في الخارجية نورٌ يدهش البصرا

في الخارجية نورٌ يدهش البصرا

ويخجل النيرين الشمس والقمرا

ويخجل النيرين الشمس والقمرا

In the Foreign Ministry is a light that dazzles the eye,

In the Foreign Ministry is a light that dazzles the eye,

making the two luminaries—the sun and the moon—blush.

And puts to shame the two luminaries, the sun and the moon.

نورٌ يولده رأي الوزير كما

نورٌ يولده رأي الوزير كما

يولد البحر من أصدافه الدررا

يولد البحر من أصدافه الدررا

A light begotten by the minister’s vision, just as

A light brought forth by the minister's judgment, just as

the sea brings pearls forth from its shells.

The sea brings forth pearls from its shells.

حيا به راشد الدنيا فخولها ال

حيا به راشد الدنيا فخولها ال

فوز العظيم وأنسى آلها الكدرا

فوز العظيم وأنسى آلها الكدرا

With it Rashid greeted the world, granting it the—

With it Rashid greeted the world and bestowed upon it the

great triumph, and making its people forget their sorrow.

Great triumph, and made its people forget sorrow.

فلم يدع للعنا عيناً ولا أثراً

فلم يدع للعنا عيناً ولا أثراً

ولا لسارٍ سرى خوفاً ولا حذرا

ولا لسارٍ سرى خوفاً ولا حذرا

He left suffering no visible presence, no trace,

Thus he left no sign or trace of hardship,

and left the night traveler neither fear nor wariness.

Nor fear or wariness for a traveler journeying by night.

فجل من صاغه من نور رحمته

فجل من صاغه من نور رحمته

وصاغ من راحتيه الفوز والظفرا

وصاغ من راحتيه الفوز والظفرا

So exalted is He who fashioned him from the light of His mercy,

Exalted is He who fashioned him from the light of His mercy,

and fashioned triumph and victory from his two palms,

And fashioned triumph and victory from his two palms.

وجادني منك يا من لا شبيه له

وجادني منك يا من لا شبيه له

في العالمين بجودٍ أبهت الشعرا

في العالمين بجودٍ أبهت الشعرا

and, through you, lavished upon me—O you without peer

And through you He showered me—O you who have no equal

in all creation—a bounty that left the poets speechless.

In all the worlds—with bounty that astounded the poets.