الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى الإِسلامِ

الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى الإِسلامِ

إِنعامُهُ مِن أَفضَلِ الإِنعامِ

إِنعامُهُ مِن أَفضَلِ الإِنعامِ

Praise be to God for Islam.

Praise be to Allah for Islam

His favor is among the finest blessings.

His blessing is the best blessing

أَسكَنَنا بِالبَلَدِ الحَرامِ

أَسكَنَنا بِالبَلَدِ الحَرامِ

وَاِختَصَّنا بِأَحمَدَ التِّهامي

وَاِختَصَّنا بِأَحمَدَ التِّهامي

He settled us in the Sacred City,

He settled us in the Sacred Land

and favored us with Ahmad of Tihamah.

And distinguished us with Ahmad the praiseworthy

فَجاءَنا بِصُحُفٍ جِسامِ

فَجاءَنا بِصُحُفٍ جِسامِ

مِن لَدُنِ المُهَيمِنِ العَلّامِ

مِن لَدُنِ المُهَيمِنِ العَلّامِ

So he came to us with mighty scriptures

So he came to us with mighty scriptures

from the Guardian, the All-Knowing.

From the Presence of the Overseeing, the All-Knowing

فيها بَيانُ الحِلِّ وَالحَرامِ

فيها بَيانُ الحِلِّ وَالحَرامِ

لِلنّاسِ بِالإِرضاءِ وَالإِرغامِ

لِلنّاسِ بِالإِرضاءِ وَالإِرغامِ

In them is an explanation of the lawful and the forbidden

In it is the explanation of the lawful and unlawful

for humankind, through winning consent and compulsion,

For people, with satisfaction and coercion

وَالأَمرُ بِالصَلاةِ وَالصِيامِ

وَالأَمرُ بِالصَلاةِ وَالصِيامِ

وَبِالصَلاتِ لِذَوي الأَرحامِ

وَبِالصَلاتِ لِذَوي الأَرحامِ

and the command to pray and fast,

And the order of prayers and fasting

and to give gifts to kinsfolk,

And prayers for relatives

وَقَدعِ قَومٍ ضِلَّةٍ طَغامِ

وَقَدعِ قَومٍ ضِلَّةٍ طَغامِ

دينُهُمُ عِبادَةُ الأَصنامِ

دينُهُمُ عِبادَةُ الأَصنامِ

and to restrain a misguided, ignoble people,

And refuting an arrogant misguided people

whose religion is the worship of idols.

Whose religion is idol worship

وَقَد رَأَوا مِن سَفَهِ الأَحلامِ

وَقَد رَأَوا مِن سَفَهِ الأَحلامِ

أَنَّهُمُ مِنهُ عَلى اِستِقامِ

أَنَّهُمُ مِنهُ عَلى اِستِقامِ

And in their foolishness of mind they thought

And they have seen in the folly of dreams

that through it they were on a straight path.

That they are rightly guided

وَما بِغَيرِ اللَهِ مِن قِوامِ

وَما بِغَيرِ اللَهِ مِن قِوامِ

وَمَن يَرُم سِواهُ مِن مَرامِ

وَمَن يَرُم سِواهُ مِن مَرامِ

And there is no support apart from God,

And there is no stability except with Allah

and whoever seeks a goal other than Him

And whoever desires anything else is misguided

يَحَر بِهِ عَلى مَدى الأَيّامِ

يَحَر بِهِ عَلى مَدى الأَيّامِ

وَيَصلَ ناراً مِن حَميمٍ حامِ

وَيَصلَ ناراً مِن حَميمٍ حامِ

will be bewildered by it as the days go by,

He will suffer for it for all time

and burn in a fire of scorching, boiling water.

And reach a scorching searing Fire

كَم نَدَبوا لِسَيِّدِ الأَنامِ

كَم نَدَبوا لِسَيِّدِ الأَنامِ

مِن رامِحٍ وَنابِلٍ وَرامِ

مِن رامِحٍ وَنابِلٍ وَرامِ

How many they mustered against the master of humankind:

How they mobilized against the Master of Mankind

spearmen, archers, and marksmen,

With spearmen, archers and horsemen

وَجاسِرٍ يَومَ الوَغى مِقدامِ

وَجاسِرٍ يَومَ الوَغى مِقدامِ

مُثابِراً عَن كُفرِهِ يُحامي

مُثابِراً عَن كُفرِهِ يُحامي

and bold men, daring on the day of battle,

And bold warriors on the day of turmoil

persevering in defense of their unbelief,

Stubbornly defending their disbelief

مُجاهِراً لَيسَ بِذي اِكتِتامِ

مُجاهِراً لَيسَ بِذي اِكتِتامِ

بِاللاتِ وَالعُزّى بِلا اِحتِشامِ

بِاللاتِ وَالعُزّى بِلا اِحتِشامِ

openly professing, without concealment,

Openly with no shame

belief in al-Lat and al-Uzza, without shame.

By Al-Lat and Al-Uzza without modesty

حَتّى إِذا كانوا مِنَ التِئامِ

حَتّى إِذا كانوا مِنَ التِئامِ

كَخَرزٍ جُمِعنَ في نِظامِ

كَخَرزٍ جُمِعنَ في نِظامِ

Until, when they were joined together

Until when they were united

like beads gathered on a string,

Like beads arranged on a string

رَماهُمُ بِحَمزَةَ الهُمامِ

رَماهُمُ بِحَمزَةَ الهُمامِ

وَاِبنِ أَبي طالِبٍ اِلضِرغامِ

وَاِبنِ أَبي طالِبٍ اِلضِرغامِ

he hurled against them Hamzah the valiant

He struck them with Hamza the steadfast

and the son of Abu Talib, the lion,

And the son of Abu Talib, the firm

الباتِرِ المُهَنَّدِ الصَمصامِ

الباتِرِ المُهَنَّدِ الصَمصامِ

ذي الفَضلِ وَالمَجدِ الرَفيعِ السامي

ذي الفَضلِ وَالمَجدِ الرَفيعِ السامي

the cleaving, Indian-forged, unbending sword,

The subduing, decisive, awesome one

endowed with virtue and lofty, exalted glory.

Of outstanding merit and lofty glory

فَأُولِموا بِأَوجَعِ الإيلامِ

فَأُولِموا بِأَوجَعِ الإيلامِ

وَأُحكِموا بِأَقبَحِ الإِحكامِ

وَأُحكِموا بِأَقبَحِ الإِحكامِ

So they were afflicted with the most agonizing pain,

So they were afflicted with the worst torment

and held fast with the foulest restraint.

And judged with the ugliest judgement

وَأَصبَحَت خَطرَةُ الِقتِسامِ

وَأَصبَحَت خَطرَةُ الِقتِسامِ

بِخَيرِ ما كَهلٍ وَما غُلامِ

بِخَيرِ ما كَهلٍ وَما غُلامِ

And the stake to be divided fell

And the matter of dividing the spoils

to the finest mature man and the finest youth.

Among the best of elders and youth

صَلّى عَلَيهِ اللَهُ مِن إِمامِ

صَلّى عَلَيهِ اللَهُ مِن إِمامِ

وَخَصَّهُ بِأَفضَلِ السَلامِ

وَخَصَّهُ بِأَفضَلِ السَلامِ

May God bless him, a leader indeed,

Became for the prayers of the Imam

and favor him with the finest peace.

Who distinguished him with the best peace

وَقُلتُ عِندَ مُنتَهى الكَلامِ

وَقُلتُ عِندَ مُنتَهى الكَلامِ

سُبحانَ رَبّي وَبِهِ اِعتِصامي

سُبحانَ رَبّي وَبِهِ اِعتِصامي

And at the end of my speech I said:

And I say at the end of this speech

Glory be to my Lord; in Him I take refuge.

Glory be to my Lord, in Him is my trust