جلوسaccession مليكناour sovereign عبدservant of الحميدthe Praiseworthy
جلوس مليكنا عبد الحميد
يبشرbrings glad tidings to بالسعادةof happiness كلevery جيدneck
يبشر بالسعادة كل جيد
The accession of our sovereign, Abd al-Hamid,
The session of our King Abdul Hamid
brings glad tidings of happiness to every neck,
Foretells happiness for every good soul
ويكمدand grieves كلevery جبارtyrant عنيدobstinate
ويكمد كل جبار عنيد
ويخزيand disgraces كلevery شيطانٍdevil مريدrebellious
ويخزي كل شيطانٍ مريد
and grieves every obstinate tyrant,
And suppresses every stubborn tyrant
and disgraces every rebellious devil.
And disgraces every obedient devil
فياso O يومday الخميسThursday لكto you التهانيcongratulations
فيا يوم الخميس لك التهاني
برونقfor the splendor of عاهلthe sovereign of الزمنthe age السعيدfortunate
برونق عاهل الزمن السعيد
So, O Thursday, congratulations to you
So congratulations to Thursday
for the splendor of the age's fortunate sovereign.
For the splendor of the happy era’s ruler
حظيتyou were favored بطلعةwith the appearance of الملكthe king المفدىcherished
حظيت بطلعة الملك المفدى
أمينtrustee of اللَهGod سلطانsovereign of الوجودexistence
أمين اللَه سلطان الوجود
You were graced with the presence of the cherished king,
You were blessed with the rise of the redeemer King
God's trustee, sovereign of existence.
The trusted of God, the sultan of existence
فظلتso you became أميرprince of أيامthe days of البراياcreation
فظلت أمير أيام البرايا
وسعدand the fortune of سعودfortunes of أوقاتtimes of السعودgood fortune
وسعد سعود أوقات السعود
Thus you became prince among creation's days,
Thus you remained the prince of the wilderness days
and the fortune of fortunes among auspicious times.
And the joy of the happy times
وصارand has become بكthrough you الزمانthe age لناfor us جناناًgardens
وصار بك الزمان لنا جناناً
يبشbeams بشاشةwith the cheerfulness of السمحthe gracious one الودودloving
يبش بشاشة السمح الودود
Through you, the age has become a paradise for us,
And with you time has become an orchard for us
beaming with the smile of one gracious and loving.
Announcing the generosity of the friendly peace
أليسis it not? ترىyou see يعودturn back السربthe Serbs عماfrom what
أليس ترى يعود السرب عما
يحاولهthey strive for it منof الأملhope البعيدdistant
يحاوله من الأمل البعيد
Do you not see the Serbs turn back from
Don’t you see the flock returns from
the distant hope they strive to attain,
What distant hopes it contemplates
ويفصمand sever عروةthe bond of الجبلthe Mountain المواخيallied in brotherhood
ويفصم عروة الجبل المواخي
لهto them ويصدand turn away عنfrom حبlove of الصدودdefiance
له ويصد عن حب الصدود
and sever their bond with the Mountain allied
And the covenant of intimate mountains is severed by him
to them, and renounce their love of defiance?
Repelling the love of the aloof
فماso what is جهدthe effort of العصاةthe rebels لدىbefore إمامٍan imam
فما جهد العصاة لدى إمامٍ
مهابتهthe awe he inspires تنوبstands in عنfor الجنودthe troops
مهابته تنوب عن الجنود
What can the rebels' efforts achieve before an imam
So the effort of rebels is useless with an Imam Whose awe acts as soldiers
whose awe-inspiring presence takes the place of armies?
Whenever he dispatches a threat the lone
إذاwhen بعثhe sends forth الوعيدthe threat الفردsingle أبلىperforms valiantly
إذا بعث الوعيد الفرد أبلى
بلاءthe feats of الفيلقthe host العبلmassive الشديدmighty
بلاء الفيلق العبل الشديد
When he sends forth a single threat, it performs
Displays the affliction of the fierce regiments
the feats of a massive, mighty host.
God made him a courageous lion
براهfashioned him اللَهُGod ليثاًa lion حيدرياًHaydar-like
براه اللَهُ ليثاً حيدرياً
فمنso who يقوىcan prevail عليهagainst him منamong القرودthe monkeys
فمن يقوى عليه من القرود
God fashioned him a lion like Haydar;
So who can stand up to him from monkeys
so which of the monkeys can prevail against him?
Obey Allah O chiefs of tribes
أطيعواobey اللَهَGod ياO ملأcompany of التعاميwillful blindness
أطيعوا اللَهَ يا ملأ التعامي
وخلواand let البيضthe gleaming swords تهجعsleep فيin الغمودthe sheaths
وخلوا البيض تهجع في الغمود
Obey God, O company of the willfully blind,
And let the innocent sleep in agarwood
and let the gleaming swords sleep in their sheaths.
For God’s sword is longer than any sword Slicing chaos with it and veins
فسيفfor the sword of اللَهGod أطولlonger than كلevery سيفsword
فسيف اللَه أطول كل سيف
تشقsevers بهwith it الوغىbattle حبلcord of الوريدthe jugular vein
تشق به الوغى حبل الوريد
For God's sword is the longest of all swords;
And God’s shade embraces every slave Who repented and avoided deceit
with it, battle severs the jugular vein.
If you come to him obedient
وظلand the shadow of اللَهGod يقبلwelcomes كلevery عبدٍservant
وظل اللَه يقبل كل عبدٍ
أنابrepents وآبand returns عنfrom ضحthe blazing sunlight of الحقودthe spiteful one
أناب وآب عن ضح الحقود
And God's shadow welcomes every servant
You'll see a generous King who doesn’t resent the destitute
who repents and returns from the spiteful one's scorching sun.
Enter his court an asylum
إذاwhen وافيتموهyou come to him ترونyou will see ملكاًa king
إذا وافيتموه ترون ملكاً
كريماًgenerous لاnot يضنwithholds علىfrom رديدone turned away
كريماً لا يضن على رديد
When you come to him, you will see a king
Otherwise your home is the home of fuel
generous, withholding nothing from one turned away.
O commander of the faithful with you we gained
لجواenter إيوانهhis hall تلجواyou will enter أماناًsafety
لجوا إيوانه تلجوا أماناً
وإلاand if not داركمyour abode دارthe abode of الوقودburning fire
وإلا داركم دار الوقود
Enter his hall, and you enter safety;
The era of justice and abundant grace
otherwise, your abode is the abode of fire.
The era of the forgiving virtuous King
أميرCommander of المؤمنينthe Faithful بكthrough you اجتليناwe have beheld
أمير المؤمنين بك اجتلينا
زمانthe age of العدلjustice والفضلand bounty المديدenduring
زمان العدل والفضل المديد
Commander of the Faithful, through you we have beheld
The servant neighboring his God, Abdul Majeed
the age of justice and enduring bounty,
So blood and peace to us O best King
زمانthe age of العاهلthe sovereign السمحgracious المفدىcherished
زمان العاهل السمح المفدى
مجاورdwelling beside ربهhis Lord عبدservant of المجيدthe Glorious
مجاور ربه عبد المجيد
the age of the gracious, cherished sovereign,
God brought him grace and existence
Abd al-Majid, dwelling beside his Lord.
فدمso endure واسلمand remain safe لناfor us ياO خيرbest ملكking
فدم واسلم لنا يا خير ملك
براهfashioned him اللَهGod منfrom كرمnobility وجودand generosity
براه اللَه من كرم وجود
So endure and remain safe for us, O best of kings,
whom God fashioned from nobility and generosity.
Partial English translation: 35 of 38 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1