بشيرُ يومٍ بمُلْكِ دَهْرِ
وَصِدْقُ فَأْلٍ بطولِ عُمْرِ
A harbinger of a kingdom's day
And truthfulness of glorious fate
ودولةٌ بالسرور تَبْأَى
وأَنجُمٌ بالسعودِ تجْرِي
A state rejoicing aloof
Stars flowing in fortune's esteem
وَغُرّةٌ بَشَّرَتْ بفتح
وفاك واستبشَرَتْ بنصر
A sign heralded victory’s unlock
Your excellence rejoiced in triumph
شاهدُ صُنعٍ وغيثُ فتحٍ
تواعَدا طُهْرَهُ لِقَدْرِ
Witness of feat and rain of opening
They promised its purity to fate
فأقبلا سابقٌ وَتَالٍ
طلوعَ شمسٍ بِإِثْرِ فَجْرِ
So they came racing, succeeding, following
Sunrise after the dawn breaks
فآنَ يَا نفسُ أَنْ تُسَرِّي
بكلِّ مَا شئتِ أَن تُسَرِّي
Oh soul, it's time you become glad
With all you wish to make you glad
وحانَ يَا عَينُ أَن تَقَرِّي
بكُلِّ مَا شئتِ أن تَقَرِّي
Oh eye, it's time you find peace
With all you wish to give you peace
غيثُ سحابٍ وغيثُ جود
وطيبُ عَرْفٍ وطيبُ ذِكْرِ
Rain of clouds and rain of grace
Scent of knowledge, scent of fame
وراحةٌ غَيَّمَتْ علينا
تغدِقُ ساحاتِنَا بِتِبْرِ
A comfort clouded over us
Showering our plains with goodness
الأرضُ قَدْ حُلِّيَتْ رياضاً
كُلِّلَ تيجانُها بِزَهْرِ
The land adorned with gardens
Crowns bejeweled with blossoms
كأنما أَنْبتت رُباها
زُمُرُّداً أَثمرَتْ بِدُرِّ
As if she sprouted her plants
Emeralds produced pearls
وخير شمسٍ لِعَبْدِ شَمْسٍ
أَحلَّهُ السعدُ خيرَ قَصْرِ
The best sun for the sun's servant
Fortune brought him the best abode
خليفةُ اللهِ راحَ ضَيْفاً
لسيفِهِ الحاجِبِ الأَغَرِّ
God's Caliph came a guest
To his sharp-bladed defender
زارَ لتطهير من كَساهُ
وِزَارَتَيْ مَفْخَرٍ وَخَطْرِ
He visited to purify those garbed by it
Visits of pride and danger
فأَيُّ ضيفٍ وأَيُّ سيفٍ
وأيُّ مُلْكٍ وأيُّ فَخْرِ
What guest, what sword
What kingdom, what pride
وأيُّ شِبْلٍ لأَيِّ لَيْثٍ
وأَيُّ نهرٍ لأيِّ بَحْرِ
What cub, what lion
What river, what sea
مُتَوَّجٌ قبلَ يومِ مُلكٍ
مُطَهَّرٌ قبل حين طهرِ
Crowned before the day of reign
Purified before the time of purity
أدنى إِلَيْهِ الطبيب عَطْفاً
فِي مُرْتَقىً للخطوب وَعْرِ
The doctor drew near in kindness
On the path of tribulations and peril
فَسُدِّدَتْ كفُّه بصنعٍ
وَأُدْهِشَت نفسُهُ بذُعْرِ
His palm was strengthened with feat
His soul astounded with awe
فيا لَهُ رَامَ غَمْرَ ليثٍ
ومدَّ كَفَّاً لِلَمْسِ بَدْرٍ
Oh what a lion's mane he grasped
And extended a hand to touch the moon
أُغْمِدَ عَنهُ حُسامُ بَأْسٍ
فقد تَكَمَّى بدرعِ صَبْرِ
The sword of might was sheathed from him
Having found armor of patience
لِسُنَّةٍ للإِلهِ أَعطَى
قيادَ رَاضٍ بِهَا مُقِرِّ
By providence of God he surrendered
Leading, pleased with it, compliant
يا لوْعَةً لِلْحَدِيدِ فازتْ
طُلَّابُ أعدائها بوِتْرِ
Oh anguish to the iron which won
The seekers of its enemies lost
وقطرةً من دمٍ سَتَمْرِي
دمَ العِدَى وابلاً بقَطْرِ
And a drop of blood will flow
The blood of enmity, pouring rain
وجُنْدُ أَنصارها شهودٌ
لَمْ يُذْعِنُوا قَبْلَها لَقَسْرِ
Its supporters witness
They never submitted before to force
وأَبرَزوا كلَّ شبلِ غابٍ
بكُلِّ ذي لبدةٍ هِزَبْرِ
They displayed each cub of the jungle
With every fierce and courageous
كلٌّ يُوَاسِي بنفسِ عَبدٍ
يقضي عليها بصَبْرِ حُرِّ
Each consoling himself with the soul of a servant
Ending it with the patience of the free
فَحُفَّ بدرُ السماءِ منه
بِأَنْجُمٍ للسعود زُهْرِ
So the moon of the sky was encircled around him
With stars of fortune's blossoms
وأَصبحَ الدهرُ من كُساهُ
فِي حُمْرِ إِسْتَبْرقٍ وَخُضْرِ
And the days of those garbed by it
Became red velvet and green
وأَشرقَ المسكُ والغَوَالي
فِي أَوْجُهٍ من نداه غُرِّ
And musk and necklaces shone
On faces radiating from its brilliance
