كل حمد لما صنعتم قليل

كل حمد لما صنعتم قليل

وافر الشكر قاصر والطويل

وافر الشكر قاصر والطويل

All praise for what you have done is little.

All praise for what you have done is little,

Abundant thanks fall short, and lengthy thanks too.

Abundant thanks, though too brief and long,

قد رفعتم للحق راية فضل

قد رفعتم للحق راية فضل

وسلكتم هدى ونعم السبيل

وسلكتم هدى ونعم السبيل

You have raised for truth a banner of virtue,

You have raised the banner of excellence for the Truth,

and followed right guidance—what an excellent path!

And have followed guidance and the best path.

وهديتم إلى الرشاد أناسا

وهديتم إلى الرشاد أناسا

كاد يغويهم العدو الجهول

كاد يغويهم العدو الجهول

And you guided people toward right conduct,

You have guided people to righteousness,

whom the ignorant enemy nearly led astray.

When the ignorant enemy almost led them astray.

فسهرتم ونام من لا أسمي

فسهرتم ونام من لا أسمي

ه ولولا كم لحل العويل

ه ولولا كم لحل العويل

So you kept vigil, while one I do not name slept;

You stayed awake while those I do not name slept,

and, had it not been for you, wailing would have broken out.

And were it not for you, there would be wailing.

وحقنتم دماء قوم لهم في

وحقنتم دماء قوم لهم في

ذمة المسلمين عهد جليل

ذمة المسلمين عهد جليل

And you spared the blood of a people who hold

You have saved the blood of a people who

a solemn covenant under Muslim protection.

Have a noble covenant with the Muslims.

شهد الله انهم اقرب النا

شهد الله انهم اقرب النا

س اليكم مودة والرسول

س اليكم مودة والرسول

God bore witness that they are the closest of people

God bears witness they are the closest of people

to you in affection; and the Messenger

To you in affection, as does the Messenger.

قال خاصمت من اذاهم حديك

قال خاصمت من اذاهم حديك

مسند ما لصدقه تبديل

مسند ما لصدقه تبديل

said, “I contend against whoever harms them”—a saying [probable reading],

Your opponent has disputed that they are under your protection,

with a chain of transmission, its truth unalterable.

Supporting what cannot be verified.

ولنا ما لكم حديث شريف

ولنا ما لكم حديث شريف

ثم هذا القرآن والانجيل

ثم هذا القرآن والانجيل

“And we have what you have”—a noble saying.

We have what you have, a noble hadith,

Then this Qur'an and the Gospel

As well as the Quran and the Gospel.

قد أمرنا بالبر والعدل والاح

قد أمرنا بالبر والعدل والاح

سان لا بالفجور جاء التنزيل

سان لا بالفجور جاء التنزيل

have enjoined righteousness, justice, and benevolence upon us;

We have been commanded to do good, justice and kindness,

revelation came not with wickedness.

Not corruption - this is what Revelation dictates.

ذاك شرع الاديان لا رحم الرح

ذاك شرع الاديان لا رحم الرح

مان قوما دعواهم تضليل

مان قوما دعواهم تضليل

That is the law of religions; may the All-Merciful show no mercy

This is the law of religions, not showing mercy to a people

to a people whose claim is deception.

Whose claim is misguidance.

أي دين يحلل النهب والقت

أي دين يحلل النهب والقت

ل وهل ذاك مذهب معقول

ل وهل ذاك مذهب معقول

What religion permits plunder and killing?

What religion permits pillage and murder?

And is that a reasonable doctrine?

Is that a reasonable doctrine?

من يحللنهما جحود كفور

من يحللنهما جحود كفور

ما له في الاديان طرا دليل

ما له في الاديان طرا دليل

Whoever permits them both is an obstinate denier, an ingrate;

Whoever permits them is an unbelieving ingrate,

he has no proof in any religion whatsoever.

With no proof in the religions.

يا حماة الحمى عقدتم لساني

يا حماة الحمى عقدتم لساني

باياد منا لها تقبيل

باياد منا لها تقبيل

O guardians of the sanctuary, you have bound my tongue

O protectors of the sanctuary, you have tied my tongue

with beneficent hands to which we offer kisses.

With hands I kiss.

يا حماة الحمى بكم صح جسم ال

يا حماة الحمى بكم صح جسم ال

عدل والعدل منذ عهد عليل

عدل والعدل منذ عهد عليل

O guardians of the sanctuary, through you health returned to the body of

O protectors of the sanctuary, through you the body of

justice, which had long been ailing.

Justice has been healed, though it has been unwell since ancient days.

هذه سنة الأكارم طرا

هذه سنة الأكارم طرا

هكذا يحرس الخليل الخليل

هكذا يحرس الخليل الخليل

This is the custom of all the noble;

This is the way of the honourable,

thus does a friend guard a friend.

Thus the beloved guards the beloved.