لا ثُلَّ عرشكم بني أسَدٍ

لا ثُلَّ عرشكم بني أسَدٍ

وبقيتمُ ما أورقَ السَّلَمُ

وبقيتمُ ما أورقَ السَّلَمُ

May your throne never be overthrown, sons of Asad,

No equal to your throne, O clan of Asad,

And may you endure as long as the acacia puts forth leaves.

You remain as long as the peace tree grows green.

فالمجْدُ منْشؤهُ مواطنُكم

فالمجْدُ منْشؤهُ مواطنُكم

ومواطنُ العَلْياءِ عندكُمُ

ومواطنُ العَلْياءِ عندكُمُ

For glory has its birthplace in your homelands,

Glory has its fount your abodes,

And the abodes of high honor are with you.

And with you rest the lofty ones.

المُطْعِمينَ الطَّاعنين إذا

المُطْعِمينَ الطَّاعنين إذا

مطر الوشيجُ وأكْدتِ الدِّيمُ

مطر الوشيجُ وأكْدتِ الدِّيمُ

You who give food and thrust with spears when

Givers of food when drizzles the rain of sprouting,

The spear-shafts rain down and the steady rains fail.

Pressers of pure wine when the vineyards ripen.

فإذا يُضيعُ المالَ جودُكمُ

فإذا يُضيعُ المالَ جودُكمُ

فالحفظُ حيث الجارِ والذممُ

فالحفظُ حيث الجارِ والذممُ

So when your generosity squanders wealth,

When you squander wealth your munificence guards it;

You safeguard the neighbor and the pledges of protection.

Preservation, where neighbor and covenants lodge.

يتغطرفونَ على الحِمامِ إذا

يتغطرفونَ على الحِمامِ إذا

خامَ الكماةُ وذلَّتِ البُهمُ

خامَ الكماةُ وذلَّتِ البُهمُ

They swagger in the face of death when

They strut about the dove-cotes when

The armored champions quail and the mighty warriors are humbled.

The zealous grow less and the confused abate.

أعْلامُ مجْدٍ غيرُ خافيةٍ

أعْلامُ مجْدٍ غيرُ خافيةٍ

ولهنَّ سيف الدولةِ العَلَمُ

ولهنَّ سيف الدولةِ العَلَمُ

Standards of glory, not hidden,

Banners of glory, nothing hidden,

And Sayf al-Dawla is their standard.

Over them waves the sword of the State.

غَيْرانُ يحْمي المجد من يدهِ

غَيْرانُ يحْمي المجد من يدهِ

الناصِرانُ البأسُ والكرمُ

الناصِرانُ البأسُ والكرمُ

Jealously he guards glory; from his hand

Protector of glory with his hand,

Come the two supporters, valor and generosity.

The aider, strong and munificent.

هو للعِدى نارٌ مُؤجَّجَةٌ

هو للعِدى نارٌ مُؤجَّجَةٌ

ولمُعْتفيه موردٌ شَبِمُ

ولمُعْتفيه موردٌ شَبِمُ

To his enemies he is a blazing fire,

To the foe a kindled brand,

And to those seeking his bounty, a cool watering-place.

To those who seek refuge a meadow and pool.

يُحْيي الحوادثَ عند عزْمته

يُحْيي الحوادثَ عند عزْمته

ويموتُ منْ معروفهِ العدمُ

ويموتُ منْ معروفهِ العدمُ

He brings calamities to life when he resolves,

He brings to life events with his resolve,

And destitution dies through his beneficence.

And because of his bounty death itself dies.

يا صَدْقُ لا طَرقْتْكَ نائِبَةٌ

يا صَدْقُ لا طَرقْتْكَ نائِبَةٌ

ولك الإلهُ البَرُّ مُعْتصَمُ

ولك الإلهُ البَرُّ مُعْتصَمُ

O Ṣadq, may no calamity visit you by night,

O loyal one, no affliction has struck you,

And the benevolent God is your refuge.

And God the Clement is your defender.

وسما بكَ المجد الذي شهِدتْ

وسما بكَ المجد الذي شهِدتْ

بفَخاره الأيامُ والأمَمُ

بفَخاره الأيامُ والأمَمُ

And may glory rise high through you—the glory whose splendor

By the glory you witnessed

The days and nations have borne witness to.

Have days and peoples vaunted.