تَشَبَّبَتِ الخَضراءُ بَعدَ مَشيبِها

تَشَبَّبَتِ الخَضراءُ بَعدَ مَشيبِها

وَلَم تَكُ إِلّا بِالأَمينِ تَشَبَّبُ

وَلَم تَكُ إِلّا بِالأَمينِ تَشَبَّبُ

Al-Khadra, the Green One, grew young again after her hair had grayed;

The verdant one has donned youth after its old age

The verdant realm has turned young again after old age,

and only through al-Amin did she grow young again.

And it did so through you, O trusted one

And it is only through Al-Amin that it finds its youth.

رَدَدتَ عَلَيها ما مَضى مِن شَبابِها

رَدَدتَ عَلَيها ما مَضى مِن شَبابِها

وَجَدَّدتَ مِنها مَنظَراً كادَ يَخرَبُ

وَجَدَّدتَ مِنها مَنظَراً كادَ يَخرَبُ

You restored to her the youth that had passed,

You have restored its bygone youth

You have restored to it the prime that had passed away,

and renewed her appearance, which had nearly fallen into ruin.

And renewed a sight of it that was about to perish

And renewed a visage that was on the verge of ruin.

لَئِن كانَ مِن هارونَ فيكَ مَشابَهٌ

لَئِن كانَ مِن هارونَ فيكَ مَشابَهٌ

لَأَنتَ إِلى المَنصورِ بِالشَبهِ أَقرَبُ

لَأَنتَ إِلى المَنصورِ بِالشَبهِ أَقرَبُ

Even if you bear some resemblance to Harun,

If you resemble Harun in some ways

If indeed you bear a resemblance to Harun,

you are surely closer in likeness to al-Mansur.

You are closer in resemblance to al-Mansur

You are yet closer in likeness to Al-Mansur.

لِأَنَّكَ إِن جَدّاكَ عُدّا فَإِنَّما

لِأَنَّكَ إِن جَدّاكَ عُدّا فَإِنَّما

تَصيرُ رِلى المَنصورِ مِن حَيثُ تُنسَبُ

تَصيرُ رِلى المَنصورِ مِن حَيثُ تُنسَبُ

For if your two grandfathers are counted, it is only

For if your ancestors are counted

For if your forefathers were to be reckoned,

to al-Mansur that you trace your lineage.

You become a kinsman of al-Mansur from that lineage

You would ascend to Al-Mansur by lineage.

نَراكَ ابنَهُ مِن جانِبَيهِ كِلَيهِما

نَراكَ ابنَهُ مِن جانِبَيهِ كِلَيهِما

فَمِن جانِبٍ جَدٌّ وَمِن جانِبٍ أَبُ

فَمِن جانِبٍ جَدٌّ وَمِن جانِبٍ أَبُ

We see you as his son through both branches of his line;

We see you as his son, from both his sides

We see you as his heir from both of his sides:

for on one side he is a grandfather, and on the other a father.

So from one side, a grandfather, and from the other, a father

From one side a grandsire, from the other a sire.

إِمامٌ عَلَيهِ هَيبَةٌ وَمَحَبَّةٌ

إِمامٌ عَلَيهِ هَيبَةٌ وَمَحَبَّةٌ

أَلا حَبَّذا ذاكَ المُهيبُ المُحَبَّبُ

أَلا حَبَّذا ذاكَ المُهيبُ المُحَبَّبُ

An imam who inspires awe and love—

A leader who commands awe and love

An Imam crowned with majesty and graced with love;

behold, how splendid is that awe-inspiring, beloved one!

How excellent is that imposing, beloved one

How splendid is that revered and beloved one!