آلى الزَمان عَلَيهِ أَن يواليكا

آلى الزَمان عَلَيهِ أَن يواليكا

يَثني عَلَيكَ وَلا يَأتي بِثانيكا

يَثني عَلَيكَ وَلا يَأتي بِثانيكا

Time has bound itself by oath to be loyal to you;

Time has ordained that it shall always be devoted to you

It praises you and brings forth no one to match you.

Singing your praises, never finding your equal

فَإِن سَطا فَبِإِحكام تنفّذها

فَإِن سَطا فَبِإِحكام تنفّذها

وَإِن سَخى فَبفضل مِن مَساعيكا

وَإِن سَخى فَبفضل مِن مَساعيكا

If it strikes, it is through decrees you enforce;

If it is generous, through your perfect execution

And if it is generous, it is through bounty from your endeavors.

If it is bountiful, through your great efforts

لِيهن ذا العيد حَظ مِنهُ حينَ غَدَت

لِيهن ذا العيد حَظ مِنهُ حينَ غَدَت

عُلاهُ ثُمَ حُلاهُ مِن أَياديكا

عُلاهُ ثُمَ حُلاهُ مِن أَياديكا

May a share of that bounty gladden this feast, now that

Let this feast have a share of it, when it has come

Its grandeur, then its adornments, have come from your benefactions.

Its ascent then its descent through your hands

هِلالهُ نالَ فَوقَ البَدر مَنزِلَة

هِلالهُ نالَ فَوقَ البَدر مَنزِلَة

مُستَقبلاً وَجهُهُ أَعتاب ناديكا

مُستَقبلاً وَجهُهُ أَعتاب ناديكا

Its crescent has gained a station above the full moon,

Its crescent attained a rank above the full moon

Its face turned toward the thresholds of your assembly hall,

Facing you, approaching the thresholds of your abode

مُجملاً بِأَيادٍ مِنكَ فائِقَة

مُجملاً بِأَيادٍ مِنكَ فائِقَة

مُعَطِراً بِغوالٍ مِن غَواليكا

مُعَطِراً بِغوالٍ مِن غَواليكا

Adorned with surpassing benefactions from you,

Adorned with gifts from your surpassing hands

Perfumed with precious scents from your perfumes.

Perfumed with aromas from your pouches

وافى يَهني بِكَ الدُنيا وَنَحنُ بِهِ

وافى يَهني بِكَ الدُنيا وَنَحنُ بِهِ

يا بَهجَة الدين وَالدُنيا نَهنيكا

يا بَهجَة الدين وَالدُنيا نَهنيكا

It came to congratulate the world on you, and we, on this feast,

It came to congratulate you, and we congratulate it through you

O joy of faith and the world, congratulate you.

O joy of religion and world, we congratulate you

مَن ذا يُضاهيكَ فَيما حُزت مِن شَرَف

مَن ذا يُضاهيكَ فَيما حُزت مِن شَرَف

وَمَن يُدانيكَ في حُكم وَيَحكيكا

وَمَن يُدانيكَ في حُكم وَيَحكيكا

Who is there to rival you in the honor you have attained?

Who can match what you have attained in nobility?

And who comes close to you in judgment and matches you?

Who can compare to you in wisdom and judgment?

فَالشَمس مَهما تَرقت فَهِيَ قاصِرَة

فَالشَمس مَهما تَرقت فَهِيَ قاصِرَة

عَن بَعض أَيسر شَيء مِن مَراقيكا

عَن بَعض أَيسر شَيء مِن مَراقيكا

For the sun, however high it rises, still falls short

The sun, no matter how high it rises, falls short

Of even a fraction of the least of your heights.

Of even the least of the sights of your observatories

وَالبُدرُ لَمحة نور مِنكَ نُبصِرُها

وَالبُدرُ لَمحة نور مِنكَ نُبصِرُها

وَالبَحرُ قَطرة ماءٍ مِن غَواديكا

وَالبَحرُ قَطرة ماءٍ مِن غَواديكا

And the full moon is a glimmer of light from you that we behold;

The moon is but a flash of your light that we see

And the sea is a drop of water from your morning rainclouds.

And the sea a drop of water from your valleys

وَكُلُ طود تَسامى فَهُوَ مُحتقر

وَكُلُ طود تَسامى فَهُوَ مُحتقر

إِذا بَدَت وَهَدة مِن نحوِ واديكا

إِذا بَدَت وَهَدة مِن نحوِ واديكا

And every mountain that towers high is belittled

Every towering mountain is insignificant

When a hollow appears in the direction of your valley.

When a hill from near your valley appears

وَكُلُ مَجدٍ فَمِن عَلياغك مُكتسب

وَكُلُ مَجدٍ فَمِن عَلياغك مُكتسب

وَكُلُ فَخرٍ نَراهُ مِن حَواشيكا

وَكُلُ فَخرٍ نَراهُ مِن حَواشيكا

And every glory is acquired from your lofty eminence,

All glory is gained through your supreme efforts

And every cause for pride we see comes from your fringes.

All pride we see comes from your peripheries

وَما حَكى السَلَف الماضي وَحَدثنا

وَما حَكى السَلَف الماضي وَحَدثنا

بِهِ مِن الفَضل بَعضٌ مِن مَعاليكا

بِهِ مِن الفَضل بَعضٌ مِن مَعاليكا

And what the forebears of old recounted and told us

What the past ancestors related and told us

Of excellence is but a part of your lofty virtues.

Of virtues is but some of your sublime traits

تَعنو لِعفتك الزهاد مذعنة

تَعنو لِعفتك الزهاد مذعنة

وَيَحسد الفَلك الأَعلى مَعانيكا

وَيَحسد الفَلك الأَعلى مَعانيكا

Ascetics bow submissively before your chastity,

The ascetics are humbly devoted to your chastity

And the highest celestial sphere envies your qualities.

And the highest heaven envies your meanings

يابنَ الحُسام الَّذي لِلدين نَصرتهُ

يابنَ الحُسام الَّذي لِلدين نَصرتهُ

أَنتَ المُفدى فَكُلُ الناس تَفديكا

أَنتَ المُفدى فَكُلُ الناس تَفديكا

O son of al-Husam, whose aid is for the faith,

O son of the swords that defended the faith

You are the one for whom lives are offered; all people give themselves for you.

You are the one ransomed, all people ransom you

أَعيادُنا كُلَها يَوم نَراكَ بِهِ

أَعيادُنا كُلَها يَوم نَراكَ بِهِ

وَلَيلة القَدر وَقت مِن لَياليكا

وَلَيلة القَدر وَقت مِن لَياليكا

All our feast days are gathered in the day we see you,

All our feasts are days we see you

And the Night of Decree is but a moment among your nights.

And Laylat al-Qadr whenever your nights befall