موسى المَطَرغَيثٌ بَكِر

موسى المَطَرغَيثٌ بَكِر

ثُمَّ اِنهَمَر أَلوى المِرَر

ثُمَّ اِنهَمَر أَلوى المِرَر

Musa is the rain, a shower that came early;

Moses is early rain

Musa is the rain, a first abundant shower,

then poured down—mighty in strength.

Then it poured to satiate the bitter

Then it poured down; he is of mightiest resolve,

كَم اِعتَسَر ثُمَّ اِتَّسَر

كَم اِعتَسَر ثُمَّ اِتَّسَر

وَكَم قَدَر ثُمَّ غَفَر

وَكَم قَدَر ثُمَّ غَفَر

How often he was stern, then lenient;

How much it excused, then was excused

How often matters were hard, then became easy,

and how often he had power, then forgave.

And how much it predetermined, then forgave

And how often he held power, yet he forgave.

عَدلُ السِيَر باقي الأَثَر

عَدلُ السِيَر باقي الأَثَر

خَيرٌ وَشَر نَفعٌ وَضَر

خَيرٌ وَشَر نَفعٌ وَضَر

Just in conduct, enduring in legacy;

Just conduct has lasting effects

Just in conduct, lasting in legacy,

good and evil, benefit and harm.

Good and evil, benefit and harm

[Knowing] good and evil, benefit and harm,

خَيرُ البَشَر فِرعُ مُضِر

خَيرُ البَشَر فِرعُ مُضِر

بَدرٌ بَدَر وَالمُفتَخَر

بَدرٌ بَدَر وَالمُفتَخَر

The best of humankind, a scion of Mudar;

Best of people, a branch of Mudar

The best of mankind, a scion of Mudar,

a full moon risen, and a source of pride

A full moon, the boastful one

A full moon risen, and the source of pride

لِمَن غَبَر

لِمَن غَبَر

موسى المَطَر غَيثٌ بَكَر

موسى المَطَر غَيثٌ بَكَر

for those who have gone before.

For he who is absent, he bears responsibility

For those who have passed.

Musa is the rain, a shower that came early;

For he who is present and the boastful one

Musa is the rain, a first abundant shower,

ثُمَّ اِنهَمَر لِما اِغتَفَر

ثُمَّ اِنهَمَر لِما اِغتَفَر

ثُمَّ غَفَر لِما قَدَر

ثُمَّ غَفَر لِما قَدَر

then poured down, because he had pardoned.

Then it poured forth upon what he forgave,

Then he forgave, because he had power;

Then he pardoned when he possessed the power,

ثُمَّ اِقتَصَر عَدلُ السَيَر

ثُمَّ اِقتَصَر عَدلُ السَيَر

باقي الأَثَر خَيرُ البَشَر

باقي الأَثَر خَيرُ البَشَر

then exercised restraint—just in conduct.

Then he confined himself to the path of justice.

Enduring in legacy, the best of humankind;

Lasting in trace, the best of humanity,

فَرعُ مُضِر بَدرٌ بَدَر

فَرعُ مُضِر بَدرٌ بَدَر

لِمَن نَظَر هُوَ الوَزَر

لِمَن نَظَر هُوَ الوَزَر

a scion of Mudar, a full moon risen

A branch of Mudar, a full moon appearing,

for whoever looks; he is the refuge

To the beholder, he is the sanctuary

لِمَن حَضَر وَالمُفتَخَر

لِمَن حَضَر وَالمُفتَخَر

for whoever is present, and a source of pride.

For those present, and the source of pride.