يوم الجلوس الذي سرت به البشر

يوم الجلوس الذي سرت به البشر

يومٌ به مهج الحساد تنفطر

يومٌ به مهج الحساد تنفطر

The day of accession that gladdened humankind,

The day of ascension when humankind rejoiced,

A day on which the hearts of the envious split apart.

A day that broke the jealous people's hearts.

قد قام للدين والدنيا به ملك

قد قام للدين والدنيا به ملك

يجري القضاء بما يهواه والقدر

يجري القضاء بما يهواه والقدر

On it a king has arisen for faith and the world;

A just king rose for religion and this life,

Decree and destiny proceed as he desires.

Judging as he desires, as fate decrees.

سماه جارُ إلهِ العرشِ والدُه

سماه جارُ إلهِ العرشِ والدُه

عبدَ الحميد وأعطاه اسمه القمر

عبدَ الحميد وأعطاه اسمه القمر

His father, neighbor of the God of the Throne, named him

The Lord of the Throne named him Abdülhamid,

Abd al-Hamid; and the moon gave him its name.

And gave him the name of the shining moon.

حقٌّ على اللَه أن يمحو الخطوب به

حقٌّ على اللَه أن يمحو الخطوب به

محو الدجنة لما يسفر السحر

محو الدجنة لما يسفر السحر

It is incumbent upon God to erase calamities through him,

It's right for God to erase troubles through him,

As darkness is erased when dawn grows bright,

Like the clearing of clouds at dawn's first light.

وأن يساوي به بين العباد فلا

وأن يساوي به بين العباد فلا

يلامس الصفو في أيامه الكدر

يلامس الصفو في أيامه الكدر

And to make His servants equal through him, so that

And to make all people equal through him, so no

No murkiness touches clarity in his days.

Sorrows touch the pure in his days.

أعيذه بكتاب اللَه من ملكٍ

أعيذه بكتاب اللَه من ملكٍ

قلت أعاديه والحساد قد كثروا

قلت أعاديه والحساد قد كثروا

I seek protection for him by God's Book—a king

I seek refuge for him in God's book from a king

Whose enemies are few, while the envious have grown many.

I said opposed him while enviers grew.

ومن يناوي أمين اللَه في حرجٍ

ومن يناوي أمين اللَه في حرجٍ

ومن على سيفه المنصور يقتدر

ومن على سيفه المنصور يقتدر

Whoever opposes God's trusted one is in straits;

And from one who threatens God's trustee in straits,

And who can prevail against his victorious sword?

And from one empowered by his victorious sword.

سميذع شاد بالتقوى ممالَكه

سميذع شاد بالتقوى ممالَكه

فليس يخطر في أبوابه الخطر

فليس يخطر في أبوابه الخطر

A noble lord who built his kingdoms upon piety,

May his realms be adorned with the pious,

So danger never appears at his gates.

So no danger knocks on his doors.

كل الذنوب لدى أبواب رحمته

كل الذنوب لدى أبواب رحمته

ما لم يكن من حدود اللَه تغتفر

ما لم يكن من حدود اللَه تغتفر

All sins at the gates of his mercy

All sins are at the doors of his mercy,

Are forgiven, except those subject to God's prescribed penalties.

Unless they are beyond God's forgiveness.

من مثلنا وأمير المؤمنين لنا

من مثلنا وأمير المؤمنين لنا

ظل ظليلٌ به نزهو ونفتخر

ظل ظليلٌ به نزهو ونفتخر

Who is like us, when the Commander of the Faithful is our

One like us, the Commander of the Faithful,

Deep, sheltering shade, in whom we glory and take pride?

We rest in his shade and pride ourselves on him.

واللَه ما نظرت شمسٌ ولا قمرٌ

واللَه ما نظرت شمسٌ ولا قمرٌ

مولى حكاه ولا بدو ولا حضر

مولى حكاه ولا بدو ولا حضر

By God, neither sun nor moon has seen

By God, neither sun nor moon that was extolled

A lord to match him—nor have nomads or townsfolk.

In verse, neither nomad nor city dweller,

فإنه الرحمة العظمى التي وردت

فإنه الرحمة العظمى التي وردت

بها الأحاديث والآيات والسور

بها الأحاديث والآيات والسور

For he is the supreme mercy spoken of

For he is the greatest mercy that was heralded

In the traditions, the verses, and the surahs.

In scriptures, verses and suras.

جود ابن زائدةٍ ظلٌ لديمته

جود ابن زائدةٍ ظلٌ لديمته

وعدل كسرى ولا فخرٌ له أثر

وعدل كسرى ولا فخرٌ له أثر

Ibn Za'idah's generosity is a shadow of his steady rain;

The generosity of Ibn Zaida, a shade for his people,

And Kisra's justice—no boast—is but a trace of his.

And justice like Khusraw has no trace left.

راحاته ديمتانِ اِن مسَّتا حجراً

راحاته ديمتانِ اِن مسَّتا حجراً

ما مسه الماء يوماً أورق الحجر

ما مسه الماء يوماً أورق الحجر

His palms are two ceaseless showers: if they touched a stone

His palms, if they touched a rock,

That water had never touched, the stone would sprout leaves.

A rock no water ever touched would turn green.