1. يا سراجَ الأنامِ جنحَ الَّظلامِ

    ومُبيدَ العُداة يَوم الِّلطامِ

    O lamp of humankind at the onset of darkness,

    And destroyer of foes on the day of clashing blows;

  2. والذي جَلَّ أن يُساوَى بشمسٍ

    أو ببَدرِ التَّمامِ عند التَّمامِ

    And you, too exalted to be equaled by the sun,

    Or by the full moon in its fullness;

  3. والذي عَمَّ بالجَدَا والعطايا

    والنَّوالِ الجزيلِ كلَّ الأنام

    And you who have bestowed bounty and gifts,

    And abundant largesse, upon all humankind;

  4. والّذي يُرتَجي لِدينٍ ودُنْيَا

    والمُصَفَّى من كلّ عَيبٍ وذامِ

    And you who are looked to for religion and worldly life,

    And purified of every fault and blemish;

  5. والّذي رأيُه إذا أَلْيَلَ الخَطْ

    بُ وأَعيَا أَمضَى من الصَّمْصامِ

    And you whose judgment, when calamity grows dark

    And defies remedy, is keener than a sharp-edged sword;

  6. والّذي صَوْلُه إذا صال في حَرْ

    بِ الأعادي كصَوْلةِ الضِّرْعام

    And you whose onslaught, when you charge in war

    Against enemies, is like a lion's onslaught;

  7. إنّ ذا اليوم إذ شربتَ دواءً

    فيه يومٌ من أفضل الأيّامِ

    Indeed, this day, on which you drank medicine,

    Is a day among the finest of days;

  8. في اعتدالٍ من الهواءِ وطِيبٍ

    من زمانٍ صافٍ كصفو المُدامِ

    In the mildness of the air and the pleasantness

    Of a season as clear as limpid wine;

  9. في أوانٍ قد أينع الوَرْدُ فيه

    بِافْترارٍ من نَوْرِه وابتسامِ

    In a season when the roses have reached full bloom,

    With their blossoms unfolding and smiling;

  10. فَهْوَ طَلْقٌ من كُلِّ حَرٍّ وقُرٍّ

    وخَليٌّ مِنْ مُنشَآت الغَمام

    So it is mild, free of all heat and cold,

    And free of rising clouds;

  11. إنْ تداويتَ بالدَّواءِ فَقِدْماً

    كنتَ لِلْمُعْتَفي أَسَا الإعدامِ

    If you have treated yourself with medicine, long have you

    Been the supplicant's cure for destitution.

  12. دُمْ سليماً من الزّمان مُوَقىًّ

    ما تَداعَى في الأَيْكِ وُرْقُ الحمَام

    Remain unharmed, protected from time,

    As long as gray doves call to one another in the groves.