صنعٌ جميلٌ جَلَّ عن أن يُوصَفا

صنعٌ جميلٌ جَلَّ عن أن يُوصَفا

نالَ الوُجودُ بهِ كمالاً واكتفى

نالَ الوُجودُ بهِ كمالاً واكتفى

A beautiful deed, too exalted to be described.

A noble deed, too lofty to describe,

Through it, existence attained perfection and needed no more.

Through which existence gained perfection and sufficed.

هي بيعةٌ أحيا الإلهُ بها الورى

هي بيعةٌ أحيا الإلهُ بها الورى

وحمى بها دينَ النيبِّ المُصطفى

وحمى بها دينَ النيبِّ المُصطفى

It is a pledge of allegiance through which God revived mankind.

A pledge by which God gave life to the world,

And through it protected the faith of the chosen Prophet.

And protected the religion of the Chosen Prophet.

سبقت قُلُوبُ الخلقِ أيديهم بها

سبقت قُلُوبُ الخلقِ أيديهم بها

ورجا زمانُهُمُ بها أن يُسعَفا

ورجا زمانُهُمُ بها أن يُسعَفا

The people's hearts preceded their hands in this pledge.

The hearts of people preceded their hands in pledging it,

And their age hoped, through it, to be aided.

And their time hoped to be helped by it.

كل يمدُّ يدَ الضراعةِ راغباً

كل يمدُّ يدَ الضراعةِ راغباً

في نيلها مسترحماً مستعطفا

في نيلها مسترحماً مستعطفا

Everyone extends a hand in supplication, yearning

All extended their hands earnestly,

To attain it, imploring mercy and compassion.

Seeking to attain it, pleading and beseeching.

جمعت صلاحَ الدينِ والدنيا معاً

جمعت صلاحَ الدينِ والدنيا معاً

وغدا بها شملُ العُلا متألفا

وغدا بها شملُ العُلا متألفا

It brought together the well-being of religion and worldly life.

It united the integrity of Saladin and the world,

And through it the ranks of glory became united.

And through it the bond of the exalted became harmonious.

ما من تقيٍّ مؤمنٍ إلا وقد

ما من تقيٍّ مؤمنٍ إلا وقد

سرَّت لَهُ نفساً وهزَّت معطفا

سرَّت لَهُ نفساً وهزَّت معطفا

There is no devout believer but it has

No pious, believing soul but was

Gladdened his soul and made his side sway.

Pleased by it, and moved to a noble resolve.

لبى مناديها بقلبٍ مخلصٍ

لبى مناديها بقلبٍ مخلصٍ

متبرِّكا بحضورها مستشرفا

متبرِّكا بحضورها مستشرفا

He answered its caller with a sincere heart,

Each answered its call with a sincere heart,

Seeking blessing by attending it, eagerly expectant.

Sanctifying its presence, aspiring and hopeful.

أنست مآثرهُ مآثرَ يعربٍ

أنست مآثرهُ مآثرَ يعربٍ

وسمت بقيسٍ في العلاءِ وخندفا

وسمت بقيسٍ في العلاءِ وخندفا

His glorious deeds eclipsed the glorious deeds of Ya‘rub,

Its glories eclipsed the deeds of pre-Islamic poets,

And raised Qays and Khindif to the heights of glory.

And surpassed the tales of Qais and Khandafa.

فتَّ المدائحَ فالبليغُ مقصِّرٌ

فتَّ المدائحَ فالبليغُ مقصِّرٌ

ولو آنَّهُ نظمَ الكواكِبَ أحرُفا

ولو آنَّهُ نظمَ الكواكِبَ أحرُفا

You have surpassed praise; the eloquent speaker falls short,

Eulogies fall short, though the eloquent exhaust language,

Even if he strung the stars together as letters.

Even if he strung the stars into letters.

لازلتَ بالملأ العليِّ مؤيَّداً

لازلتَ بالملأ العليِّ مؤيَّداً

ولصرف دهرِكَ كيفَ شِئتَ مُصَرِّفا

ولصرف دهرِكَ كيفَ شِئتَ مُصَرِّفا

May you ever be upheld by the assembly on high,

You remain supported by the Most High,

And direct the vicissitudes of your time however you wish.

And turn the times however you wish, O Turner of affairs!