تبارك من أعلا شريعته الغرا

تبارك من أعلا شريعته الغرا

وأنزلها نوراً على صاحب الإسرى

وأنزلها نوراً على صاحب الإسرى

Blessed is He who exalted His radiant law,

Blessed is he who exalted his noble law,

and sent it down as light upon him who made the Night Journey.

And sent it down as light upon the owner of the night journey.

وأودع مولانا الخليفة حبها

وأودع مولانا الخليفة حبها

فشاد لها في كل جارحة قصرا

فشاد لها في كل جارحة قصرا

And instilled love for it in our lord, the caliph,

And deposited in our Master the Caliph his love for it,

who then built it a palace in every limb.

So he built for it a palace in every limb.

إمامٌ رأى الدين الحنيف أمامه

إمامٌ رأى الدين الحنيف أمامه

فأعمل في مرضاته النهي والأمرا

فأعمل في مرضاته النهي والأمرا

An imam who saw the upright faith before him,

An Imam who saw the true religion before him,

and exercised prohibition and command to please it.

So he enacted in that which pleases Him prohibition and command.

وأوجب للدارين حقاً وحرمةً

وأوجب للدارين حقاً وحرمةً

فما بخس الأولى ولا ظلم الأخرى

فما بخس الأولى ولا ظلم الأخرى

He accorded both worlds their due and sanctity,

And made obligatory for the two abodes a right and sanctity,

neither slighting the first nor wronging the other.

So he did not diminish the first nor oppressed the last.

بذلك أعلى اللَه راية ملكه

بذلك أعلى اللَه راية ملكه

وأيده واختاره للورى ذخرا

وأيده واختاره للورى ذخرا

For this, God raised the banner of his sovereignty,

With that God elevated the banner of his reign,

and strengthened him, choosing him as a treasure for humankind.

And supported him and chose him as a treasure for mankind.

وورَّعه بالعلم والحلم والتقى

وورَّعه بالعلم والحلم والتقى

وأودع فيه الحزم والعزم والفخرا

وأودع فيه الحزم والعزم والفخرا

And made him devout through knowledge, forbearance, and piety,

And made him pious with knowledge, wisdom and devotion,

and placed in him prudence, resolve, and glory.

And deposited in him determination, resolve and pride.

إذا شمرت عن ساقها الحرب ساقها

إذا شمرت عن ساقها الحرب ساقها

لنصرة دين اللَه بالراية الحمرا

لنصرة دين اللَه بالراية الحمرا

When war bares its shin, he drives it onward

Whenever war dragged its leg for the victory

to uphold God's faith with the red banner.

Of the religion of God with the red banner,

وإن أتلعت للسلم أعناقها العدى

وإن أتلعت للسلم أعناقها العدى

عفا ونفى عنها المخافة والفقرا

عفا ونفى عنها المخافة والفقرا

And if the foes crane their necks toward peace,

And if the enemies stretched their necks for peace,

he pardons them and banishes fear and poverty from them.

He forgave and removed from it fear and poverty.

فيا حسنه من عاهلٍ فاضلٍ سخٍ

فيا حسنه من عاهلٍ فاضلٍ سخٍ

يقرب من إحسانه العبد والحرا

يقرب من إحسانه العبد والحرا

How splendid he is—a virtuous, generous monarch,

O goodness of a virtuous, generous and munificent ruler,

who draws slave and freeman near through his kindness.

Who brings near his kindness the free man and the slave.

أجل بني عثمان قدراً وقدرةً

أجل بني عثمان قدراً وقدرةً

وأعذبهم ورداً وأطيبهم نشرا

وأعذبهم ورداً وأطيبهم نشرا

The greatest of the sons of Osman in rank and power,

The best of the sons of Uthman in worth and capability,

the sweetest of them in draught, the finest in fragrance;

And the sweetest of them in flowers and the most fragrant in scattering.

وأطهرهم ذيلاً وأكرمهم يداً

وأطهرهم ذيلاً وأكرمهم يداً

وأغزرهم علماً وأكثرهم شكرا

وأغزرهم علماً وأكثرهم شكرا

the purest of them in hem, the most generous of hand;

And the purest of them in train and the most generous of hand,

the richest of them in knowledge, the most abundant in gratitude.

And the most abundant in knowledge and the most grateful.

هجاه الذي بالبحر قاس يمينه

هجاه الذي بالبحر قاس يمينه

وضل الذي ساوى بغرته الشعرى

وضل الذي ساوى بغرته الشعرى

He who compared his right hand to the sea disparaged him,

He confounded the one who equated his oath with the sea,

and he who equated Sirius with his brow went astray.

And went astray, the one who equated his young camel with Canopus.

فما غرة المولى سوى غرة الهدى

فما غرة المولى سوى غرة الهدى

وما يده إلّا يد الرحمة الكبرى

وما يده إلّا يد الرحمة الكبرى

For our lord's brow is none but the brow of guidance,

The young camel of the Master is not but the young camel of guidance,

and his hand is none but the hand of supreme mercy.

And his hand is none other than the hand of great mercy.

لمثلك يهدى الحمد يا ناثر العدى

لمثلك يهدى الحمد يا ناثر العدى

عن الراية الحمراء بالصعدة السمرا

عن الراية الحمراء بالصعدة السمرا

To one like you praise is offered, O scatterer of foes

For the likes of you gratitude is guided, O fender of enemies,

away from the red banner with the brown spear.

From the red banner in es-Sa'dah es-Samraa.

وما حمدنا حمد امرئٍ يعرف الريا

وما حمدنا حمد امرئٍ يعرف الريا

ولكنه حمد امرئٍ يجهل الخترا

ولكنه حمد امرئٍ يجهل الخترا

Our praise is not that of a man versed in hypocrisy,

And our praise is not the praise of one who knows pretense,

but that of a man unacquainted with treachery,

But it is the praise of one who is ignorant of guile.

ويرجو من اللَه الحميد لعبده

ويرجو من اللَه الحميد لعبده

على كل عبد خانه الفوز والنصرا

على كل عبد خانه الفوز والنصرا

who hopes that God, the Praiseworthy, will grant His servant

And I hope from God, the Praised, for His servant,

triumph and victory over every servant who has betrayed him.

Over every betraying servant, victory and triumph.

بقيت إماماً عادلاً يعجز الورى

بقيت إماماً عادلاً يعجز الورى

إذا شاء من إدراك أوصافه العشرا

إذا شاء من إدراك أوصافه العشرا

May you remain a just imam who baffles mankind

You remained an imam, just, the world is unable,

if it seeks to grasp even a tenth of his qualities.

Whenever He wills, to attain comprehension of his noble traits.

ولا زلت للدنيا وللدين كوكباً

ولا زلت للدنيا وللدين كوكباً

بهيّاً سنيّاً يفضل الشمس والبدرا

بهيّاً سنيّاً يفضل الشمس والبدرا

And may you ever remain a star for the world and the faith,

And you still are for the life and religion a bright star,

splendid and radiant, surpassing the sun and full moon.

Beautiful and radiant, excelling the sun and the moon.

ودمت تريد الخير للناس كلها

ودمت تريد الخير للناس كلها

ولا سيما أرباب دولتك الغرا

ولا سيما أرباب دولتك الغرا

And may you always wish good for all people,

And you continued wanting good for all people,

especially the lords of your glorious state.

Especially the lords of your noble state.