أبلِغْ مَقالي كُلَّ عافٍ مُجتَدي

أبلِغْ مَقالي كُلَّ عافٍ مُجتَدي

ومُؤَمِّلٍ في قَصدِهِ أنْ يَهتدِي

ومُؤَمِّلٍ في قَصدِهِ أنْ يَهتدِي

Convey my words to every supplicant seeking bounty,

Convey my words to every wise and studious one,

And everyone hoping to find guidance in his quest:

And to everyone hopeful of being rightly guided,

عرِّجْ على الشَّيخِ الجَليل المُرتَجى

عرِّجْ على الشَّيخِ الجَليل المُرتَجى

وزر الوزارَةِ أحمَدِ بنِ مُحَمَّدِ

وزر الوزارَةِ أحمَدِ بنِ مُحَمَّدِ

Turn toward the venerable elder in whom hopes are placed,

Pay a visit to the noble revered elder,

The ministry's refuge, Ahmad son of Muhammad.

The minister Ahmed son of Muhammad,

فرُواؤهُ مِلْءُ العُيونِ وحُبُّهُ

فرُواؤهُ مِلْءُ العُيونِ وحُبُّهُ

مِلءَ القُلوبِ وسَيْبُهُ ملءُ اليَدِ

مِلءَ القُلوبِ وسَيْبُهُ ملءُ اليَدِ

For his beauty fills the eyes, and love for him

His presence fills eyes with joy and his love

Fills the hearts, and his bounty fills the hand.

Fills hearts, his reputation known far and wide,

يَفري أمورَ المُلْكِ رَأياً فَيْصلاً

يَفري أمورَ المُلْكِ رَأياً فَيْصلاً

وعَزيَمةً تُزري بكُلِّ مُهَنَّدِ

وعَزيَمةً تُزري بكُلِّ مُهَنَّدِ

He cuts through the affairs of the realm with decisive judgment,

He wisely resolves the affairs of the kingdom,

And a resolve that puts every Indian-steel sword to shame.

With decisive rationale that hits every target,

ويفيضُ نائلُهُ بفَيضٍ زاعِبٍ

ويفيضُ نائلُهُ بفَيضٍ زاعِبٍ

فيقولُ سائلُهُ قَدِي قَدِيِ

فيقولُ سائلُهُ قَدِي قَدِيِ

And his bounty pours forth in a surging flood,

And his generosity overflows copiously,

So his petitioner says, 'Enough for me, enough for me!'

So the requester says “that is plenty, that is plenty!”,

فاثْنِ الرَّجاءَ إلى عُلاهُ فإنَّهُ

فاثْنِ الرَّجاءَ إلى عُلاهُ فإنَّهُ

غَوثُ الرَّدي غَيْثُ الصَّدِي بَدرُ النَّدِي

غَوثُ الرَّدي غَيْثُ الصَّدِي بَدرُ النَّدِي

So turn your hope toward his eminence, for he is

Raise your hopes high towards his eminence, for he

Succor for the perishing, rain for the thirsty, the assembly's full moon.

Is helper of the lost, rain of the dry, full moon of the new.

لازالَ في يَومٍ أغَرَّ مُبَشِّرٍ

لازالَ في يَومٍ أغَرَّ مُبَشِّرٍ

بسعادَةٍ غَرّاءَ تطلُعُ في غَدِ

بسعادَةٍ غَرّاءَ تطلُعُ في غَدِ

May he ever dwell in a bright day bringing glad tidings

He remains on a day of glad tidings heralding

Of radiant happiness dawning tomorrow,

A joyous fortune that will rise tomorrow,

لِيُقيمَ كُلَّ مُؤدَّدٍ ويُنيمَ كُلَّ

لِيُقيمَ كُلَّ مُؤدَّدٍ ويُنيمَ كُلَّ

مُسَهَّدٍ ويَضمَّ كُلَّ مَبَدَّدِ

مُسَهَّدٍ ويَضمَّ كُلَّ مَبَدَّدِ

To lift up every afflicted one, and give sleep to every

To settle every debt, lull every

Sleepless one, and gather all who are scattered.

Anxious one, and unite all that is divided.