لِمَ لا تَرِقُّ لِذُلِّ عَبدِك

لِمَ لا تَرِقُّ لِذُلِّ عَبدِك

وَخُضوعِهِ فَتَفي بِوَعدِك

وَخُضوعِهِ فَتَفي بِوَعدِك

Why do you not pity your servant's abasement

Why does not my humiliation soften you,

and his submission, and so fulfill your promise?

And my submission fulfill your promise?

إِنّي لَأَسأَلُكَ القَلي

إِنّي لَأَسأَلُكَ القَلي

لَ وَأَتَّقي مِن سوءِ رَدِّك

لَ وَأَتَّقي مِن سوءِ رَدِّك

Indeed, I ask you for only a little,

I ask you for little, fearing your disfavor.

and fear the harshness of your rejection.

As for your forgiveness after abandonment,

وَأَما وَوَصلِكَ بَعدَ هَج

وَأَما وَوَصلِكَ بَعدَ هَج

رِك وَاِقتِرابِكَ بَعدَ بُعدِك

رِك وَاِقتِرابِكَ بَعدَ بُعدِك

Indeed, by your reunion after your estrangement,

And your nearness after your distance,

and your drawing near after your distance,

My soul does not blame itself for loving you

لا لُمتُ نَفسِيَ في هَوا

لا لُمتُ نَفسِيَ في هَوا

كَ وَلا اِنحَرَفتُ لِطولِ صَدِّك

كَ وَلا اِنحَرَفتُ لِطولِ صَدِّك

I have not blamed myself for loving you,

Nor deviate due to your long estrangement.

nor turned away because of your long rejection.

If I have done wrong, as you do wrong,

وَلَئِن أَسَأتُ كَما تُسي

وَلَئِن أَسَأتُ كَما تُسي

ءُ لَما وَدِدتُكَ حَقَّ وُدِّك

ءُ لَما وَدِدتُكَ حَقَّ وُدِّك

And if I wronged you as you wrong me,

I have never ceased to desire your affection.

I would not have loved you as you deserve.

Tell the Caliph Ja'far -

قُل لِلخَليفَةِ جَعفَرٍ

قُل لِلخَليفَةِ جَعفَرٍ

أَعيا الرِجالَ مَكانُ نِدِّك

أَعيا الرِجالَ مَكانُ نِدِّك

Tell the caliph Ja'far:

Men weary in your pursuit.

Men are at a loss to find your equal.

What man equals your sublime heights

أَيُّ اِمرِئٍ يَسمو سُمُو

أَيُّ اِمرِئٍ يَسمو سُمُو

وَكَ أَو يَجيءُ بِمِثلِ مَجدِك

وَكَ أَو يَجيءُ بِمِثلِ مَجدِك

What man rises as high as you,

Or matches your glory, ancestry, descendants or allies?

or brings glory to match yours,

You extend the prophecy and the caliphate

وَعُلا قُصَيِّكَ أَو قُرَي

وَعُلا قُصَيِّكَ أَو قُرَي

شِكَ أَو نِزارِكَ أَو مَعَدِّك

شِكَ أَو نِزارِكَ أَو مَعَدِّك

and the eminence of your Qusayy or your Quraysh,

By the auspiciousness of your Abbasid ancestor.

or your Nizar or your Ma'add?

And you connected your pardon to us, O Commander of the Faithful,

باعٌ تُمَدُّ بِهِ النُبُو

باعٌ تُمَدُّ بِهِ النُبُو

وَةُ وَالخِلافَةُ قَبلَ مَدِّك

وَةُ وَالخِلافَةُ قَبلَ مَدِّك

An arm's reach by which prophethood is extended,

Through your effort.

and the caliphate, before you extend your own.

You shepherded us and showed us

أَحرَزتَ ميراثَ الرَسو

أَحرَزتَ ميراثَ الرَسو

لِ بِسُهمَةِ العَبّاسِ جَدِّك

لِ بِسُهمَةِ العَبّاسِ جَدِّك

You secured the Messenger's inheritance

The ways of right guidance through your excellent judgment.

through the share of al-Abbas, your forefather.

The world was made good for us by praise of Allah, your Lord, and then your praise.

وَوَصَلتَ عَفوَكَ يا أَمي

وَوَصَلتَ عَفوَكَ يا أَمي

رَ المُؤمِنينِ لَنا بِجُهدِك

رَ المُؤمِنينِ لَنا بِجُهدِك

And you joined your clemency, O Commander

Upon you are the markings of prophecy that testify to your rectitude

of the Faithful, to your efforts on our behalf.

When you wrap yourself in its mantle above your own mantle.

وَرَعَيتَنا فَأَرَيتَنا

وَرَعَيتَنا فَأَرَيتَنا

سُنَنَ الرَشادِ بِحُسنِ قَصدِك

سُنَنَ الرَشادِ بِحُسنِ قَصدِك

And you cared for us, and so showed us

You strengthened the nation of Ahmad

the paths of right guidance through your good intent.

With the excellent governors of your dynasty.

حَسُنَت لَنا الدُنيا بِحَم

حَسُنَت لَنا الدُنيا بِحَم

دِ اللَهِ رَبِّكَ ثُمَّ حَمدِك

دِ اللَهِ رَبِّكَ ثُمَّ حَمدِك

The world has grown fair for us—praise be to

So they altogether praise and thank

God, your Lord, and then praise to you.

The beauty of your help.

وَعَلَيكَ مِن سيما النَبِي

وَعَلَيكَ مِن سيما النَبِي

يِ مَخايِلٌ شَهِدَت بِرُشدِك

يِ مَخايِلٌ شَهِدَت بِرُشدِك

And upon you, from the Prophet's bearing,

Clinging to the pledge of allegiance

are signs that attest to your sound judgment.

You made firm with the bond of your covenant.

تَبدو عَلَيكَ إِذا اِشتَمَل

تَبدو عَلَيكَ إِذا اِشتَمَل

تَ بِبُردِهِ مِن فَوقِ بُردِك

تَ بِبُردِهِ مِن فَوقِ بُردِك

They appear upon you when you wrap yourself

So make peace with them and with the poles

in his mantle over your own.

That you wove into the fabric of your oneness.

أَعزَزتَ أُمَّةَ أَحمَدٍ

أَعزَزتَ أُمَّةَ أَحمَدٍ

بِالفاضِلينِ وُلاةِ عَهدِك

بِالفاضِلينِ وُلاةِ عَهدِك

You have strengthened Ahmad's community

through your virtuous heirs apparent.

فَهُم جَميعاً يَحمِدو

فَهُم جَميعاً يَحمِدو

نَ وَيَشكُرونَ جَميلَ رِفدِك

نَ وَيَشكُرونَ جَميلَ رِفدِك

So they all give praise

and thanks for your gracious bounty,

مُتَمَسِّكينَ بِبَيعَةٍ

مُتَمَسِّكينَ بِبَيعَةٍ

أَحكَمتَها بِوَثيقِ عَقدِك

أَحكَمتَها بِوَثيقِ عَقدِك

holding fast to a pledge of allegiance

that you secured with your firm covenant.

فَاِسلَم لَهُم وَلِسُؤدَدٍ

فَاِسلَم لَهُم وَلِسُؤدَدٍ

أَصبَحتَ فيهِ نَسيجَ وَحدِك

أَصبَحتَ فيهِ نَسيجَ وَحدِك

So may you remain unharmed for them, and for a nobility

in which you have become a weave without equal.