لا أوحش اللّهُ طرفي من تشرُّفه

لا أوحش اللّهُ طرفي من تشرُّفه

بأبلجِ الوجه تحلو عندهُ النِّعَمُ

بأبلجِ الوجه تحلو عندهُ النِّعَمُ

May God never deprive my gaze of the honor it gains

May Allah not deprive my eyes of seeing him,

from a radiant-faced man, in whose presence blessings grow sweet—

With his bright face, blessings are sweet with him,

بفارسِ البأسِ والجود العميم اذا

بفارسِ البأسِ والجود العميم اذا

ذَلَّ الكميُّ وعزَّ القَطْرُ والرِّهم

ذَلَّ الكميُّ وعزَّ القَطْرُ والرِّهم

a knight of valor and all-embracing generosity, when

The knight of valor and boundless generosity, when

the armored warrior is humbled and rainfall and drizzle grow scarce;

The inferior bows and the land and spear triumph,

غرس الخلافة والصدر الذي شهدت

غرس الخلافة والصدر الذي شهدت

بفضله الغادياتُ الوطْفُ والدِّيم

بفضله الغادياتُ الوطْفُ والدِّيم

the Caliphate's scion, the foremost man, whose excellence was attested

The scion of the Caliphate and the breast that my nation witnessed

by heavy-laden morning rainclouds and steady rains;

Through his merit, the plains and the hills and the valleys,

ومن اذا مُضَرُ الحمراء أوضحها

ومن اذا مُضَرُ الحمراء أوضحها

سنا الفخارِ الذي دانتْ له الأممُ

سنا الفخارِ الذي دانتْ له الأممُ

and he who, when Red Mudar was illuminated

And who else but Muḍar made it clear,

by the radiance of glory to which the nations bowed,

The red sands that the nations submitted to him,

حلَّ الذرى من تميمٍ في مُخلَّقَةٍ

حلَّ الذرى من تميمٍ في مُخلَّقَةٍ

شمَّاءَ تقصُر عن اِدراكها الهِممُ

شمَّاءَ تقصُر عن اِدراكها الهِممُ

dwelt on Tamim's summits, upon a smooth-sided peak,

He descended from Tameem in Mukhllaqa,

so lofty that aspirations fall short of reaching it;

A perfumed land beyond the reach of ambitions,

من دارمٍ حيث لا النَّعماءُ مفْردة

من دارمٍ حيث لا النَّعماءُ مفْردة

دون العُفاةِ ولا اللأواءُ تقتسم

دون العُفاةِ ولا اللأواءُ تقتسم

of Darim, where blessings are never kept

From the Abode of Darim, where

from supplicants, nor is hardship shared.

Neither the soft sands nor the salty grounds are divided,

فلا عدا شرف الدين الثَّناءُ فقد

فلا عدا شرف الدين الثَّناءُ فقد

طابت مساعيه والأنسابُ والشِّيمُ

طابت مساعيه والأنسابُ والشِّيمُ

So may praise never pass Sharaf al-Din by, for

So none but the honor of religion and praise remains,

his endeavors, his lineage, and his character are noble.

His efforts have brought nobility and decorum.