علينا لك الحقُّ الذي أنتَ تعلمُ

علينا لك الحقُّ الذي أنتَ تعلمُ

وهَذا لِسانُ الشّعرِ بالحقِّ يحَكمُ

وهَذا لِسانُ الشّعرِ بالحقِّ يحَكمُ

We owe you the due that you yourself know;

You deserve the right that you know

And this tongue of poetry judges according to truth.

And this is the tongue of poetry that rules with truth

لِسانٌ إذا ما أَرسلَ القولَ مُعرِباً

لِسانٌ إذا ما أَرسلَ القولَ مُعرِباً

فكلُّ لسانٍ بعد ذلك أعجمُ

فكلُّ لسانٍ بعد ذلك أعجمُ

A tongue that, when it sends forth speech eloquently,

A tongue, when it sends out words clearly expressed

Leaves every tongue thereafter inarticulate.

Then every tongue after that is muted

تُحيِّيكَ منه يا عليُّ فَرائِدٌ

تُحيِّيكَ منه يا عليُّ فَرائِدٌ

لكلّ شُّعوبِ الضّادِ باسمك تُنظَمُ

لكلّ شُّعوبِ الضّادِ باسمك تُنظَمُ

Peerless pearls from it salute you, O Ali,

Greetings to you O Ali, so virtues

Strung in your name for all the peoples of Ḍād.

For all the peoples of the Dhad, through your name composed

سوائرُ في الآفاقِ تَمضِي حِسانُها

سوائرُ في الآفاقِ تَمضِي حِسانُها

سَوافِرَ في أترابها ما تُلَثَّمُ

سَوافِرَ في أترابها ما تُلَثَّمُ

Roaming the horizons, their lovely ones go forth,

Horses roaming through horizons, their beauty moves on

Unveiled among their peers, never veiled.

Purebreds among their meadows, with no bridle or halter

بَواقٍ على الأيّام تَزدادُ جِدَّةً

بَواقٍ على الأيّام تَزدادُ جِدَّةً

فلا حُسْنُها يَبلىَ ولا هِيَ تَسْأَمُ

فلا حُسْنُها يَبلىَ ولا هِيَ تَسْأَمُ

Enduring through the days, they grow ever fresher;

Camels across time grow ever more precious

Their beauty does not fade, nor do they grow weary.

Their beauty does not fade, nor do they grow weary

ألستَ الذي أعطى الكنانَة حقَّها

ألستَ الذي أعطى الكنانَة حقَّها

وأنصفَها من دَهرِها وهي تُظلَمُ

وأنصفَها من دَهرِها وهي تُظلَمُ

Are you not the one who gave al-Kinana her due,

Are you not the one who gave the oppressed their due

And won her justice against her age while she was wronged?

And did them justice against an oppressive age?

أَلستَ الذي آتيتَها الأمنَ فَانْجلى

أَلستَ الذي آتيتَها الأمنَ فَانْجلى

من الخوفِ ما جَرَّ الزّمانُ المُذمَّمُ

من الخوفِ ما جَرَّ الزّمانُ المُذمَّمُ

Are you not the one who gave her safety, so there vanished

Are you not the one who brought them security and so

The fear that the blameworthy age had brought?

Dispelled the fear that the vile era let loose?

أَلستَ الذي قلتَ انْهضي فكأنّها

أَلستَ الذي قلتَ انْهضي فكأنّها

من العزمِ نَسْرٌ في الجِواءِ مُحوِّمُ

من العزمِ نَسْرٌ في الجِواءِ مُحوِّمُ

Are you not the one who said, “Rise!”—and she seemed

Are you not the one who said "Arise!" as if

In her resolve, an eagle wheeling in the open expanse?

She were, by resolve, an arrow set flying through the air?

بلى أنت أنقذتَ البلادَ وسُسْتَها

بلى أنت أنقذتَ البلادَ وسُسْتَها

سياسةَ مَن يبغي التي هي أحزَمُ

سياسةَ مَن يبغي التي هي أحزَمُ

Yes, you rescued the country and governed it

Yes! You saved the lands and guided them

With the statecraft of one who seeks the most prudent course.

With the wisdom of one seeking the best policy

كذلكمُ الأوطانُ يا قومُ إنّها

كذلكمُ الأوطانُ يا قومُ إنّها

أحبُّ لُباناتِ الرّجالِ وأكرمُ

أحبُّ لُباناتِ الرّجالِ وأكرمُ

Such are homelands, O my people: they are

Thus, O people, the homelands are

Men’s dearest and noblest desires.

The most beloved places for the valiant and honored

حياةٌ ومجدٌ للشُّعوبِ ومظهرٌ

حياةٌ ومجدٌ للشُّعوبِ ومظهرٌ

من العزّ إن يذهب فموتٌ مُحتَّمُ

من العزّ إن يذهب فموتٌ مُحتَّمُ

Life and glory for peoples, and a manifestation

Life and glory for the nations and a sign

Of honor—if it vanishes, death is inevitable.

Of might - though it passes - and death is destined

عرفنا الذي يأسو الجِراحَ وهذه

عرفنا الذي يأسو الجِراحَ وهذه

مناقبه منشورةٌ ما تُكتَّمُ

مناقبه منشورةٌ ما تُكتَّمُ

We have come to know the one who heals wounds, and these are

We knew the one who healed the wounds, and here

His virtues, made public and never concealed.

Are his virtues openly declared, not concealed

أتى مُسعِفاً إن الكريمَ لَيُرتَجى

أتى مُسعِفاً إن الكريمَ لَيُرتَجى

فَيُسعِفُ ذا الجرحِ الأليم ويرحمُ

فَيُسعِفُ ذا الجرحِ الأليم ويرحمُ

He came bringing aid; the generous man is surely looked to for help,

He came giving aid - for the generous are hoped for -

So he aids the one with the painful wound and shows mercy.

So he aided the sorely wounded and had mercy

رعى اللهُ قوماً آثروا الخير خالصاً

رعى اللهُ قوماً آثروا الخير خالصاً

يَعدُّونه كنزاً من المجدِ يُغْنَمُ

يَعدُّونه كنزاً من المجدِ يُغْنَمُ

May God watch over a people who chose pure goodness,

May God protect a people who chose goodness purely

Counting it a treasure of glory to be won.

Deeming it a treasure of glory to be won

سهارى يُغيثونَ اللّهيفَ وَصحبُه

سهارى يُغيثونَ اللّهيفَ وَصحبُه

بحاجاتهم لاهُونَ والأهلُ نُوّمُ

بحاجاتهم لاهُونَ والأهلُ نُوّمُ

Sleepless, they aid the distressed, while his companions

Wakeful, they relieve the destitute and their family

Are absorbed in their own needs, and the family lie asleep.

Attend to their needs, whether light or heavy

أولئك جندُ الله يقضون حقَّهُ

أولئك جندُ الله يقضون حقَّهُ

ويرعونه يا ليتني كنتُ مِنهمُ

ويرعونه يا ليتني كنتُ مِنهمُ

Those are God’s soldiers, fulfilling what they owe Him,

They are God's soldiers, fulfilling His right

And observing it—oh, would that I were among them!

And obeying Him - would that I were one of them!

على أنّني أَقضِي الحُقوقَ وأَبْتَني

على أنّني أَقضِي الحُقوقَ وأَبْتَني

لِقوميَ مجداً عالياً ليس يُهدَمُ

لِقوميَ مجداً عالياً ليس يُهدَمُ

Yet I fulfill obligations and build

Though I do fulfill rights and build for my people

For my people a lofty glory that will not be torn down,

A lofty glory that will not be demolished

على ثِقَةٍ بالله أرجوه وحده

على ثِقَةٍ بالله أرجوه وحده

وأعلم أنّ الله أعلى وأعظمُ

وأعلم أنّ الله أعلى وأعظمُ

With trust in God, placing my hope in Him alone,

With trust in God alone I hope in Him

And I know that God is the highest and the greatest.

And know that God is highest and greatest