1. دار الخلافة يا لها

    دار بها يمحى الكدر

    Abode of the Caliphate—what an abode!

    An abode where sorrow is erased.

  2. دار تمثل قوة

    تسمو المجرة والقمر

    An abode embodying a power

    that rises above the Milky Way and the moon.

  3. دار تدبر في دوا

    ئرها مهمات البشر

    An abode that manages, within its depart—

    —ments, the affairs of humankind.

  4. دار بها سيف اذا

    ما سل يوماً ما نصر

    An abode with a sword that, whenever

    unsheathed on any given day, wins victory.

  5. دار بها السفراء ما

    لم يستقيموا في خطر

    An abode where the ambassadors, unless

    they act uprightly, are in danger.

  6. دار الخلافة جنة

    تجلو مناظرها البصر

    The abode of the Caliphate is a paradise;

    its vistas brighten the sight.

  7. دار اذا ما أمها

    مستضعف القوى قدر

    An abode: whenever it is sought

    by one deemed weak in strength, he gains power.

  8. دار اذا اشتدت أعا

    دينا غضنفرها زخر

    An abode: when stronger grow our ene—

    —mies, its lion surges forth.

  9. دار بها الاكسير لا

    يبقى بقاصدها ضرر

    An abode that holds the elixir; no

    harm remains in anyone who seeks it.

  10. الدين فيها ظاهر

    فهي الملاذ لمن هجر

    The faith is manifest within it;

    so it is the refuge for whoever has left home.