رَمَيْتَ شهابَ الدِّين في نور فطنةٍ

رَمَيْتَ شهابَ الدِّين في نور فطنةٍ

شياطينَ أكدار يُوَسْوِسْنَ في صَدري

شياطينَ أكدار يُوَسْوِسْنَ في صَدري

You hurled Shihab al-Din, in the light of his discernment,

You struck, Shihab al-Din, with the light of discernment,

against the demons of dark cares that whisper in my breast.

the demons of sorrow that whisper in my breast.

فيا لك من شهم إذا جاءَ كفُّه

فيا لك من شهم إذا جاءَ كفُّه

تَيقَّنْتُهُ كالغيث يهمي وكالقطر

تَيقَّنْتُهُ كالغيث يهمي وكالقطر

Ah, what a gallant man! When his hand came forth,

So, what a noble man you are! Whenever your hand comes forth,

I knew him for certain—like life-giving rain he pours, like falling drops.

I know it to be like rain pouring down, like falling drops.

يدلّ على جود ابن غنام جوده

يدلّ على جود ابن غنام جوده

فوا عجباً للبحر دلّ إلى البحر

فوا عجباً للبحر دلّ إلى البحر

His generosity attests to the generosity of Ibn Ghannam;

His generosity points to the generosity of Ibn Ghannam—

oh, marvel at a sea that pointed the way to the sea—

what a marvel: a sea leading the way to a sea!—

على من يرينا الموتَ طوع يمينه

على من يرينا الموتَ طوع يمينه

ونقرأ من صَمصامه آية النصر

ونقرأ من صَمصامه آية النصر

to him who shows us death, obedient to his right hand,

to one who shows us death obedient to his right hand,

and from whose keen sword we read the verse of victory;

and from whose keen-edged sword we read the verse of victory.

ويُنقِذُ من والاه مما يسوؤه

ويُنقِذُ من والاه مما يسوؤه

كما ينقذ الإسلام من ظلمة الكفر

كما ينقذ الإسلام من ظلمة الكفر

who delivers whoever befriends him from whatever would cause him harm,

And he rescues whoever is loyal to him from whatever grieves him,

as Islam delivers one from the darkness of unbelief.

as Islam rescues one from the darkness of unbelief.

فلا زِلْتُما يا نَيِّريْ أُفُق العلى

فلا زِلْتُما يا نَيِّريْ أُفُق العلى

ملاذَ الَّذي يرجو إلى آخر الدهر

ملاذَ الَّذي يرجو إلى آخر الدهر

May you both endure, O twin luminaries of glory’s horizon,

So may you both ever remain, O two luminaries of glory's horizon,

a refuge for all who hope, until the end of time.

a refuge for whoever hopes, until the end of time.