يا رَبِّ ما حُكمُكَ ماذا تَرى

يا رَبِّ ما حُكمُكَ ماذا تَرى

في ذَلِكَ الحُلمِ العَريضِ الطَويل

في ذَلِكَ الحُلمِ العَريضِ الطَويل

O my Lord, what is Your judgment; what do You think

O Lord, what is your judgement, what do you see

of that broad, long dream?

In that vast, long dream

قَد قامَ غَليومٌ خَطيباً فَما

قَد قامَ غَليومٌ خَطيباً فَما

أَعطاكَ مِن مُلكِكَ إِلّا القَليل

أَعطاكَ مِن مُلكِكَ إِلّا القَليل

Guillaume has risen to speak, and has not

William rose up as an orator, yet he

given You more than a little of Your kingdom.

Gave you little of your kingdom

شَيَّدَ في جَنبِكَ مُلكاً لَهُ

شَيَّدَ في جَنبِكَ مُلكاً لَهُ

مُلكُكَ إِن قيسَ إِلَيهِ الضَئيل

مُلكُكَ إِن قيسَ إِلَيهِ الضَئيل

He has built himself a kingdom beside You;

He built beside you a kingdom of his own

Your kingdom, if compared with it, is paltry.

If compared to it, yours seems insignificant

قَد وَرَّثَ العالَمَ حَيّاً فَما

قَد وَرَّثَ العالَمَ حَيّاً فَما

غادَرَ مِن فَجٍّ وَلا مِن سَبيل

غادَرَ مِن فَجٍّ وَلا مِن سَبيل

He has bequeathed the world while still alive, and has not

He bequeathed the world alive, yet he

left out a single mountain pass or path.

Left no crevice or path

فَالنِصفُ لِلجِرمانِ في زَعمِهِ

فَالنِصفُ لِلجِرمانِ في زَعمِهِ

وَالنِصفُ لِلرومانِ فيما يَقول

وَالنِصفُ لِلرومانِ فيما يَقول

So half is for the Germans, as he claims,

In his view, half is for the Germans

and half for the Romans, according to what he says.

And half for the Romans, so he claims

يا رَبِّ قُل سَيفُكَ أَم سَيفُهُ

يا رَبِّ قُل سَيفُكَ أَم سَيفُهُ

أَيُّهُما يا رَبِّ ماضٍ ثَقيل

أَيُّهُما يا رَبِّ ماضٍ ثَقيل

O my Lord, say: Your sword or his—

O Lord, say, is it your sword or his

which of the two, O my Lord, is sharp and heavy?

That, O Lord, is the heavier, more decisive one

إِن صَدَقَت يا رَبِّ أَحلامُهُ

إِن صَدَقَت يا رَبِّ أَحلامُهُ

فَإِنَّ خَطبَ المُسلِمينَ الجَليل

فَإِنَّ خَطبَ المُسلِمينَ الجَليل

If, O my Lord, his dreams come true,

If, O Lord, his dreams prove true

then the Muslims' plight is indeed grave.

Then the affairs of Muslims are in jeopardy

لا نَحنُ جِرمانُ لَنا حِصَّةٌ

لا نَحنُ جِرمانُ لَنا حِصَّةٌ

وَلا بِرومانَ فَنُعطى فَتيل

وَلا بِرومانَ فَنُعطى فَتيل

We are not Germans, to have a share,

We are not Germans to get a share

nor Romans, to be given even a thread.

Nor are we Romans to be given a wick

يا رَبِّ لا تَنسَ رَعاياكَ في

يا رَبِّ لا تَنسَ رَعاياكَ في

يَومٍ رَعاياكَ الفَريقُ الذَليل

يَومٍ رَعاياكَ الفَريقُ الذَليل

O my Lord, do not forget Your subjects on

O Lord, do not forget your subjects on

a day when Your subjects are the humiliated side.

A day your subjects are the humiliated group

جِنايَةُ الجَهلِ عَلى أَهلِهِ

جِنايَةُ الجَهلِ عَلى أَهلِهِ

قَديمَةٌ وَالجَهلُ بِئسَ الدَليل

قَديمَةٌ وَالجَهلُ بِئسَ الدَليل

The crime of ignorance against its own people

The crime of ignorance upon its people

is age-old, and ignorance is a wretched guide.

Is old, and ignorance is an evil guide

يا لَيتَ لَم نَمدُد بِشَرٍّ يَداً

يا لَيتَ لَم نَمدُد بِشَرٍّ يَداً

وَلَيتَ ظِلَّ السِلمِ باقٍ ظَليل

وَلَيتَ ظِلَّ السِلمِ باقٍ ظَليل

Oh, would that we had never stretched out a hand to do harm,

If only we did not extend a hand to evil

and would that peace's sheltering shade endured.

And if only the shade of peace remained soothing

جَنى عَلَينا عُصبَةٌ جازَفوا

جَنى عَلَينا عُصبَةٌ جازَفوا

فَحَسبُنا اللَهُ وَنِعمَ الوَكيل

فَحَسبُنا اللَهُ وَنِعمَ الوَكيل

A band that acted recklessly has wronged us;

A gang took risks upon us

so God is sufficient for us, and what an excellent guardian He is!

God suffices us, an excellent Trustee