وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَهُ الَّذي لَم يَزَل لَنا

وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَهُ الَّذي لَم يَزَل لَنا

وَلِيٌّ دُروءٍ عَنكُمُ وَدِفاعِ

وَلِيٌّ دُروءٍ عَنكُمُ وَدِفاعِ

Your guardian is God, who has always been for us

Your protector is Allah, who has always been

A guardian, warding harm from you and defending you.

A guardian warding harm from you and defending

لَقَد سَرَّني أَنَّ العَواقِبَ رَوَّعَت

لَقَد سَرَّني أَنَّ العَواقِبَ رَوَّعَت

عِداكُم بِرَأسَي تامِشٍ وَشُجاعِ

عِداكُم بِرَأسَي تامِشٍ وَشُجاعِ

It has indeed gladdened me that the outcomes terrified

I was gladdened that consequences horrified

Your enemies with the two heads of Tamish and Shujaʿ.

Your enemies with courageous resolve and brave audacity

وَكانا خَبيثَي ظاهِرٍ وَسَريرَةٍ

وَكانا خَبيثَي ظاهِرٍ وَسَريرَةٍ

لَكُم وَقَبيهَي رُؤيَةٍ وَسَماعِ

لَكُم وَقَبيهَي رُؤيَةٍ وَسَماعِ

And both were vile in outward conduct and inward intent

Those two were wicked, outwardly and secretly

Toward you, and repulsive to see and hear.

Hostile and deaf to your views and listening

أَقاما قَرينَي غَيَّةٍ وَضَلالَةٍ

أَقاما قَرينَي غَيَّةٍ وَضَلالَةٍ

وَباتا قَتيلَي غِرَّةٍ وَضَياعِ

وَباتا قَتيلَي غِرَّةٍ وَضَياعِ

They remained companions of waywardness and error,

They established corruption and misguidance as companions

And both lay slain through heedlessness and ruin.

And perished as duped wanderers in confusion and loss

وَقَد أُمِرا بِالرُشدِ حيناً فَعاصَيا

وَقَد أُمِرا بِالرُشدِ حيناً فَعاصَيا

وَكَم آمِرٍ بِالرُشدِ غَيرِ مُطاعِ

وَكَم آمِرٍ بِالرُشدِ غَيرِ مُطاعِ

And they had been urged toward right guidance for a time, but both disobeyed;

Though at times commanded to be righteous, they disobeyed

And many who urge right guidance go unheeded.

And how many righteous commanders go disobeyed!

فَقُل لِلإِمامِ المُستَعينِ الَّذي لَهُ

فَقُل لِلإِمامِ المُستَعينِ الَّذي لَهُ

تُراثُ قُصيٍّ مِن عُلاً وَمَساعِ

تُراثُ قُصيٍّ مِن عُلاً وَمَساعِ

So tell the imam al-Mustaʿin, to whom belongs

Tell the Imam al-Mu'tasim, whose inheritance

Qusayy's legacy of high honor and endeavors:

Is the legacy of Qusayy in glory and range

أَقِم بِاِبنِ يَزدادَ الأُمورَ فَإِنَّهُ

أَقِم بِاِبنِ يَزدادَ الأُمورَ فَإِنَّهُ

لَها خَيرَ والٍ تَصطَفيهِ وَراعِ

لَها خَيرَ والٍ تَصطَفيهِ وَراعِ

Set affairs aright through Ibn Yazdad, for he is

Support Ibn Yazdad, so affairs improve, for he

The best governor and shepherd you could choose for them:

Is a caretaker who excellently shepherds and attends

أَمانَةُ صَدرٍ وَاِضطِلاعُ كِفايَةٍ

أَمانَةُ صَدرٍ وَاِضطِلاعُ كِفايَةٍ

وَصِحَّةُ عَزمٍ وَاِتِّساعُ ذِراعِ

وَصِحَّةُ عَزمٍ وَاِتِّساعُ ذِراعِ

Integrity of heart, and competence in shouldering duties,

Trustworthiness of chest, shouldering competence

And soundness of resolve, and breadth of arm.

Strength of resolve, and breadth of capability

أَلانَ اِبتَعَثتَ الرَأيَ غَيرَ مُثَبَّجٍ

أَلانَ اِبتَعَثتَ الرَأيَ غَيرَ مُثَبَّجٍ

بِهِ وَاِقتَبَلتَ الرُشدَ غَيرَ مُضاعِ

بِهِ وَاِقتَبَلتَ الرُشدَ غَيرَ مُضاعِ

Now you have summoned counsel without making a muddle

You have revived sound judgment, not compromised

Of it, and welcomed right guidance without wasting it.

And have embraced righteousness, not neglected