أعِيذَتْ بِمَسْرَاكَ النُّجُومُ الغَوَارِبُ

أعِيذَتْ بِمَسْرَاكَ النُّجُومُ الغَوَارِبُ

وَهَشَّتْ لِمَرْآكَ النُّجُومُ الثَّوَاقِبُ

وَهَشَّتْ لِمَرْآكَ النُّجُومُ الثَّوَاقِبُ

The setting stars were sheltered by your night journey.

The setting stars sought refuge in your abode,

And the piercing stars rejoiced at the sight of you.

And the piercing stars trembled at the sight of you.

وَهَامَتْ بِذِكْرَى مَجْدِكَ السُّمْرُ وَالظُّبَي

وَهَامَتْ بِذِكْرَى مَجْدِكَ السُّمْرُ وَالظُّبَي

وَسُرَّتْ بِلُقْيَاكَ الحَيَا وَالسَّلاَهِبُ

وَسُرَّتْ بِلُقْيَاكَ الحَيَا وَالسَّلاَهِبُ

And brown lances and sword-edges were enraptured by the remembrance of your glory.

The wild beasts and the beasts of prey were enamored with the memory of your glory,

And rain and tall steeds rejoiced to meet you.

And the living creatures and the creeping creatures rejoiced at meeting you.

وَدَانَتْ لَكَ الدُّنْيَا فَعَزَّ مُسَالِمٌ

وَدَانَتْ لَكَ الدُّنْيَا فَعَزَّ مُسَالِمٌ

وَأخْصَبَ مِرْبَاعٌ وَذَلَّ مُحَارِبُ

وَأخْصَبَ مِرْبَاعٌ وَذَلَّ مُحَارِبُ

And the world submitted to you, so the peaceable grew mighty,

The world submitted to you, so he who makes peace was honored,

Spring pasture grew fertile, and the warrior was humbled.

And he who wages war was humiliated and subdued.

لِتَعْلَمَ أنَّ اللَّهَ أنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ

لِتَعْلَمَ أنَّ اللَّهَ أنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ

فَلاَ الْوَعْدُ مَنْقُوصٌ وَلاَ الْقَوْلُ كَاذِبُ

فَلاَ الْوَعْدُ مَنْقُوصٌ وَلاَ الْقَوْلُ كَاذِبُ

So that you may know that God fulfilled His promise:

So that you may know that God fulfilled His promise,

The promise is not diminished, nor is the word false.

For the promise was not diminished, nor was the word a lie.

قَدِمْتَ قُدُومَ اللَّيْثِ وَاللَّيْثُ بَاسِلٌ

قَدِمْتَ قُدُومَ اللَّيْثِ وَاللَّيْثُ بَاسِلٌ

وَجِئْتَ مَجِيءَ السَّيْلِ وَالسَّيْلُ حَاطبُ

وَجِئْتَ مَجِيءَ السَّيْلِ وَالسَّيْلُ حَاطبُ

You arrived as a lion arrives, a valiant lion,

You came with the coming of a lion, and the lion is mighty,

And came as a torrent comes, a torrent gathering timber.

You approached with the approach of a flood, and the flood is overwhelming.

وَمَا أنْتَ إلاَّ الْوَبْلُ لِيناً وَشِدَّة

وَمَا أنْتَ إلاَّ الْوَبْلُ لِيناً وَشِدَّة

لِطَالِبِ سِلْمٍ أوْ لِبَاغٍ يُحَارِبُ

لِطَالِبِ سِلْمٍ أوْ لِبَاغٍ يُحَارِبُ

You are nothing but a downpour, in gentleness and severity,

You are gentleness to one who seeks peace, and firmness against one who wages war.

For one seeking peace or a rebel waging war.

So you do not raise what you have lowered,

فَلاَ تَرْفَعُ الأيَّامُ مَا أنْتَ خَافِضٌ

فَلاَ تَرْفَعُ الأيَّامُ مَا أنْتَ خَافِضٌ

وَلاَ تَجْزِمُ الأقْوَالُ مَا أنْتَ نَاصِبُ

وَلاَ تَجْزِمُ الأقْوَالُ مَا أنْتَ نَاصِبُ

So the days cannot raise what you bring low,

Nor affirm what you have denied.

Nor can words cut short what you set upright,

You do not take away what you have given,

وَلاَ تَسْلُبُ الأهْوَالُ مَا أنْتَ مَانِحٌ

وَلاَ تَسْلُبُ الأهْوَالُ مَا أنْتَ مَانِحٌ

وَلا تَمْنَعُ الأقْيَالُ مَا أنْتَ طَالِبُ

وَلا تَمْنَعُ الأقْيَالُ مَا أنْتَ طَالِبُ

Nor can terrors strip away what you bestow,

Nor prevent what you have sought.

Nor can princes withhold what you seek.

Who can confront the lion while it is imposing?

وَمَنْ ذَا يُلاَقِي اللَّيْثَ وَاللَّيْثُ كَاسِرٌ

وَمَنْ ذَا يُلاَقِي اللَّيْثَ وَاللَّيْثُ كَاسِرٌ

وَمَنْ ذَا يُنَاوِي الحَقَّ وَالحَقُّ غَالِبُ

وَمَنْ ذَا يُنَاوِي الحَقَّ وَالحَقُّ غَالِبُ

And who can face the lion when the lion crushes?

And who can oppose the truth while it is dominant?

And who can oppose truth when truth prevails?

And who can argue with words and proof

وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يُدْلِي بِقَوْلٍ وَحُجَّةٍ

وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يُدْلِي بِقَوْلٍ وَحُجَّةٍ

وَفَصْلُ خِطَابِ اللَّهِ عَنْكَ مُجَاوِبُ

وَفَصْلُ خِطَابِ اللَّهِ عَنْكَ مُجَاوِبُ

And who is there to advance a statement and an argument,

While God's discourse supports you and responds on your behalf?

While God's decisive word answers on your behalf?

You are as you have always been - neither heedless of heart,

فَأنْتَ كَلاَكَ الدَّهْرُ لاَ القَلْبُ غَافِلٌ

فَأنْتَ كَلاَكَ الدَّهْرُ لاَ القَلْبُ غَافِلٌ

وَلاَ الطَّرْفُ مَغْمُوضٌ وَلا الرَّأيُ خائِبُ

وَلاَ الطَّرْفُ مَغْمُوضٌ وَلا الرَّأيُ خائِبُ

For you—may time guard you—have no heedless heart,

Nor bleary-eyed, nor mistaken in judgment.

No closed eye, and no failing judgment.

The most worthy of God's servants to hold authority

وَأوْلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ بِالْمُلْكِ مَنْصِباً

وَأوْلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ بِالْمُلْكِ مَنْصِباً

إذَا انْتَصَبَتْ لِلْمُلْكِ تِلْكَ المَنَاصِبُ

إذَا انْتَصَبَتْ لِلْمُلْكِ تِلْكَ المَنَاصِبُ

And, in rank, you are the worthiest of God's servants to rule,

Are those who assume those high positions.

When those ranks stand forth for kingship;

The firmest of them in resolve when the fighter attacks,

وَأثْبَتُهُمْ جَأشاً إذَا صَالَ صَائِلٌ

وَأثْبَتُهُمْ جَأشاً إذَا صَالَ صَائِلٌ

وَأجْوَدُهُمْ كَفّاً إذَا جَادَ وَاهِبُ

وَأجْوَدُهُمْ كَفّاً إذَا جَادَ وَاهِبُ

The steadiest of them in heart when an assailant charges,

The most generous of them in giving when the gracious one bestows,

And the most generous-handed when a giver gives,

The most faithful of them in covenant when the betrayer is treacherous,

وَأوْفَاهُمُ عَهْداً إذَا خَانَ نَاكِثٌ

وَأوْفَاهُمُ عَهْداً إذَا خَانَ نَاكِثٌ

وَأصْوَبُهُمْ رَأياً إذَا ضَلَّ ذَاهِبُ

وَأصْوَبُهُمْ رَأياً إذَا ضَلَّ ذَاهِبُ

And the truest of them to his pledge when a pledge-breaker betrays,

The soundest of them in judgment when the straying one is lost.

And the soundest of them in judgment when a traveler goes astray,

The most piercing of them in thrust when the assailant misses,

وَأطْعَنُهُمْ نَحْراً إذَا خَابَ طَاعِنٌ

وَأطْعَنُهُمْ نَحْراً إذَا خَابَ طَاعِنٌ

وَأْضَربُهُمْ لِلْهَامِ إنْ زَلَّ ضَارِبُ

وَأْضَربُهُمْ لِلْهَامِ إنْ زَلَّ ضَارِبُ

And the surest of them at piercing throats when a spearman fails,

The surest of them in blow when the striker falters.

And the best of them at striking heads when a striker slips.

So say to the descendants of Al-Farooq: Unsheathe your swords!

فَقُلْ لِبَنِي الفَارُوقِ سُلُّوا سُيُوفَكُمْ

فَقُلْ لِبَنِي الفَارُوقِ سُلُّوا سُيُوفَكُمْ

فَإنَّ بهَا المَسْعُود نَاهٍ وَنَاهِبُ

فَإنَّ بهَا المَسْعُود نَاهٍ وَنَاهِبُ

So tell the sons of al-Faruq: Draw your swords,

For with them good fortune is made accessible and within reach.

For with them al-Mas'ud restrains and plunders.

Not everyone who meets the thick of battle is an opponent,

فَمَا كُلُّ مَنْ لاَقَى الكُمَاةَ مُصَادِمٌ

فَمَا كُلُّ مَنْ لاَقَى الكُمَاةَ مُصَادِمٌ

وَلاَ كُل مَنْ سَلَّ السُّيُوفَ مُضَارِبُ

وَلاَ كُل مَنْ سَلَّ السُّيُوفَ مُضَارِبُ

Not everyone who meets armored champions can clash with them,

Nor is everyone who wields swords a combatant.

Nor is everyone who draws swords a swordsman.

His position is high above the suspicions of critics,

تَرَفَّعَ عَنْ رَيْبِ الظُّنُونِ مَقَامُهُ

تَرَفَّعَ عَنْ رَيْبِ الظُّنُونِ مَقَامُهُ

كَمَا رُفِّعَتْ فَوْقَ العُيُونِ الحَوَاجِبُ

كَمَا رُفِّعَتْ فَوْقَ العُيُونِ الحَوَاجِبُ

His station has risen beyond the doubts of conjecture,

Just as eyebrows are raised above eyes.

As eyebrows are raised above the eyes.

With him is the support of loved ones when an arrogant boaster challenges,

بِهِ نُصْرَةُ الأحْبَابِ إنْ قَامَ مَاجِدٌ

بِهِ نُصْرَةُ الأحْبَابِ إنْ قَامَ مَاجِدٌ

يُفَاخِرُهُ أوْ ذُو لِسَانٍ يُجَاوِبُ

يُفَاخِرُهُ أوْ ذُو لِسَانٍ يُجَاوِبُ

Through him friends find support if a nobleman rises

Or when someone with a loose tongue retorts.

To vie with him in glory, or a man of eloquence answers.

He marched on, and behind him and before him marched

وَسَارَ وَسَارَتْ خَلْفَهُ وَأمَامَهُ

وَسَارَ وَسَارَتْ خَلْفَهُ وَأمَامَهُ

نَجَائِبُ تَخْطُو تَحْتَهُنَّ النَّجائِبُ

نَجَائِبُ تَخْطُو تَحْتَهُنَّ النَّجائِبُ

He marched, and before and behind him marched

Companies with lowered banners carried beneath them.

Noble riders, beneath whom noble mounts strode.

From Tunisia the passion of his steeds reached Constantinople

وَمِنْ تُونِسٍ وَافَتْ قُسَنْطِينَةَ الهَوَى

وَمِنْ تُونِسٍ وَافَتْ قُسَنْطِينَةَ الهَوَى

لِتِسْعِ لَيَالٍ خَيْلُهُ وَالرَّكَائِبُ

لِتِسْعِ لَيَالٍ خَيْلُهُ وَالرَّكَائِبُ

And from Tunis they reached beloved Constantine—

In nineteen nights, his horses and carriages.

His horses and riding camels—in nine nights.

Each a piercing calamity, not maimed in hoof

وَلاَ صَاحِبٌ إلاَّ كُمَاةٌ غَوَالِبٌ

وَلاَ صَاحِبٌ إلاَّ كُمَاةٌ غَوَالِبٌ

وَسُمْرٌ مَطَاعِينٌ وَبِيضٌ قَوَاضِبُ

وَسُمْرٌ مَطَاعِينٌ وَبِيضٌ قَوَاضِبُ

He had no companions but victorious champions,

Nor crooked in back, and white as lightning in attack.

Brown piercing lances and white cutting swords,

Dragging the walls of impregnable citadels

وَجَرُّ قِلاَعٍ مَارِجَاتٍ كَأنَّهَا

وَجَرُّ قِلاَعٍ مَارِجَاتٍ كَأنَّهَا

نَعَامٌ سَوَامٍ أوْ ظِبَاءٌ رَبَارِبُ

نَعَامٌ سَوَامٍ أوْ ظِبَاءٌ رَبَارِبُ

And a train of roaming fortresses, as though they were

Like ostriches of evenly matched feet or gazelles bounding forward.

Grazing ostriches or gazelles in herds.

They ask not whether the task be difficult or easy,

مِنَ الطَّالِبَاتِ البَرْقَ لاَ الشَّأوُ مُعْجِزٌ

مِنَ الطَّالِبَاتِ البَرْقَ لاَ الشَّأوُ مُعْجِزٌ

وَلاَ الظَّهْرُ مقسُوم وَلاَ الشاء غَالِبُ

وَلاَ الظَّهْرُ مقسُوم وَلاَ الشاء غَالِبُ

Of those that pursue lightning: no racing course defeats them,

Whether the back be broken or the omen unfavorable.

Their backs are not split, nor does a rival racer prevail [reading uncertain].

When the citadels and encampments became visible to them,

وَأمَّ وَبَرْقُ الفَتْحِ يَقْتَادُ جَيْشَهُ

وَأمَّ وَبَرْقُ الفَتْحِ يَقْتَادُ جَيْشَهُ

سَحَائِبُ نَصْرٍ تِلْوَهُنَّ سَحَائِبُ

سَحَائِبُ نَصْرٍ تِلْوَهُنَّ سَحَائِبُ

And he headed onward, the lightning of conquest leading his army:

With no fortress save the outstripping gray mares.

Clouds of victory, followed by clouds.

You performed the prayer of war in the mosque of turmoil,

بِعَشْرَةِ الآفٍ مُسَوَّمَةٍ لَهَا

بِعَشْرَةِ الآفٍ مُسَوَّمَةٍ لَهَا

مَطَالِعُ فِي أفْقِ العُلَى وَمَغَارِبُ

مَطَالِعُ فِي أفْقِ العُلَى وَمَغَارِبُ

With ten thousand marked steeds, whose

Your pulpit being the clouds and your sword the preacher.

Risings and settings lie on the horizon of eminence.

You turned the soft earth with spears into a meadow

أطَاعَ لَهَا أنَّ الكَمَائِنَ خَلْفَهَا

أطَاعَ لَهَا أنَّ الكَمَائِنَ خَلْفَهَا

كَمَا وَقَفَتْ خَلْفَ البَنُودِ المَوَاكِبُ

كَمَا وَقَفَتْ خَلْفَ البَنُودِ المَوَاكِبُ

It served them that ambushes lay behind them,

Studded for the white steeds with places to roam.

As ranks stood behind the banners,

You protected every pass from the confuse rabble -

وَأنَّ النُّجُومَ الطَّالِعَاتِ أسِنَّةٌ

وَأنَّ النُّجُومَ الطَّالِعَاتِ أسِنَّةٌ

وَأنَّ الرِيَاحَ الذَّارِيَاتِ كَتَائِبُ

وَأنَّ الرِيَاحَ الذَّارِيَاتِ كَتَائِبُ

And that the rising stars were spearheads,

And who can escape while you pursue?

And that the scattering winds were battalions,

You made it for them, in the abode of war, a decorated house

وَأنَّ الرُّعُودَ القَاصِفَاتِ صَوَاعِقٌ

وَأنَّ الرُّعُودَ القَاصِفَاتِ صَوَاعِقٌ

وَأنَّ البُرُوقَ الخَاطِفَاتِ قَوَاضِبُ

وَأنَّ البُرُوقَ الخَاطِفَاتِ قَوَاضِبُ

And that the crashing thunders were thunderbolts,

With its sides adorned for their arrival with brown steeds.

And that the flashing lightnings were cutting blades.

They have no food but their swords, no drink but blood.

وَمَا رَاعَ عُرْبَ الغَرْبِ إلاَّ اطِّلاَعُهَا

وَمَا رَاعَ عُرْبَ الغَرْبِ إلاَّ اطِّلاَعُهَا

وَرَايَاتُهَا تَرْفَضُّ مِنْهَا المَصَائِبُ

وَرَايَاتُهَا تَرْفَضُّ مِنْهَا المَصَائِبُ

And nothing terrified the Arabs of the West but their appearing,

So every land, however vast, was straitened for them,

And their banners, from which calamities scatter,

And no fugitive escaped what God had decreed.

وَبِيضُ ظُبىً تَسْوَدُّ مِنْهَا وُجوهُهمْ

وَبِيضُ ظُبىً تَسْوَدُّ مِنْهَا وُجوهُهمْ

وَسُمْرُ قَناً تَصْفَرُّ مِنْهَا العَقَارِبُ

وَسُمْرُ قَناً تَصْفَرُّ مِنْهَا العَقَارِبُ

And white sword-edges that blacken their faces,

Is there in God's lands, apart from you, any refuge

And brown spear-shafts that turn scorpions yellow.

For an offender when asked: where are the places of refuge?

وَحِينَ تَرَاءَى نَجْعُهُمْ وَخِيَامُهُمْ

وَحِينَ تَرَاءَى نَجْعُهُمْ وَخِيَامُهُمْ

وَلاَ حِصْنَ إلاَّ السَّابِقَاتُ السَّوَارِبُ

وَلاَ حِصْنَ إلاَّ السَّابِقَاتُ السَّوَارِبُ

And when their encampment and their tents came into view,

And when they saw that nothing could protect them

With no fortress but swift, roaming steeds,

Save the cave of clemency erected by divine gifts.

أقَمْتَ صَلاَةَ الحَرْبِ في مَسْجِدِ الوَغَى

أقَمْتَ صَلاَةَ الحَرْبِ في مَسْجِدِ الوَغَى

وَمِنْبَرُكَ الهَامَاتُ وَالسَّيْفُ خَاطِبُ

وَمِنْبَرُكَ الهَامَاتُ وَالسَّيْفُ خَاطِبُ

You established the prayer of war in the mosque of battle,

They came to you submissively, hoping for pardon and favor,

With heads as your pulpit and the sword as preacher.

Their tears flowing upon their cheeks.

وَصَيَّرْتَ بِالأرْمَاحِ في النَّقْعِ رَوْضَةً

وَصَيَّرْتَ بِالأرْمَاحِ في النَّقْعِ رَوْضَةً

مُفَوَّقَةً لِلْبِيضِ فِيهَا مَذَاهِبُ

مُفَوَّقَةً لِلْبِيضِ فِيهَا مَذَاهِبُ

And with spears you made a garden amid the dust,

So you pardoned their grave sins,

Set with nocked shafts, where white blades found their paths.

And one like you does not strike one who repents.

وَصُنْتَ عَنِ الهُرَّابِ كُلَّ ثَنِيَّةٍ

وَصُنْتَ عَنِ الهُرَّابِ كُلَّ ثَنِيَّةٍ

وَمَنْ ذَا الذِي يَنْجُو وَأنْتَ المُطَالِبُ

وَمَنْ ذَا الذِي يَنْجُو وَأنْتَ المُطَالِبُ

And you guarded every mountain pass against fugitives,

You granted them clemency and saturated their land

And who can escape when you are the pursuer?

With clouds of gifts and kindnesses.

وَصَنَّعْتَهُمْ فِي دَارِ حَرْبِ تَزَخْرَفَتْ

وَصَنَّعْتَهُمْ فِي دَارِ حَرْبِ تَزَخْرَفَتْ

لِمَقْدَمِهمْ بالسُّمْرِ منْهَا الجَوَانبُ

لِمَقْدَمِهمْ بالسُّمْرِ منْهَا الجَوَانبُ

And you entertained them in a house of war, adorned

You entrusted the Lord of Authority, the expected High One,

On all its sides with brown lances for their arrival.

With aiding them, and He is the prevailing Imam.

فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ إلاّ الحُسَامُ مُطَاعمٌ

فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ إلاّ الحُسَامُ مُطَاعمٌ

وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ إلاَّ الحِمَامُ مُشَارِبُ

وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ إلاَّ الحِمَامُ مُشَارِبُ

They had no food but the keen sword,

So magnify through him a glory as great as his glory,

And no drink but death.

Around which hopes revolve or to which lofty aspirations descend.

فَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهمْ كُلُّ أرْضٍ برحْبهَا

فَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهمْ كُلُّ أرْضٍ برحْبهَا

وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِمَّا قَدْ قَضَى اللَّهُ هَارِبُ

وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِمَّا قَدْ قَضَى اللَّهُ هَارِبُ

Every land, despite its breadth, grew narrow for them,

Among a people who are the knights of eloquence and valor,

And no fugitive escaped what God had decreed.

Truly men of prowess and imposing power.

وَهَلْ فِي بِلاَدِ اللَّهِ دُونَكَ مَذْهَبٌ

وَهَلْ فِي بِلاَدِ اللَّهِ دُونَكَ مَذْهَبٌ

لِبَاغٍ إذَا مَا قِيلَ أيْنَ المَذَاهِبُ

لِبَاغٍ إذَا مَا قِيلَ أيْنَ المَذَاهِبُ

And is there in God's lands any way past you

When they shine their light we say: ascending suns,

For a rebel, when one asks: Where are the ways of escape?

And when they hide we say: piercing stars.

وَلَمَّا رَأوْا أنْ لَيْسَ يُنْجِس حِمَاهُمُ

وَلَمَّا رَأوْا أنْ لَيْسَ يُنْجِس حِمَاهُمُ

سِوَى كَهْف حِلْمٍ شَيَّدَتْهُ المَوَاهِبُ

سِوَى كَهْف حِلْمٍ شَيَّدَتْهُ المَوَاهِبُ

And when they saw that nothing could save their sanctuary [reading uncertain]

When they favor we say: abundant rains,

Except a refuge of forbearance raised by generous gifts,

And when they punish we say: fierce lions.

أتَوْكَ عُفَاةً تَرْتَجِي العَفْوَ وَالرّضَى

أتَوْكَ عُفَاةً تَرْتَجِي العَفْوَ وَالرّضَى

وَأدْمُعُهُمْ فَوْقَ الخُدُودِ سَوَاكِبُ

وَأدْمُعُهُمْ فَوْقَ الخُدُودِ سَوَاكِبُ

They came to you as petitioners, hoping for pardon and favor,

Theirs are the plains of life and the quintessence of humanity,

Their tears pouring down their cheeks.

The aspirations of nobility, the high and the low.

فَجُدْتَ بِعَفْوٍ عَنْ عَظِيمِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ

فَجُدْتَ بِعَفْوٍ عَنْ عَظِيمِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ

وَمِثْلُكَ لاَ يَغْتَالُ مَنْ هُوَ تَائِبُ

وَمِثْلُكَ لاَ يَغْتَالُ مَنْ هُوَ تَائِبُ

So you granted pardon for their grievous sins,

O you who possess what is beautiful and preserve what is sublime,

And one such as you does not treacherously kill a penitent.

To whose perfection the lofty enterprises aspire.

وَأوْسَتْعَهُمْ حِلْماً وَأمْطَرْتَ أرْضَهُمْ

وَأوْسَتْعَهُمْ حِلْماً وَأمْطَرْتَ أرْضَهُمْ

بِسُحْبِ هِبَاتٍ وَبْلُهُنَّ الرَّغَائِبُ

بِسُحْبِ هِبَاتٍ وَبْلُهُنَّ الرَّغَائِبُ

And you embraced them in forbearance, and rained upon their land

I congratulate you on the blessed Eid, and indeed

With clouds of gifts whose downpour was all they desired.

I congratulate it because it has received your kindness.

وَأوْصَيْتَ رَبَّ الأمْرِ مُنْتَظَرَ العُلَى

وَأوْصَيْتَ رَبَّ الأمْرِ مُنْتَظَرَ العُلَى

بِإسْعَافِهِمْ وَهْوَ الإمَامُ المُغَالِبُ

بِإسْعَافِهِمْ وَهْوَ الإمَامُ المُغَالِبُ

And you urged the lord of affairs, of whom greatness is expected,

So you have congratulated it a thousandfold and more,

To aid them—he, the victorious imam.

Until you are called to rest or the reckoning is forgotten.

فَأعْظِمْ بِهِ مَجْداً بِكَعْبَةِ مَجْدِهِ

فَأعْظِمْ بِهِ مَجْداً بِكَعْبَةِ مَجْدِهِ

تَطُوفُ الأمَانِي أوْ تَحُطُّ الرَّكَائِبُ

تَطُوفُ الأمَانِي أوْ تَحُطُّ الرَّكَائِبُ

How great he is in glory! Around the Kaaba of his glory

The servant has brought to your door eulogy like

Hopes circle, or riding camels halt.

A sky adorned in its lofty heights with stars.

مِنَ القَوْمِ فُرْسَانِ البَلاَغَةِ وَالْوَغَى

مِنَ القَوْمِ فُرْسَانِ البَلاَغَةِ وَالْوَغَى

عَلَى أنَّهُم صِيدٌ رِجَالٌ أغَالِبُ

عَلَى أنَّهُم صِيدٌ رِجَالٌ أغَالِبُ

He is of a people who are horsemen of eloquence and battle,

For if the poets are counted, I am counted among the poets,

And withal they are proud, mighty men.

And if the writers are counted, I am counted among the writers.

إذَا أوَّبُوا قُلْنَا شُمُوسٌ طَوَالِعٌ

إذَا أوَّبُوا قُلْنَا شُمُوسٌ طَوَالِعٌ

وَإنْ أدْلَجُوا قُلْنَا نُجُومٌ ثَوَاقِبُ

وَإنْ أدْلَجُوا قُلْنَا نُجُومٌ ثَوَاقِبُ

When they travel by day, we say: Rising suns,

It is you who have helped me, enabling me to do it,

And if they travel by night, we say: Piercing stars,

For without guidance the difficult paths would not be clear.

وَإنْ أنْعَمُوا قُلْنَا غُيُوثٌ هَوَاطِلٌ

وَإنْ أنْعَمُوا قُلْنَا غُيُوثٌ هَوَاطِلٌ

وَإنْ نَقِمُوا قُلْنَا لُيُوثٌ غَوَالِبُ

وَإنْ نَقِمُوا قُلْنَا لُيُوثٌ غَوَالِبُ

And if they grant favors, we say: Pouring rains,

Grant me then a boon whose clouds have gathered,

And if they take vengeance, we say: Triumphant lions.

So that mounted and on foot may envy me.

لَهُمْ وَاضِحُ الدُّنْيَا وَإنْسَانُ عَيْنِهَا

لَهُمْ وَاضِحُ الدُّنْيَا وَإنْسَانُ عَيْنِهَا

وَهَامُ المَعَالِي وَالذُّرَى وَالغَوَارِبُ

وَهَامُ المَعَالِي وَالذُّرَى وَالغَوَارِبُ

The world's brightness and the pupil of its eye are theirs,

You remain forever, however much the doves may sing,

And the crowns of noble deeds, the summits and the crests.

The breezes blow, and the clouds pour down.

فَيَا مَالِكَ الحُسْنَى وَيَا شَائِدَ النُّهَى

فَيَا مَالِكَ الحُسْنَى وَيَا شَائِدَ النُّهَى

وَيَا مَنْ إلَى جَدْوَاهُ تُحْدَى الرَّكَائِبُ

وَيَا مَنْ إلَى جَدْوَاهُ تُحْدَى الرَّكَائِبُ

So, O master of goodness, and O builder of wisdom,

That the world may thrive through you and the heights prosper through you,

And O you toward whose bounty riding camels are driven,

That you may be guided to what is beautiful and what is demanded turned away.

أهَنِّيكَ بِالْعِيدِ السَّعِيدِ وَإنَّمَا

أهَنِّيكَ بِالْعِيدِ السَّعِيدِ وَإنَّمَا

أهَنِّيهِ إذْ وَافَتْهُ مِنْكَ الرَّغَائِبُ

أهَنِّيهِ إذْ وَافَتْهُ مِنْكَ الرَّغَائِبُ

I congratulate you on the joyous Eid—yet truly

It is the feast I congratulate, for your precious gifts have reached it.

فَهُنِّئْتَهُ ألْفاً وَأمْثَالَ مِثْلهَا

فَهُنِّئْتَهُ ألْفاً وَأمْثَالَ مِثْلهَا

إلَى أنْ تُوَفَّي أوْ يَضِلَّ المُحَاسِبُ

إلَى أنْ تُوَفَّي أوْ يَضِلَّ المُحَاسِبُ

May you be congratulated on it a thousand times, and as many again,

Until the full count is reached, or the reckoner loses his way.

لِبَابِكَ أهْدَى العَبْدُ مَدْحاً كَأنَّهُ

لِبَابِكَ أهْدَى العَبْدُ مَدْحاً كَأنَّهُ

سَمَاءٌ تَجَلَّتْ فِي عُلاَهَا الكَوَاكِبُ

سَمَاءٌ تَجَلَّتْ فِي عُلاَهَا الكَوَاكِبُ

To your gate the servant offered praise, as though it were

A sky in whose heights the stars shine forth.

فَإنِّي إذَا الشُّعَرَاءُ عُدَّتْ لَشَاعِرٌ

فَإنِّي إذَا الشُّعَرَاءُ عُدَّتْ لَشَاعِرٌ

وَإنِّي إذَا الكُتَّابُ عُدَّتْ لَكَاتِبُ

وَإنِّي إذَا الكُتَّابُ عُدَّتْ لَكَاتِبُ

For when poets are counted, I am indeed a poet,

And when writers are counted, I am indeed a writer.

وَأنْتَ الَّذِي أسْعَفْتَنِي فَصَنَعْتُهُ

وَأنْتَ الَّذِي أسْعَفْتَنِي فَصَنَعْتُهُ

وَلَوْلاَ الْهَوَادِي مَا تَبِينُ السَّبَاسِبُ

وَلَوْلاَ الْهَوَادِي مَا تَبِينُ السَّبَاسِبُ

You are the one who aided me, so I composed it;

And without guides, the open plains cannot be discerned.

فَجُدْ لِي بِإنْعَامٍ تَبَارَتْ غُيُومُهُ

فَجُدْ لِي بِإنْعَامٍ تَبَارَتْ غُيُومُهُ

لِيَحْسُدَنِي مَاشٍ عَلَيْهِ وَرَاكِبُ

لِيَحْسُدَنِي مَاشٍ عَلَيْهِ وَرَاكِبُ

So grant me a bounty whose clouds vie with one another,

So that those on foot and those mounted may envy me for it.

فَلاَ زِلْتَ تَبْقَى مَا تَغَنَّتْ حَمَائِمٌ

فَلاَ زِلْتَ تَبْقَى مَا تَغَنَّتْ حَمَائِمٌ

وَهَبَّتْ نُسَيْمَاتٌ وَهَلَّتْ سَحَائِبُ

وَهَبَّتْ نُسَيْمَاتٌ وَهَلَّتْ سَحَائِبُ

May you continue to endure as long as doves sing,

Breezes blow and clouds pour rain,

لِتَزْهُو بِكَ الدُّنْيَا وَتَسْمُو بِكَ العُلَى

لِتَزْهُو بِكَ الدُّنْيَا وَتَسْمُو بِكَ العُلَى

وَتُهْدَي بِكَ الحُسْنَى وَتُولَى المَطَالِبُ

وَتُهْدَي بِكَ الحُسْنَى وَتُولَى المَطَالِبُ

So the world may glory in you and exalted honor rise through you,

And through you goodness be bestowed and requests be granted.