هَل يَشكُرَنَّ أَبو الوَليد

هَل يَشكُرَنَّ أَبو الوَليد

إِدناءَكَ الأَمَلَ البَعيد

إِدناءَكَ الأَمَلَ البَعيد

Will Abu al-Walid indeed give thanks

Will Abu Al-Walid ever thank

for your bringing far-off hope near,

Your bringing hope from afar,

أَو أَن تُسَوِّغَ نِعمَةً

أَو أَن تُسَوِّغَ نِعمَةً

لِلدَهرِ أَسهَرَت الحَسود

لِلدَهرِ أَسهَرَت الحَسود

or for your granting a blessing

Or deem a blessing justified

for all time, which has kept the envious awake?

That the envious stayed up at night for?

إِن لَم يَدِن بِنَصيحَةٍ

إِن لَم يَدِن بِنَصيحَةٍ

تُرضيكَ فَهُوَ مِنَ اليَهود

تُرضيكَ فَهُوَ مِنَ اليَهود

If he does not profess sincere loyalty

If he won’t come near with advice

that pleases you, then he is one of the Jews.

That pleases you, he’s a Jew.

لا زِلتَ رافِعَ رايَةٍ

لا زِلتَ رافِعَ رايَةٍ

تُضحي السُعودُ لَها جُنود

تُضحي السُعودُ لَها جُنود

May you never cease raising a banner

You keep raising a standard

for which good fortunes become soldiers.

Armies of good fortune sacrifice themselves for.