اللَهُGod أَكبَرُis greatest وَالإِمامُand the Imam مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ وَالإِمامُ مُحَمَّدٌ
مَنwho ذاis it that يُجادِلُdisputes فيهِماabout them both وَيُماريand wrangles
مَن ذا يُجادِلُ فيهِما وَيُماري
God is greatest, and the Imam is Muhammad.
Who would dispute or wrangle about them both?
نَسَخَتabolished سُيوفُthe swords of الفاتِحينَthe conquerors بِهَديِهاthrough their guidance
نَسَخَت سُيوفُ الفاتِحينَ بِهَديِها
دينَthe religion of الجُحودِunbelief وَمِلَّةَand the creed of الإِنكارِdenial
دينَ الجُحودِ وَمِلَّةَ الإِنكارِ
The conquerors’ swords, through their guidance, abolished
the religion of unbelief and the creed of denial.
وَالدينُand religion فيin كُلِّall المَمالِكِthe kingdoms لَمdid not يَقُمbecome established
وَالدينُ في كُلِّ المَمالِكِ لَم يَقُم
إِلّاexcept بِحَدِّby the edge of الصارِمِthe keen sword البَتّارِcleaving
إِلّا بِحَدِّ الصارِمِ البَتّارِ
And religion in all kingdoms was never established
except by the edge of the keen, cleaving sword.
السَيفُthe sword مِنamong رُسُلِthe messengers of الهِدايَةِguidance ماnever دَجاgrew dark
السَيفُ مِن رُسُلِ الهِدايَةِ ما دَجا
لَيلٌa night فَغادَرَهُand left it بِغَيرِwithout نَهارِdaylight
لَيلٌ فَغادَرَهُ بِغَيرِ نَهارِ
The sword is one of guidance’s messengers; no darkness ever fell
on a night that it left without daylight.
جَيشَO army of الخَليفَةِthe Caliph ماthere is no لِبَأسِكَover your might غالِبٌvictor
جَيشَ الخَليفَةِ ما لِبَأسِكَ غالِبٌ
مَنwho ذاis it that يُغالِبُcontends with صَولَةَthe onslaught of الأَقدارِfate
مَن ذا يُغالِبُ صَولَةَ الأَقدارِ
O army of the Caliph, none can overcome your might.
Who can withstand the onslaught of fate?
خُضتَyou plunged into الفَيالِقَthe legions مَوجُهاtheir waves مُتَدافِعٌsurging against one another
خُضتَ الفَيالِقَ مَوجُها مُتَدافِعٌ
كَالبَحرِlike the sea يَدفَعُdriving زاخِرَswelling التَيّارِthe current
كَالبَحرِ يَدفَعُ زاخِرَ التَيّارِ
You plunged into the legions, their waves surging,
like the sea driving its swelling current.
أَشبَهتَyou resembled موسىMoses غَيرَexcept أَنَّكَthat you ضارِبٌare striking
أَشبَهتَ موسى غَيرَ أَنَّكَ ضارِبٌ
بِغِرارِwith a sword’s edge أَسطَعَmore radiant باهِرِdazzling in الأَسرارِthe mysteries
بِغِرارِ أَسطَعَ باهِرِ الأَسرارِ
You resembled Moses, except that you strike
with a more radiant blade, dazzling in its mysteries.