عبد الحميد وما سواك لملة

عبد الحميد وما سواك لملة

كثرت أعاديها وقل نصيرها

كثرت أعاديها وقل نصيرها

Abd al-Hamid, a religious community has none but you—

Abdul Hamid, none but you protects

Its enemies have multiplied and its supporters dwindled.

Her enemies increased as her helpers decreased

ما زال يذهب حكمها عن دولة

ما زال يذهب حكمها عن دولة

بادت إلى أخرى تغيّب نورها

بادت إلى أخرى تغيّب نورها

Its rule kept passing from a state

Her rule kept changing from one state

That had perished, to another whose light went out,

To another where its light disappeared

حتى استقر على فروق بعد ما

حتى استقر على فروق بعد ما

حرصت عليه جبالها وبحورها

حرصت عليه جبالها وبحورها

Until it settled in Furuq, after

Until it settled on distinguished generals after

Her mountains and seas had yearned for it.

Its mountains and seas strived for it

أم العواصم دونها شرك الردى

أم العواصم دونها شرك الردى

للطامعين يمده بسفورها

للطامعين يمده بسفورها

Mother of capitals—before her lies Death's snare,

The mother of capitals, below it the misery of decay

Which he spreads for the covetous through her unveiling.

For the greedy extending its sulfur

إن الذي أبقى الخلافة في بني

إن الذي أبقى الخلافة في بني

عثمان صيرها إليك تجيرها

عثمان صيرها إليك تجيرها

Indeed, He who preserved the caliphate among the sons of

Indeed, He who kept the caliphate among the sons

Uthman has entrusted it to you, to protect it.

Of Othman has restored it to you to protect it

فاعتز بعد وقائع بك تاجها

فاعتز بعد وقائع بك تاجها

وحسامها ولواؤها وسريرها

وحسامها ولواؤها وسريرها

So, after battles, its crown grew mighty through you,

So be proud of its crown after events in you

And its sword, its banner, and its throne.

And its sword, banner, and throne

فلأنت معقلها وقائدها وعس

فلأنت معقلها وقائدها وعس

كرها وعدة حربها ووزيرها

كرها وعدة حربها ووزيرها

For you are indeed its stronghold, its commander, and its ar-

For you are its fortress, leader, and most

my, its war supplies, and its minister.

Valiant army, war supplies, and minister

عشت الغنيّ عن المشير وطالما

عشت الغنيّ عن المشير وطالما

أغنى الملوك عن الأمور مشيرها

أغنى الملوك عن الأمور مشيرها

May you live needing no adviser, though often

You have lived without needing an advisor though

Kings have been spared the cares of state by their adviser.

Kings have always needed advisors

ما قام قيصر منك يشفي غلة

ما قام قيصر منك يشفي غلة

بمكيدة إلا وزاد سعيرها

بمكيدة إلا وزاد سعيرها

Never has Caesar set out to slake his burning thirst at your expense

No Caesar stood up to alleviate distress

With a stratagem, without its blaze growing fiercer.

With a scheme without increasing its blaze

إني لمنذره بكرب عاجل

إني لمنذره بكرب عاجل

من أمة أنا بالنجاح بشيرها

من أمة أنا بالنجاح بشيرها

Indeed, I warn him of imminent distress

I warn of imminent heavy anguish

From a nation to which I bring glad tidings of success.

From a nation I give glad tidings of its success