دمتَmay you remain فيin الملكpower آمراًcommanding ذاpossessing نفاذeffective authority
دمتَ في الملك آمراً ذا نفاذ
أَسدَlion (Asad) الدِّينthe faith (al-Din) شيركوهShirkuh بنson of شاذيShadhi
أَسدَ الدِّين شيركوه بن شاذي
May you remain in power, a commander whose orders prevail,
You remain in power, a ruler whose command is obeyed,
Asad al-Din, Shirkuh son of Shadhi.
Lion of the faith, Shirkooh son of Shadhi.
ياO كريماًgenerous one عنwith regard to كلِّevery شرٍّevil بطيئاًslow
يا كريماً عن كلِّ شرٍّ بطيئاً
وإلىand toward الخيرgood دائمconstant in الإغذاذِhastening
وإلى الخير دائم الإغذاذِ
O generous one, slow to pursue any evil,
O generous one, slow to all evil,
and ever hastening toward good.
And constant in guiding to good.
وملاذand the refuge of الإسلامIslam أَنتَyou فلاso may not زلcease (word continues)
وملاذ الإسلام أَنتَ فلا زل
تyou (verb ending) لأهلfor the people of الإسلامIslam خيرthe best ملاذِrefuge
ت لأهل الإسلام خير ملاذِ
And you are Islam's refuge; may you never cease
Refuge of Islam, never slip,
to be the best refuge for the people of Islam.
You are the best refuge for Muslims.
فيin نفوسthe souls of الكُفّارthe unbelievers رعبُكَdread of you قدindeed جلenveloped (word continues)
في نفوس الكُفّار رعبُكَ قد جل
لَcompletion of 'enveloped' بصَدْعby rending الأكبادthe livers والأفلاذِand the liver-pieces
لَ بصَدْع الأكباد والأفلاذِ
Dread of you has enveloped the unbelievers' souls,
Your might in the souls of unbelievers is immense,
rending their livers and their lobes.
Shattering their hearts and innards.
لمdid not تدعyou leave بالظُّبىwith sword-blades رؤوساًheads وأَصناand idols (word continues)
لم تدع بالظُّبى رؤوساً وأَصنا
ماًcompletion of 'idols' منof المشركينthe polytheists غيرexcept جذاذِshattered fragments
ماً من المشركين غير جذاذِ
With sword-blades you left heads and idols
You left no pagan heads or idols
of the polytheists as nothing but shattered fragments.
Among the pagans unsmashed.
أَنتَyou منthe one who نازلfought الدعيينthe pretenders فيin مصEgypt (word continues)
أَنتَ من نازل الدعيين في مص
رcompletion of 'Egypt' لنصرto champion الإمامthe imam فيin بغداذِBaghdad
ر لنصر الإمام في بغداذِ
You are the one who fought the pretenders in Egypt,
You who descended on the heretics in Egypt
to champion the imam in Baghdad.
To aid the Imam in Baghdad.
وبلادand the lands of الإسلامIslam أَنقذتهاyou rescued them أَنyou (word continues)
وبلاد الإسلام أَنقذتها أَن
تَcompletion of 'you' منfrom الشِّركِpolytheism أَيّماwhat a إنقاذdeliverance
تَ من الشِّركِ أَيّما إنقاذ
And you yourself rescued the lands of Islam
And the lands of Islam you saved,
from polytheism—what a deliverance!
You saved them from polytheism, what salvation!