أيا ملكاً أفنى العداة حسامه

أيا ملكاً أفنى العداة حسامه

ومنتجعاً أقنى العفاة ابتسامه

ومنتجعاً أقنى العفاة ابتسامه

O king whose keen sword has annihilated the foes,

O king who destroys his enemies with his sword

And haven whose smile has enriched the seekers of bounty,

And pleases the virtuous with his smile

لقاؤك يوماً في الزمان سعادةٌ

لقاؤك يوماً في الزمان سعادةٌ

فكيف بثاوٍ في حماك حمامه

فكيف بثاوٍ في حماك حمامه

One day's meeting with you in a lifetime is happiness;

Meeting you one day is happiness

What, then, of one who dwells in your sanctuary until his death?

So being with you often is like a hot bath

وعبدك شاكٍ دينه وهو شاكرٌ

وعبدك شاكٍ دينه وهو شاكرٌ

نداك الذي يغني الغمام غمامه

نداك الذي يغني الغمام غمامه

And your servant complains of his debt while giving thanks

Your servant complains of his religion yet is thankful

For your bounty, whose cloud enriches the rain clouds.

For your voice that makes the clouds thunder

ولي فرسٌ أصماه سهمٌ فردّه

ولي فرسٌ أصماه سهمٌ فردّه

أثافيّ ربعٍ بالثلاث قيامه

أثافيّ ربعٍ بالثلاث قيامه

And I have a horse an arrow struck down, turning it

I have a horse that was struck by an arrow and startled

Into a campsite's hearthstones: it stands on three legs.

A three year old reddish horse with a saddle and reins

تعمر فيه بالجراحة ساحة

تعمر فيه بالجراحة ساحة

وعطّل منه سرجه ولجامه

وعطّل منه سرجه ولجامه

A courtyard within it is inhabited by a wound,

In it is a battlefield full of wounds

And its saddle and bridle are left idle.

Its saddle and reins are disabled

أتينا لما عوّدتنا من مكارمٍ

أتينا لما عوّدتنا من مكارمٍ

يلوذ بها الراجي فيشفى غرامه

يلوذ بها الراجي فيشفى غرامه

We have come for the noble favors you have accustomed us to,

We came for the virtues you taught us

In which the hopeful seeker takes refuge, and his anguish is healed.

That the hopeful can seek refuge and cure his love sickness

فرحماك غوثٌ لا يغيب نصيره

فرحماك غوثٌ لا يغيب نصيره

ونعماك غيثٌ لا يغبّ انسجامه

ونعماك غيثٌ لا يغبّ انسجامه

For your mercy is succor whose champion is never absent,

So have mercy on us, you are help that does not disappear for your allies

And your bounty is rain whose flow never pauses.

And your blessings are rain that does not cease to fall gently