عُلاً بِمَناطِ السُّها تَسْتنيرُ

عُلاً بِمَناطِ السُّها تَسْتنيرُ

كَما يَتَأَلَقُ وَهْناً صَبيرُ

كَما يَتَأَلَقُ وَهْناً صَبيرُ

Lofty eminence shines where Suha hangs,

With resolve, the heights of glory illuminate

As a bank of clouds flashes in the night.

As a weak child shines with grace.

وَمَجْدٌ رَفيعُ الذُّرا دُونَهُ

وَمَجْدٌ رَفيعُ الذُّرا دُونَهُ

لِطالِبِ شَأْوِيَ طَرْفٌ حَسيرُ

لِطالِبِ شَأْوِيَ طَرْفٌ حَسيرُ

And glory with lofty summits, beneath which

And lofty glory, heights beyond reach,

The gaze of one seeking my stature grows weary.

For one with high ambitions is misfortune's gaze.

وَلِلْخِلِّ مِنْ شِيَمِي رَوْضَةٌ

وَلِلْخِلِّ مِنْ شِيَمِي رَوْضَةٌ

وفي راحَتي لِعُفاتِي غَديرُ

وفي راحَتي لِعُفاتِي غَديرُ

And for a friend, my virtues are a garden;

And for the wicked, a garden from decent traits,

And in my palm is a pool for those seeking my bounty.

In my peace, for the chaste a river flows.

وَلا بُدَّ مِنْ وَقْعَةٍ تَرْتَمي

وَلا بُدَّ مِنْ وَقْعَةٍ تَرْتَمي

بِأَيْدٍ تَطيحُ وَهامٍ تَطيرُ

بِأَيْدٍ تَطيحُ وَهامٍ تَطيرُ

And there must be a battle, flinging

And a destined fall is sure to come

Hands that fall and heads that fly.

With hands that strike and zeal that grows.

وَيَوْمُ الأَعادِي طَويلٌ بِها

وَيَوْمُ الأَعادِي طَويلٌ بِها

وَعُمْرُ الرُّدَينِيّ فيها قَصيرُ

وَعُمْرُ الرُّدَينِيّ فيها قَصيرُ

And the enemies' day is long because of it,

The day of enemies is long therein

And the Rudayni spear's life in it is short.

And the life of the feeble is short.

وَقَدْ أَمْكَنَتْ فُرَصٌ في الوَرَى

وَقَدْ أَمْكَنَتْ فُرَصٌ في الوَرَى

وَلكنْ مَكَرِّيَ فيها عَسيرُ

وَلكنْ مَكَرِّيَ فيها عَسيرُ

And opportunities among mankind have indeed arisen,

Opportunities in life may be seized

Yet my charge among them is difficult.

But my tricks therein are difficult.

فَهُمْ ثَلَّهٌ غَابَ أَرْبابُها

فَهُمْ ثَلَّهٌ غَابَ أَرْبابُها

وَنامَ الرِّعاءُ فَأَيْنَ المُغِيرُ

وَنامَ الرِّعاءُ فَأَيْنَ المُغِيرُ

For they are a flock whose owners are absent,

They are a lost herd whose owners are gone

And the shepherds have fallen asleep—so where is the raider?

And the shepherds sleep, where is the changer?