لَقَد قامَ خَيرُ الناسِ مِن بَعدِ خَيرِهِم

لَقَد قامَ خَيرُ الناسِ مِن بَعدِ خَيرِهِم

فَلَيسَ عَلى الأَيّامِ وَالدَهرِ مَعتَبُ

فَلَيسَ عَلى الأَيّامِ وَالدَهرِ مَعتَبُ

Indeed, the best of men has arisen after their best,

The best of people has arisen, succeeding the best of them,

so there is no reproach against the days and time.

So against the days and fate, there is no ground for complaint.

فَأَضحى أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ مُحَمَّدٌ

فَأَضحى أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ مُحَمَّدٌ

وَما بَعدَهُ لِلطالِبِ الخَيرِ مَطلَبُ

وَما بَعدَهُ لِلطالِبِ الخَيرِ مَطلَبُ

Thus Muhammad has become Commander of the Faithful,

Muhammad has become the Commander of the Faithful,

and beyond him the seeker of goodness has nothing to seek.

And beyond him, the seeker of good has no further goal.

فَلا زالَتِ الآفاتُ عَنكَ بِمَعزَلٍ

فَلا زالَتِ الآفاتُ عَنكَ بِمَعزَلٍ

وَلا زِلتَ تَحلو في القُلوبِ وَتَعذَبُ

وَلا زِلتَ تَحلو في القُلوبِ وَتَعذَبُ

May afflictions ever remain far from you,

May calamities forever remain far apart from you,

and may you ever be sweet and delightful in hearts.

And may you remain sweet and delightful within our hearts.

لَكَ الطينَةُ البَيضاءُ مِن آلِ هاشِمٍ

لَكَ الطينَةُ البَيضاءُ مِن آلِ هاشِمٍ

وَأَنتَ وَإِن طابوا أَعَفُّ وَأَطيَبُ

وَأَنتَ وَإِن طابوا أَعَفُّ وَأَطيَبُ

Yours is the white clay of the House of Hashim,

Yours is the pure white clay of the House of Hashim,

and you, though they are pure, are more chaste and purer still.

And you—though they were noble—are more chaste and pure.