بدا للنصر صبح مستنير

بدا للنصر صبح مستنير

وسر بطيبة القمر المنير

وسر بطيبة القمر المنير

A radiant dawn has broken for victory.

The dawn of victory shone bright,

And the shining moon in Taybah was gladdened.

As the radiant full moon went forth in delight.

فجلجلة الفخار لها سناء

فجلجلة الفخار لها سناء

واقلام الفتوح لها صرير

واقلام الفتوح لها صرير

So the resounding peal of glory has its splendor,

The clatter of pottery sings praise,

and the pens of conquest have their scratching sound.

And the pens of conquest make a pleasant sound.

الا فاهنأ امام الدين فيما

الا فاهنأ امام الدين فيما

حباك به ن النصر النصير

حباك به ن النصر النصير

Lo, rejoice, O imam of the faith, in what

Rejoice, O Leader of the Faith, in what

the Helper has bestowed upon you—victory.

Destiny has granted you - victory's ally.

قديمك في بني عثمان قوم

قديمك في بني عثمان قوم

بهم زهت الخلافة والسرير

بهم زهت الخلافة والسرير

Your forebears among the sons of Osman are a people

Your ancestry among the House of Osman -

through whom the caliphate and the throne grew splendid.

A people with whom the caliphate and throne have prospered.

وبيتك حين تنظمه المعالي

وبيتك حين تنظمه المعالي

خطير الشأن يعقبه خطير

خطير الشأن يعقبه خطير

And your house, when lofty honors string it together—

And your household, when adorned with glories,

one of high standing is followed by another.

Is most eminent, each event followed by another.

وجدك فاتح الاقطار يدعى

وجدك فاتح الاقطار يدعى

بنص المصطفى نعم الامير

بنص المصطفى نعم الامير

And your forefather, conqueror of lands, is called,

Your grandfather, opener of lands, is called

in the Chosen One's words, “How excellent a commander!”

By the Prophet's decree, "Excellent Emir."

جرى من جودك الفياض بحر

جرى من جودك الفياض بحر

له بمفاوز الدنيا هدير

له بمفاوز الدنيا هدير

From your overflowing generosity a sea has flowed,

From your bountiful sea of generosity flowed a river,

whose roar resounds in the world's desert wastes.

Its roar heard throughout the land's expanses.

وجهز عزمك العالي ليوثا

وجهز عزمك العالي ليوثا

لها في الحرب عن شمم زئير

لها في الحرب عن شمم زئير

And your lofty resolve has equipped lions,

Your lofty resolve unleashed warriors

whose roar in battle springs from lofty pride.

Whose battle-cry fills the air like a lion's roar.

تريع عدوها بشديد بأس

تريع عدوها بشديد بأس

يشب به لدى الفتك السعير

يشب به لدى الفتك السعير

They terrify their enemy with fierce might,

You have made clemency your standard with power,

through which the blaze flares up amid slaughter.

And the King Almighty has beautified this clemency.

اخذت الحلم مقتدرا شعاراً

اخذت الحلم مقتدرا شعاراً

وزين حلمه الملك القدير

وزين حلمه الملك القدير

You adopted forbearance as your watchword while powerful,

You have founded kingship on justice, delighting in it -

and his forbearance adorned the mighty king.

Justice and it have become radiant companions.

وسست الملك بالعدل ابتهاجاً

وسست الملك بالعدل ابتهاجاً

به والعدل رونقه نضير

به والعدل رونقه نضير

And you governed the realm with justice, rejoicing

You pardoned the errant, nothing new,

in it; justice's luster is fresh and radiant.

For one like you, pardoning is most great.

عفوت عن المسيُ وليس بدعا

عفوت عن المسيُ وليس بدعا

فمثلك عفوه عفو كبير

فمثلك عفوه عفو كبير

You pardoned the wrongdoer, and this is no novelty;

You gifted the lands and their inhabitants

for the pardon of one like you is a great man's pardon.

With your benevolence, like rain clouds pouring down.

واتحفت البلاد وساكنيها

واتحفت البلاد وساكنيها

ببر دونه الغيث المطير

ببر دونه الغيث المطير

And you bestowed gifts upon the lands and their inhabitants

When the Greeks grew insolent in ignorance,

with bounty beside which the pouring rain falls short.

You shone with the light of your patience.

ولما ان طغى اليونان جهلا

ولما ان طغى اليونان جهلا

غدوت بنور صبرك تستنير

غدوت بنور صبرك تستنير

And when the Greeks transgressed in ignorance,

You extended peace and mercy to them,

you drew illumination from the light of your patience.

While reckless foolishness leads only to ruin.

ورمت السلم مرحمة ورفقاً

ورمت السلم مرحمة ورفقاً

بهم والطيش مصرعه عسير

بهم والطيش مصرعه عسير

And you sought peace out of mercy and gentleness

So your armies subdued them when they transgressed

toward them; rashness brings a grievous downfall.

With a war even children ravenously crave.

فسامتهم جيوشك يوم طاشوا

فسامتهم جيوشك يوم طاشوا

بحرب قد يشب له الصغير

بحرب قد يشب له الصغير

So your armies, on the day they acted rashly, subjected them

Those who escaped death fled in trepidation,

to a war that might age a child.

Their heads taking wing in flight.

فمنفلت من الموت ارتعاشاً

فمنفلت من الموت ارتعاشاً

يفر وراس مقدام يطير

يفر وراس مقدام يطير

So one escaping death, trembling,

The mortally wounded tossed in agony,

flees, while a bold warrior's head flies off.

While the captured languished in chains.

ومجروح تلاعبه المنايا

ومجروح تلاعبه المنايا

ومعتقل بسلسلة اسير

ومعتقل بسلسلة اسير

And a wounded man is toyed with by the fates of death,

The lands your soldiers conquered

and a prisoner is captive, bound by a chain.

Flowed with the blood of their slain enemies.

وبلدان جنودك ذللتها

وبلدان جنودك ذللتها

بها لدماء صائلهم خرير

بها لدماء صائلهم خرير

And there are towns your soldiers have subdued,

You mixed kindness with care,

where the blood of their assailant murmurs as it flows.

So giving charity has become your hallmark.

واحسان مزجت به حنانا

واحسان مزجت به حنانا

لبذل البر منك غدا يشير

لبذل البر منك غدا يشير

And beneficence, with which you mingled tenderness,

These virtues have flowed from your ancestors -

has come to point to the bounty you bestow.

Their fragrant memory diffuses its scent.

فعال عن جدودك صادرات

فعال عن جدودك صادرات

يفوح بذكرها الزاكي العبير

يفوح بذكرها الزاكي العبير

Deeds that issued from your forefathers,

They are the exemplars whose faith supported religion,

whose pure remembrance sends perfume wafting.

Perplexing the keenest minds.

هم البيض الألى اساد دين

هم البيض الألى اساد دين

اولو شيم يحير لها البصير

اولو شيم يحير لها البصير

They are the fair ones, who are lions of the faith,

How many kings disappeared by their hand,

possessors of virtues that bewilder the discerning.

Seeking their protection in surrender?

فكم ملك بسدتهم تواري

فكم ملك بسدتهم تواري

وراح بهم خضوعا يستجير

وراح بهم خضوعا يستجير

So how many a king hid at their threshold

How many paupers they enriched with their rule,

and went, in submission, seeking refuge with them.

And the lowly were honored by their nobility?

وكم اغنوا بدولتهم فقيراً

وكم اغنوا بدولتهم فقيراً

وعز بعز رأفتهم حقير

وعز بعز رأفتهم حقير

And how many a poor man they enriched through their rule,

You today, my Master, represent their tradition -

and a lowly man gained honor through their compassion's might.

The pillar of the household and greatest king.

وانت اليوم يا مولاي عنهم

وانت اليوم يا مولاي عنهم

نظام البيت والملك الكبير

نظام البيت والملك الكبير

And today, O my lord, in their stead you are

You possess every venerable distinction,

the bond of the house and the great king.

You deserve every sublime honor.

وانت بكل مفخرة عريق

وانت بكل مفخرة عريق

وانت بكل مكرمة جدير

وانت بكل مكرمة جدير

And you are deeply rooted in every glory,

With qualities that humble celestial bodies,

and worthy of every noble honor.

And kindness that makes the wild gazelle jealous.

خلال تخجل الاقمار منها

خلال تخجل الاقمار منها

ويحسد لطفها الظبي الغرير

ويحسد لطفها الظبي الغرير

Virtues before which the moons blush,

With manners refined by glorious deeds -

and whose grace the guileless gazelle envies.

Destiny has fashioned their varied shapes for you.

واخلاق تهذبها شؤن

واخلاق تهذبها شؤن

حباك صنوفها الهادي البشير

حباك صنوفها الهادي البشير

And a character refined by qualities

You have inscribed immortal triumphs in the earth,

whose kinds the Guide, the Bearer of Glad Tidings, bestowed upon you.

Beyond any lofty titles.

مآثر في الثرى نقشت فخارا

مآثر في الثرى نقشت فخارا

جليلا دون رتبته الاثير

جليلا دون رتبته الاثير

Noble deeds that inscribed upon the earth a glory

You have brought glory to religion and Islam,

so majestic that the ether lies below its rank.

Illuminating the celestial sphere of honors.

فدم للدين والاسلام عزا

فدم للدين والاسلام عزا

به فلك المفاخر يستنير

به فلك المفاخر يستنير

So remain a source of might for the faith and Islam,

Your heart shines with joy,

by which the sphere of glories is illumined,

And your glance is ever serene.

وقلبك بالمسرة مستضيء

وقلبك بالمسرة مستضيء

وطرفك بالهنا ابدا قرير

وطرفك بالهنا ابدا قرير

with your heart radiant with delight,

and your gaze forever serene in happiness.