الأنسابُ من بَعْدِ بُعْدِها

وتدنو القلوبُ المُوحشاتُ إلى الأنسِ

And lineages coming together after their separation

And estranged hearts drawing near to intimacy

ويُجْمَعُ شملُ الوَصْلِ من فُرْقَةِ القِلى

ويُرْفَعُ بَنْدُ الوَصلِ من مَصْرَعِ النِّكْسِ

And the garment of connection being sewn from the shreds of separation

And the banner of union being raised from the place of dejection

كجمعِ سُلَيْمانَ النبيِّ بصِهْرِكُمْ

ذوي يَمَنٍ والشامِ والجِنِّ والإنسِ

Like Solomon the Prophet gathering

Those from Yemen, Syria, Jinn and Mankind

وتأليفِ ذِي القرْنَينِ إذ هُدِيَتْ لَهُ

كرِيمةُ دارَا دَعوَةَ الرُّومِ والفُرسِ

And Dhu al-Qarnayn when the honored daughter of

Rome and Persia was betrothed to him

فأْهلاً بذاتِ التَّاجِ من سَلَفِ العُلا

إلى ابنِ ذَوي التِّيجانِ فِي سالِفِ الحَرْسِ

Welcome O esteemed crown from the ancestors of glory

To the son of those crowned in days gone by

إلى وارِثِ الأحسابِ هُوداً وتُبَّعاً

وباني العُلا بالدِّينِ سَمْكاً عَلَى أُسِّ

To the heir of Hud and Tubba

Who built glory through faith like a structure upon a foundation

ولابِسِ حِلْمٍ قَدْ تناهى مَدى النُّهى

وحاجِبِ مُلكٍ قَدْ عَلا حاجِبَ الشَمْسِ

Wearing forbearance that has transcended all boundaries

And wielding authority that has surpassed the horizon

ويا رُبَّ حَرْبٍ أسْمَعَتهُ دعاءها

بِهِنْدِيَّةٍ عُرْبٍ وألسِنَةٍ خُرْسِ

O Lord of war whom she has heard in her prayers

In Hindi, Arabic and the tongues of the mute

فكم سَلَّ من كَرْبٍ وأنْقَذَ من عَمىً

وَروَّح من رُوحٍ ونفَّسَ من نَفْسِ

How much distress has it removed and how much blindness cured

How much spirit revived and how much soul eased

وأسْبَلَ من غَيْثٍ ومَلَّأَ من يَدٍ

وكم فَكَّ من غُلٍّ وأطْلَقَ من حَبْسِ

How much rain poured and how much hand filled

And how many shackles unlocked and prisoners freed

زكا فَرعُها فِي آلِ ذِي النُّونِ سُنَّةً

بِهَا رَاقَتِ الأثمارُ فِي يابِسِ الغرسِ

Pure are its branches in the progeny of Dhu al-Nun

Thereby fruits have flourished in the barren grove

فلِلَّهِ أكْفاءٌ تدانَوْا لِصَفْقَةٍ

من الصِّهْرِ قَدْ جلَّتْ عن الغَبنِ والوَكسِ

For God has prepared peers who have come together in an alliance

Of marriage that is free of loss and disgrace

وذكَّرَهُمْ يومُ التخاذُلِ يَوْمَهُمْ

بموتِ عهودٍ كُنَّ يَحْيَيْنَ بالأمسِ

And the day of faltering reminded them of their day

Of covenants that they used to revive in the past

فأسمَعَهُمْ داعي تُجيبَ فمثَّلوا

الدَّاعِي إلى الجودِ والبأسِ

So the caller to generosity and courage made them heed

The caller to bounty and valor

فيا ذِمَّةَ الصِّهر الَّذِي شَدَّ عَهْدَها

بخاتِمَةِ الآياتِ من آيةِ الكُرسِي

O oath of kinship which has been bound

By the seal of verses, the verse of the Throne

فَعَفّتْ رسومَ الغَدْرِ من ظاهرِ الثرى

وخَطَّتْ وفاءَ العهدِ فِي صَفْحَةِ الشَّمسِ

So the ways of betrayal have been covered from the face of the land

And loyalty to the covenant etched across the tablet of the sun

وسلَّتْ منَ الإقبالِ والهَدْي والهُدى

صوارِمَ لا تُثْنى بِدِرْعٍ ولا تُرْسِ

It has drawn from favor, guidance and righteousness

Swords that cannot be bent by shields or armor

إذا غَنِمَتْ جاءَتكَ بالأمنِ والمُنى

وإن غضِبتْ أنحَتْ عَلَى الشُومِ والتَّعْسِ

When victorious it brings you security and desire

And if wrathful it carves the obstinate and unfortunate

بسَرَّاءَ مِمَّا ثَبَّتَ اللهُ أو مَحا

وشَحناءَ مما يَنْسخُ اللهُ أو يُنسي

In prosperity for what God has affirmed or erased

And in adversity for what God nullifies or makes forgotten

لها أعيُنٌ أهْدى إلى الحَقِّ من قَطاً

وألسِنةٌ بالسَّلْمِ أخطبُ من قَسِّ

It has eyes more guided to truth than a wild cat

And tongues more eloquent in peace than a soothsayer

وما قَصَّرَتْ عن ساعِيَيْ آلِ مُرَّةٍ

لصُلْحِ بني ذُبْيانَ والحَيِّ من عَبْسِ

It did not fall short of the peacemakers of Murra's progeny

In reconciling Dhubyan and Hayy from Abs

ولله مَا زُفَّتْ ليحيى كتائِبٌ

مُرَوِّعَةُ الإقدامِ مُرْهِبَةُ الجَرْسِ

By God, legions were not dispatched to Yahya

Frightful in their daring, intimidating in their clamor

يُضِيءُ الدُّجى من عِزِّ من حَلَّ وَسْطَها

ويُظْلمُ عنها ثاقِبُ الوَهْمِ والحِسِّ

Their greatness illuminates the gloom of night

And their might makes piercing insight and perception fade

ويُحجَبُ بالرَّاياتِ فِي مُشرقِ الفَلا

ويُشْرقُ بالإعظامِ فِي الظُلَمِ الدُّمْسِ

They are veiled by standards on the horizon of dawn

And appear luminous in the darkness before dawn

وقد رُفِعَتْ رَفْعَ الحصونِ قِبابُها

عَلَى حُلَلِ الإحصانِ والطُّهْرِ والقُدْسِ

Their domes are erected like impenetrable fortresses

Upon garments of protection, purity and sanctity

وحُلِّيَتِ البيضُ الصَّوارم والقنا

عَلَى الدُّرِّ والياقوتِ لُبساً عَلَى لُبْسِ

Armored with mail and spears adorned with pearls and rubies

Wise guides who have shown the ways of desires and passions

هِداءٌ هَدى سُبْلَ الرَّغائِبِ وانْتَحى

يُنَشِّرُ مَيْتَ السَّلْمِ من ظُلَمِ الرَّمْسِ

Spreading the dead of peace from the darkness of corruption

And the day they built the joys of desire

ويومُ بِناءٍ قَدْ بَنى فرْجَةَ المُنى

بعُرْسٍ غَدَتْ منه المكارِمُ في عُرْس

With a wedding from which virtues were born in celebration

We summoned on earth, welcome to the mentioned locale and wondrous sight

وقد أذَّنا فِي الأرضِ حَيَّ ومَرْحَباً

إلى المَشهَدِ المذكورِ والمَنظَرِ المُنْسي

Which shows you stars of people, jugs, cups and goblets

And drinks that make one forget how habit makes them banal

يُريكَ النجومَ الزُهْرَ فِي مَجْلِسِ القِرى

من الطَّاسِ والإبريقِ والجام والكأسِ

With a taste that has the impact of life upon the soul

Its waters are roses in the meadows

وسَقْيٌ يُنَسِّي الإلفَ ريقةَ إلفِهِ

وطعْمٌ لهُ وقعُ الحياةِ من النَّفْسِ

Quenching the burning thirst from the tax of a fifth

And clouds of fragrant aloeswood have gathered

وأمواهُ وَرْدٍ فِي وُرُودِ حِياضِها

شفاءُ الظِّماءِ الهِيمِ من غُلَّةِ الخِمسِ

In copious amounts as if tangible to the touch

And beauties that cloak the aged with their youth

وغَيمٌ من العُودِ الذَّكيِّ تراكَمَتْ

أعاِليهِ حَتَّى كِدْنَ يُوجَدْنَ باللَّمْسِ

And make black hair grow on faded cheeks

Virtues have become spoils for men without effort or share

وغالِيَةٌ تكسو المشيبَ شَبابَهُ

وتُنَبِتُ سُودَ العُذْرِ فِي الأوْجُهِ المُلْسِ

If thereafter the hand of strife bears a sword

Then the five fingers will not cling to its handle

مكارمُ أضحت للرجال مغانماً

بلا نصب المغزي ولا سُنَّةِ الخُمْس

And if it draws a bow against a Muslim

Then it will not release from the grip or bowstring

فإنْ حَمَلَتْ من بعدِها سَيْفَ فِتْنَةٍ

يَدٌ فَتَخَلَّتْ من أنامِلِهَا الخَمْسِ

Lineages will not be lost through betrayal or estrangement

Nor merits sold for a paltry price

وإن أوْتَرَتْ قَوساً إلى رَمْيِ مُسْلِمٍ

فلا انْفَصَلَتْ عن مَقْبِضِ العَضْمِ والعَجْسِ

That which you hope for will remain closer than tomorrow

And that which you fear will remain farther than yesterday

ولا ضاعَتِ الأنسابُ بالغَدر والقِلى

ولا بِيعَتِ الأحسابُ بالثَّمَنِ البَخْسِ

ولا زالَ مَا ترْجُوهُ أقْرَبَ من غَدٍ

ولا انْفَكَّ مَا تخشاهُ أبْعَدَ من أَمْسِ