نصرت لواء الحق أيدك العدلُ

نصرت لواء الحق أيدك العدلُ

فشط مزار الجور وابتهج العدلُ

فشط مزار الجور وابتهج العدلُ

You championed the banner of truth; may justice strengthen you.

You have raised the banner of truth, justice backs your hand,

So the haunt of oppression grew distant, and justice rejoiced.

So the path of injustice is blocked, and justice rejoices.

ومدَّن خلق اللَه منك خلائقٌ

ومدَّن خلق اللَه منك خلائقٌ

ترد يد الهرميس أغضبه الهقل

ترد يد الهرميس أغضبه الهقل

And virtues of yours civilized God's creatures,

And from you, God's creation is extended with people,

Restraining the paw of a mighty lion angered by a male ostrich.

Who stop the hand of Hermes, angered by injustice.

فيا لك سلطاناً سليل أعاظمٍ

فيا لك سلطاناً سليل أعاظمٍ

أريكته العظمى وكلمته الفصل

أريكته العظمى وكلمته الفصل

So, what a sultan you are, scion of great men,

O you, descendant of the greatest rulers,

His throne supreme, and his word decisive.

Whose greatness and decisive word were shown to you.

ويا لك من غيث برحمة ربه

ويا لك من غيث برحمة ربه

يفيض فلا يعروه نقصٌ ولا بخل

يفيض فلا يعروه نقصٌ ولا بخل

And what life-giving rain you are, by your Lord's mercy,

O you, a rain of your Lord's mercy,

Pouring forth, touched by neither decrease nor stinginess.

Which flows without lack or stinginess.

يروِّض آساد الدعيسة حلمه

يروِّض آساد الدعيسة حلمه

ويؤنس منه الطير نفَّره النبل

ويؤنس منه الطير نفَّره النبل

His forbearance tames the lions of al-Du‘aysah,

Your patience tames the ferocious lions,

And from him comes comfort to the bird that arrows frightened.

And your presence comforts the birds startled by arrows.

كأنك روحٌ والبريةَ مهجةٌ

كأنك روحٌ والبريةَ مهجةٌ

وعالَمَها هامٌ وأنت لها عقل

وعالَمَها هامٌ وأنت لها عقل

You are like a soul, and humankind a heart;

You are like a soul, and the land a body,

And its world is heads, while you are its mind.

Its people lost, and you their mind.

لقد زعم الواشون أنك ظالمٌ

لقد زعم الواشون أنك ظالمٌ

وعندك لا يسطو على الحمل الشبل

وعندك لا يسطو على الحمل الشبل

Indeed, the slanderers claimed that you are unjust,

The slanderers claimed you are unjust,

Yet under your rule the lion cub does not attack the lamb.

Yet the lamb is not prey to the wolf in your presence.

لينظر ذوو الإنصاف حالَ بلادهِ

لينظر ذوو الإنصاف حالَ بلادهِ

ويأتوا بحكمٍ لا يكذِّبه النقل

ويأتوا بحكمٍ لا يكذِّبه النقل

Let the fair-minded examine the state of his country,

Let those of insight look at the state of their country,

And bring a judgment that reported evidence does not belie.

And judge without fabricated tales.

يروا أنك المعطي الحقوق لأهلها

يروا أنك المعطي الحقوق لأهلها

بأعدل قسطٍ لا يلم به زَحْل

بأعدل قسطٍ لا يلم به زَحْل

They will see that you grant rights to their rightful holders,

They see you give rights to those who own them,

With the fairest equity, untouched by deviation.

With the most just balance, above distortion.

وأنك سيفٌ للإله وظله ال

وأنك سيفٌ للإله وظله ال

ذي بيديه العقدُ أجمعُ والحل

ذي بيديه العقدُ أجمعُ والحل

And that you are God's sword and His shadow, the one

You are a sword of God, whose hands

In whose hands lie all binding and unbinding.

Hold all bonds and separation.

ليعلم مليك الروس أن حقوقنا

ليعلم مليك الروس أن حقوقنا

لديك حقوق المسلمين وإن جلوا

لديك حقوق المسلمين وإن جلوا

Let the king of the Russians know that our rights

Let the king of Russia know our rights are with you,

Are, with you, the rights of Muslims, however exalted they may be;

The rights of Muslims, even if they fight you.

وأن دم الذمي يحقن عندكم

وأن دم الذمي يحقن عندكم

كما أمر الباري وأحكمت الرسل

كما أمر الباري وأحكمت الرسل

And that the protected non-Muslim's blood is spared among you,

With you, the blood of the protected ones is spared,

As the Creator commanded and the messengers firmly ordained.

As the Creator ordered, and the messengers ruled.

طعامكمُ حلٌّ لنا وطعامنا

طعامكمُ حلٌّ لنا وطعامنا

لكم وعلينا ما علكيم ولا يغلو

لكم وعلينا ما علكيم ولا يغلو

Your food is lawful for us, and our food

Your food is permitted to us, and ours to you,

Is lawful for you; we owe what you owe, without excess.

Upon us is what is upon you, without excess.

براك بما أعطاك ربك قانعاً

براك بما أعطاك ربك قانعاً

تعاف بلاداً عم أكثرها المحل

تعاف بلاداً عم أكثرها المحل

Your Lord fashioned you content with what He gave you,

Blessed are you, content with what your Lord gave you,

You shun lands whose greater part is gripped by drought.

You pardon lands, though most have transgressed.

عدوُّك رعديدٌ وبأسك شاهدٌ

عدوُّك رعديدٌ وبأسك شاهدٌ

وسيفك سيف اللَه ليس له مثل

وسيفك سيف اللَه ليس له مثل

Your enemy is a coward, and your prowess bears witness;

Your enemy is weak, your might witnessed,

And your sword is God's sword, without an equal.

Your sword God's, with nothing equal.

وكيف بزاة الترك يغلبها القطا

وكيف بزاة الترك يغلبها القطا

أو الأسد الرئبال يقهره الوعل

أو الأسد الرئبال يقهره الوعل

And how can sandgrouse defeat the Turks' hawks,

How can the cunning Turks defeat it,

Or an ibex overpower the mighty lion?

Or the roaring lion subdue the fox?

لقد نطق الخفَّاش واحتكم الصدى

لقد نطق الخفَّاش واحتكم الصدى

وفاخرت الغزلانَ بالأرج الإبل

وفاخرت الغزلانَ بالأرج الإبل

Indeed, the bat has spoken, and the owl has claimed to judge;

The bat has spoken, and the echo judged,

And camels have rivaled gazelles in fragrance.

The deer challenged the towering camels.

وعندل خطاف الكهوف وعسَّلت

وعندل خطاف الكهوف وعسَّلت

عناكبها واستعجل الفرسَ البغل

عناكبها واستعجل الفرسَ البغل

And the swallow of the caves warbled, and honey was made

The timid hyena became brave,

By their spiders; the mule urged the horse to hurry.

And its spiders hurried the horses.

لقد وهن الباغي إذا للوغى دعا

لقد وهن الباغي إذا للوغى دعا

فلاق به أن لا يطاع له رسل

فلاق به أن لا يطاع له رسل

Indeed, the aggressor weakened when he called for battle,

The transgressor weakens when he calls for havoc,

So it was fitting that no heed be paid to his envoys.

For he finds none obey his messages.

وسدد من نبل السعاية أسهماً

وسدد من نبل السعاية أسهماً

إليك فألقاها بسدته النبل

إليك فألقاها بسدته النبل

And he aimed shafts drawn from the arrows of slander

You repel the arrows of slander aimed at you,

At you; but nobility cast them back upon his threshold.

With your arrowheads breaking their arrowheads.

دعوت لدين اللَه دعوة صادقٍ

دعوت لدين اللَه دعوة صادقٍ

يذب عن الدين الحنيف ولا يألو

يذب عن الدين الحنيف ولا يألو

You called to God's faith with a sincere man's call,

You called to God's religion with a true call,

Who defends the upright faith and spares no effort.

Defending the upright faith, never relenting.

فجاءك من بيض الوجوه فيالقٌ

فجاءك من بيض الوجوه فيالقٌ

صوارمهم حمرٌ وأعينهم شهل

صوارمهم حمرٌ وأعينهم شهل

So legions of white-faced men came to you,

So there came to you faces white as moons,

Their keen blades red, and their eyes blue-gray.

Their swords red, and their eyes sleepy.

أعاديك كانوا في اللقاء كواسف ال

أعاديك كانوا في اللقاء كواسف ال

وجوه يخوض الرمح فيهمُ والنصل

وجوه يخوض الرمح فيهمُ والنصل

Your enemies in battle had darkened

Your enemies were horror-struck in battle,

Faces; spear and blade plunged through them.

Spears and swords plunging into them.

كأن دم اللبَّات فوق صدورهم

كأن دم اللبَّات فوق صدورهم

مرمَّلةً خمرٌ يعوم به نمل

مرمَّلةً خمرٌ يعوم به نمل

As though the blood from their throats upon their chests,

Their blood on their chests was like

Blood-smeared, were wine with ants swimming in it.

Scarlet wine, ants floating on it.

وشاهد نابليون فعلك فيهم

وشاهد نابليون فعلك فيهم

فجاد بجيش من خلائقه العدل

فجاد بجيش من خلائقه العدل

And Napoleon witnessed what you did to them,

Napoleon saw your deeds against them,

So he contributed an army; justice is among his virtues.

So he sent you soldiers of his own.

وقد بعثت فكتوريا لبحارك ال

وقد بعثت فكتوريا لبحارك ال

بوارجَ تعلوها الغضافرة العُبل

بوارجَ تعلوها الغضافرة العُبل

And Victoria has sent to your seas the

Victoria launched her unsinkable ships for you,

Warships bearing burly lions.

Their decks stacked with brave soldiers.

يدوم لنابليون ليثِ زمانه

يدوم لنابليون ليثِ زمانه

وجارته فكتوريا الشرفُ الحفل

وجارته فكتوريا الشرفُ الحفل

May there endure for Napoleon, the lion of his age,

May Napoleon, lion of his time, endure,

And his neighbor Victoria, abundant honor.

And his neighbor Victoria, honor's celebration.

ودمت أمير المؤمنين مؤيداً

ودمت أمير المؤمنين مؤيداً

تصان بك الدنيا وتفتخر الأهل

تصان بك الدنيا وتفتخر الأهل

And may you endure, Commander of the Faithful, upheld,

And may you, Commander of the Faithful, stay supported,

Through you the world is safeguarded, and the people take pride.

The world protected through you, and your people proud.

يبطِّل عذل السيف سيفك عاشقٌ

يبطِّل عذل السيف سيفك عاشقٌ

وفي أذن العشاق لا يلج العذل

وفي أذن العشاق لا يلج العذل

Your sword, a lover, nullifies censure of the sword;

Your sword makes the reproach of the sword a lover,

And no reproach enters lovers' ears.

And reproach enters not the lovers' ears.

لسيفك والنارِ العدى ونفوسُهم

لسيفك والنارِ العدى ونفوسُهم

وملكِك والجيشِ المنازلُ والنفل

وملكِك والجيشِ المنازلُ والنفل

For your sword and the fire are the foes and their souls;

For your sword, the enemy is fire, and their souls tow,

And for your kingdom and the army, the dwellings and the spoils.

For your rule, the nations are homes, and booty gained.