بانَ بِقُربِ الخَليفَةِ التُحَفُ

بانَ بِقُربِ الخَليفَةِ التُحَفُ

مَحَلُّ صِدقٍ وَرَوضَةٌ أُنُفُ

مَحَلُّ صِدقٍ وَرَوضَةٌ أُنُفُ

Treasures have appeared near the caliph:

The treasures appeared near the caliphate

A dwelling of true worth and a fresh, untouched garden.

An abode of truthfulness and a pleasant garden

دارٌ تَحارُ العُيونُ فيها وَلا

دارٌ تَحارُ العُيونُ فيها وَلا

يَبلُغُها الواصِفونَ إِن وَصَفوا

يَبلُغُها الواصِفونَ إِن وَصَفوا

A mansion where eyes are bewildered; nor

A house that dazzles the eyes, which

Can describers do it justice, however they describe it.

The describers cannot reach even if they describe

لَم تَنتَسِب قَبلَهُ إِلى أَحَدٍ

لَم تَنتَسِب قَبلَهُ إِلى أَحَدٍ

وَلا تَحَلَّت مِنَ الأُلى سَلَفوا

وَلا تَحَلَّت مِنَ الأُلى سَلَفوا

It had been ascribed to no one before him,

It did not affiliate with anyone before him

Nor had it taken adornment from those who came before.

Nor was it adorned by noble ancestors

البَحرُ وَالبَرُّ في يَدي مَلِكٍ

البَحرُ وَالبَرُّ في يَدي مَلِكٍ

تُشرِقُ مِن نورِ وَجهِهِ السُدَفُ

تُشرِقُ مِن نورِ وَجهِهِ السُدَفُ

The sea and the land are in a king's hands;

The sea and the land are in the hands of a king

Darkness shines with the light of his face.

Whose face radiates like glowing embers

اِختارَها اللَهُ لِلإِمامِ الَّذي

اِختارَها اللَهُ لِلإِمامِ الَّذي

يُنصِفُ مِن نَفسِهِ وَيَنتَصِفُ

يُنصِفُ مِن نَفسِهِ وَيَنتَصِفُ

God chose it for the imam who

God chose it for the Imam who

Gives others their due even against himself, and claims his own.

Does justice to himself and compromises

قَد عَلِمَ الناسُ أَنَّ بِالمَلِكِ ال

قَد عَلِمَ الناسُ أَنَّ بِالمَلِكِ ال

واثِقِ بِاللَهِ يَشرُفُ الشَرَفُ

واثِقِ بِاللَهِ يَشرُفُ الشَرَفُ

The people have learned that through the king al-

People have known that with the king who

Wathiq bi-llah, honor itself is ennobled.

Trusts in God, nobility is exalted

تَبارَكَ الجامِعُ القُلوبَ عَلى

تَبارَكَ الجامِعُ القُلوبَ عَلى

طاعَتِهِ وَالقُلوبُ تَختَلِفُ

طاعَتِهِ وَالقُلوبُ تَختَلِفُ

Blessed is He who unites hearts in

Blessed is the unifier of hearts upon

Obedience to him, though hearts differ.

His obedience, even though hearts differ

ما نَجَفُ الحيرَةِ الَّذي أَصِفُ

ما نَجَفُ الحيرَةِ الَّذي أَصِفُ

وَلا حُنَينٌ وَلا الفَتى القَصِفُ

وَلا حُنَينٌ وَلا الفَتى القَصِفُ

It is not al-Hirah's Najaf that I describe,

It is not the Najaf of Hira that I describe

Nor Hunayn, nor the pleasure-loving youth.

Nor Hunain, nor the chivalrous young man

إِن أَوحَشَ الرَبعُ مِن حُنَينَ كَما

إِن أَوحَشَ الرَبعُ مِن حُنَينَ كَما

أَوحَشَ مِن بَعدِ خُلَّةٍ سَرِفُ

أَوحَشَ مِن بَعدِ خُلَّةٍ سَرِفُ

If the dwelling has grown desolate without Hunayn, just as

If the dwellings became desolate without Hunain as

Sarif grew desolate after close companionship had ended,

They became desolate after the departure of a companion

فَاللَّهوُ باقٍ وَفي مُخارِقَ لِل

فَاللَّهوُ باقٍ وَفي مُخارِقَ لِل

أسماعِ مِن كُلِّ هالِكٍ خَلَفُ

أسماعِ مِن كُلِّ هالِكٍ خَلَفُ

Then merriment endures, and in Mukhariq, for the

Then revelry remains, and from every fallen one's

Ears, there is a successor to every departed one.

Resting place, sounds escape listening ears