سَبا بِالحُسامِ العَضبِ كُلَّ مُنازِعٍ

سَبا بِالحُسامِ العَضبِ كُلَّ مُنازِعٍ

وَأَورَدَ بَحرَ الجودِ صَفوَ المَشارِعِ

وَأَورَدَ بَحرَ الجودِ صَفوَ المَشارِعِ

He captured every rival with the keen sword,

Glory with angry swords to all opponents

And led the sea of generosity to the purest watering places.

And brought the sea of generosity the elite of the roads

سَبا القَلبُ مِنّي موقِداً لِأَوارِهٍ

سَبا القَلبُ مِنّي موقِداً لِأَوارِهٍ

غَزالٌ ثَواهُ باغِياً في جِوارِهِ

غَزالٌ ثَواهُ باغِياً في جِوارِهِ

My heart was stolen from me, its blaze kindled,

My heart left me aflame for its lights

By a gazelle that dwelt in it, tyrannizing within its precincts.

A gazelle its passion in its proximity

تَباشَرؤَ حِزبُ الظاهِرِ المَلِكِ إِذ رَأَوا

تَباشَرؤَ حِزبُ الظاهِرِ المَلِكِ إِذ رَأَوا

سُلوكَ مُعانٍ راشِدٍ في اِفتِقارِهِ

سُلوكَ مُعانٍ راشِدٍ في اِفتِقارِهِ

King al-Zahir's followers rejoiced together when they saw

Al-Dhahir's party conspired when they saw

The conduct of one aided and rightly guided in his need,

The conduct of Mu'an the righteous in his need

كَدَأَبِ أَبيهِ الفاتِحِ القُدسِ حَولَهُ

كَدَأَبِ أَبيهِ الفاتِحِ القُدسِ حَولَهُ

صَناديدُ شِركٍ وَهيَ حَشوُ جِدارِهِ

صَناديدُ شِركٍ وَهيَ حَشوُ جِدارِهِ

Like the way of his father, who conquered Jerusalem, around which

As was the habit of his father the conqueror of Jerusalem

Stood champions of polytheism, packed within its wall.

The lords of idolatry surrounding its wall

وَجَدَّ فَبانَ الكَفرُ إِذ بانَ أَهلُهُ

وَجَدَّ فَبانَ الكَفرُ إِذ بانَ أَهلُهُ

مِنَ الشامِ مَطروداً جَلا عَن قَرارِهِ

مِنَ الشامِ مَطروداً جَلا عَن قَرارِهِ

And he strove, so unbelief departed when its people departed

And he strove so disbelief was exposed when its people were

From al-Sham; driven out, it left its dwelling.

Expelled from the Levant far from their abode