أَأَحمَدُ إِنَّ الحاسِدينَ كَثيرُ

أَأَحمَدُ إِنَّ الحاسِدينَ كَثيرُ

وَما لَكَ إِن عُدَّ الكِرامُ نَظيرُ

وَما لَكَ إِن عُدَّ الكِرامُ نَظيرُ

O Ahmad, indeed the envious are many,

Ahmad, indeed the envious are many

and you have no peer when the noble are counted.

And what is it to you if the generous are few

حَلَلتَ مَحَلّاً فاضِلاً مُتَقَدِّماً

حَلَلتَ مَحَلّاً فاضِلاً مُتَقَدِّماً

مِنَ المَجدِ وَالفَخرُ القَديمُ فَخورُ

مِنَ المَجدِ وَالفَخرُ القَديمُ فَخورُ

You have attained a distinguished, foremost station

You have attained a virtuous, eminent status

in glory, while ancient pride itself is proud.

Of old glory and pride, magnificent

فَكُلُّ قَوِيٍّ أَو غَنِيٍّ فَإِنَّهُ

فَكُلُّ قَوِيٍّ أَو غَنِيٍّ فَإِنَّهُ

إِلَيكَ وَلَو نالَ السَماءَ فَقيرُ

إِلَيكَ وَلَو نالَ السَماءَ فَقيرُ

For every mighty or wealthy man is indeed

So every strong or rich man, indeed he

in need of you, even should he reach the sky.

Is in need of you, even if he attained the heavens, destitute

إِلَيكَ تَناهى المَجدُ مِن كُلِّ وُجهَةٍ

إِلَيكَ تَناهى المَجدُ مِن كُلِّ وُجهَةٍ

يَصيرُ فَما يَعدوكَ حينَ تَصيرُ

يَصيرُ فَما يَعدوكَ حينَ تَصيرُ

Glory has reached its height in you; from every quarter

To you ultimate glory leads from every direction

it comes, never passing you by as you go.

To become whatever you become when you become

وَبَدرُ إِيادٍ أَنتَ لا يُنكِرونَهُ

وَبَدرُ إِيادٍ أَنتَ لا يُنكِرونَهُ

كَذاكَ إِيادٌ لِلأَنامِ بُدورُ

كَذاكَ إِيادٌ لِلأَنامِ بُدورُ

And you are Iyad's full moon—they do not deny it.

And the full moon of Eyaad, you are, they do not deny

So too are Iyad full moons for humankind.

Thus Eyaad for people, full moons

فَما مِن نَدىً إِلّا إِلَيكَ مَحَلُّهُ

فَما مِن نَدىً إِلّا إِلَيكَ مَحَلُّهُ

وَلا رُفقَةٌ إِلّا إِلَيكَ تَسيرُ

وَلا رُفقَةٌ إِلّا إِلَيكَ تَسيرُ

For generosity has no home but with you,

So there is no dew, except its place is to you

and no band of travelers but journeys toward you.

Nor any fellowship, except it moves toward you

تَجَنَّبتَ أَن تُدعى الأَميرَ تَواضُعاً

تَجَنَّبتَ أَن تُدعى الأَميرَ تَواضُعاً

وَأَنتَ لِمَن يُدعى الأَميرَ أَميرُ

وَأَنتَ لِمَن يُدعى الأَميرَ أَميرُ

You have shunned being called “prince,” out of humility,

You avoided being called the prince humbly

yet you are prince over anyone called “prince.”

And you are, for whomever is called prince, prince