ألا يا رجال اللَه غوثاً ونجدةً

ألا يا رجال اللَه غوثاً ونجدةً

لمن هو في بحر المكاره غارقُ

لمن هو في بحر المكاره غارقُ

O men of God—succor and rescue

Hear, O men of God—give aid and rescue

for one who is drowning in a sea of hardships!

To one drowning in the sea of hardships.

الا يا رجال اللَه كونوا لعصبةٍ

الا يا رجال اللَه كونوا لعصبةٍ

على نصر دين اللَه قدماً ترافقوا

على نصر دين اللَه قدماً ترافقوا

O men of God, stand by a band

Hear, O men of God—stand by a band

who long ago joined together to uphold God’s faith.

Who long ago joined together to uphold God's religion.

ألا يا رجال اللَه كونوا لإخوةٍ

ألا يا رجال اللَه كونوا لإخوةٍ

لوالدهم في كلِّ برٍّ تلاحقوا

لوالدهم في كلِّ برٍّ تلاحقوا

O men of God, stand by brothers

Hear, O men of God—stand by brothers

who vied with one another in every kindness toward their father.

Who followed one another in every good deed for their father.

أبوهم دعاهم للمكارم والتُّقى

أبوهم دعاهم للمكارم والتُّقى

فلَبُّوه لمّا أن دعا وتسابقوا

فلَبُّوه لمّا أن دعا وتسابقوا

Their father called them to noble virtues and piety;

Their father called them to noble deeds and piety;

when he called, they answered him and raced one another.

So they answered him when he called, and raced one another.

وأنتم علمتم ضُرَّهم ومصابَهم

وأنتم علمتم ضُرَّهم ومصابَهم

فقد نالهم سهمٌ من الدهر راشق

فقد نالهم سهمٌ من الدهر راشق

You know their suffering and the calamity that befell them,

And you know their suffering and their calamity:

for an arrow shot by Time has struck them.

For a piercing arrow from Time has struck them.

وكلُّهم لا يرتجون سواكمُ

وكلُّهم لا يرتجون سواكمُ

ينادون إن من صوبكم لاح بارق

ينادون إن من صوبكم لاح بارق

All of them look in hope to none but you;

And all of them hope for none but you;

they cry, “Indeed, from your quarter a flash of lightning has gleamed.”

They cry out if a lightning flash gleams from your direction.

إخلاؤهم واشٍ وقالٍ وحاسدٌ

إخلاؤهم واشٍ وقالٍ وحاسدٌ

مداجٍ ومغتابٌ وفدم منافق

مداجٍ ومغتابٌ وفدم منافق

Their intimates: a talebearer, a hater, an envier—

Their friends are a tale-bearer, a hater, and an envier,

a dissembler, a backbiter, and a dull-witted hypocrite.

A dissembler, a backbiter, and a dull-witted hypocrite.

فكنوا لأولاد السُوَيدي جُنّةً

فكنوا لأولاد السُوَيدي جُنّةً

يُزال بكم عنهم من الرزء طارق

يُزال بكم عنهم من الرزء طارق

So be a shield for al-Suwaydi’s children,

So be a shield for al-Suwaydi's children;

that through you each oncoming calamity may be turned from them.

Through you, may calamity's night visitor be driven away from them.

سريعاً سريعاً أنجدونا بنُصرة

سريعاً سريعاً أنجدونا بنُصرة

تبيّن للقالين أنّا الخلائق

تبيّن للقالين أنّا الخلائق

Swiftly, swiftly—come to our aid with support,

Quickly, quickly, come to our rescue with aid

that the haters may see plainly that we are deserving.

That shows the haters that we are worthy.

فأنتم لهذا الكون حصنٌ من الردى

فأنتم لهذا الكون حصنٌ من الردى

وأنتم لهذا الناس نعم العلائق

وأنتم لهذا الناس نعم العلائق

For you are a fortress shielding this whole world from destruction,

For you are a fortress for this world against doom,

and for these people, what excellent bonds you are!

And for these people, you are the finest bonds.