رفرفfluttered السعدgood fortune رغمdespite كلevery حسودenvious person
رفرف السعد رغم كل حسود
فوقabove هاماتناour heads بنشرby spreading السعودhappy fortunes
فوق هاماتنا بنشر السعود
Good fortune fluttered, despite every envious soul,
Glory fluttered despite every envier
above our heads, spreading happy fortunes.
Above our pinnacles spreading Al Saud
وجلتناand revealed us يدthe hand of العنايةprovidence فيin الكوthe universe (first part)
وجلتنا يد العناية في الكو
نcompletion of 'universe' شموساًsuns لماعةًradiant للوجودfor existence
ن شموساً لماعةً للوجود
And the hand of providence revealed us in the universe
The hand of Providence made us sublime in existence
as suns radiant for all existence.
Suns illuminating, for all existence
فبرزناso we emerged نجلىwe are revealed بشأنٍin a standing جليلٍmajestic
فبرزنا نجلى بشأنٍ جليلٍ
آخذٍadvancing فيin السموloftiness حدthe limit of الصعودascent
آخذٍ في السمو حد الصعود
So we emerged, revealed in a majestic standing,
So we emerged, shining with a majestic stature
rising in loftiness to the limit of ascent.
Ascending in loftiness, nearing the zenith
عنfrom عليٍّAli طوراًat one time ورثناwe inherited المعاليlofty honors
عن عليٍّ طوراً ورثنا المعالي
وهشمناand we shattered بالمجدthrough glory أنفthe nose of الجمودstagnation
وهشمنا بالمجد أنف الجمود
From Ali, at one time, we inherited lofty honors,
From the Most High we inherited eminence
and through glory we shattered stagnation's nose.
And with glory we crushed the nose of rigidity
نسقتناshe arrayed us بالنظمby stringing فاطمةFatimah الزهal-Zahra (first part)
نسقتنا بالنظم فاطمة الزه
راءcompletion of 'al-Zahra' نسقاًan arrangement يزرىputs to shame بنظمthe stringing of العقودnecklaces
راء نسقاً يزرى بنظم العقود
Fatimah al-Zahra strung us together,
Fatimah Al-Zahra arranged us in order
in an order that shames the stringing of necklaces.
In a sequence adorned with strung jewels
نحنwe أهلthe people of الوحاrevelation أكابرchiefs of جيشthe army of الthe
نحن أهل الوحا أكابر جيش ال
غيبunseen أهلthe people of البرهانproof أهلthe people of الشهودwitnessing
غيب أهل البرهان أهل الشهود
We are revelation's people, chiefs of the army of the
We are the people of revelation, the grandees of the army of the unseen
unseen, people of proof, people of witnessing.
The people of proof, the people of witnesses
نحنwe فيin ساحةthe court of النبوةprophethood أفلاoffshoots (first part)
نحن في ساحة النبوة أفلا
ذcompletion of 'offshoots' تدليthe descent of مقامهاits station المحمودpraised
ذ تدلي مقامها المحمود
We, in the court of prophethood, are offshoots
In the field of prophethood we are
of the descent of its praised station.
Its sublime station points the way
نحنwe قاداتleaders of خلصthe elect of القومthe people طرّاًone and all
نحن قادات خلص القوم طرّاً
وأدلاؤهمand their guides علىto المعبودthe Worshipped One
وأدلاؤهم على المعبود
We are leaders of the people's elect, one and all,
We are the sincere leaders of the people by birth
and their guides to the Worshipped One.
And their guides to the Worshipped
نحنwe بيتthe household of النبيthe Prophet مناfrom us وعناand through us
نحن بيت النبي منا وعنا
علمknowledge of مجلىthe manifestation of العلىsublimity وأخذand the taking of العهودcovenants
علم مجلى العلى وأخذ العهود
We are the Prophet's household; from us and through us come
We are the house of the Prophet, from us and through us
knowledge of sublimity's manifestation and the taking of covenants.
Knowledge of the Most High was taken and pacts made
نحنwe نعطيwe give حيناًat times ونمنعand we withhold باللَthrough God (first part)
نحن نعطي حيناً ونمنع باللَ
هcompletion of 'God' وندنيand we bring near عزماًresolutely إلىto المقصودthe intended goal
ه وندني عزماً إلى المقصود
We give at times and withhold through God,
We give at times and forbid in the name of God
and resolutely bring others near the intended goal.
And we bring our determination near to the goal
نحنwe غبناwe became absent فيin اللَهGod عنfrom كلevery شيءٍthing
نحن غبنا في اللَه عن كل شيءٍ
وطويناand we folded up الموجودwhat exists بالمفقودthrough what is absent
وطوينا الموجود بالمفقود
We were absorbed in God, oblivious to everything,
We were content in God over all things
and folded up what exists through what is absent.
And folded existence with the nonexistent
نحنwe سرناwe journeyed أئمةas imams فوصلناso we arrived
نحن سرنا أئمة فوصلنا
ووقفناand we stopped فيin السيرthe journey عندat الحددthe bounds
ووقفنا في السير عند الحدد
We journeyed as imams and so arrived,
We were guides so we connected
and stopped along the way at the bounds.
And we stopped in our path at the limits
نحنwe نلويwe bend السيوفthe swords لمdid not تبدshow قطعاًcutting
نحن نلوي السيوف لم تبد قطعاً
نتركwe leave النارthe fire غيرnot ذاتpossessing الوقودfuel
نترك النار غير ذات الوقود
We bend the swords; they do not cut.
We have never unsheathed swords except for severing
We leave the fire devoid of fuel.
We do not light a fire without fuel
نحنwe نطويwe fold up بوارزthe champions of الخصمthe foe طيّاًutterly
نحن نطوي بوارز الخصم طيّاً
ونفيدand we grant التقريبnearness للمعبودto the Worshipped One
ونفيد التقريب للمعبود
We utterly fold up the foe's champions,
We fold the contender’s exaggerations
and grant nearness to the Worshipped One.
And bring close the path to the Worshipped
نحنwe فيin مهمهthe trackless wilderness of الحقيقةTruth فرساknights (first part)
نحن في مهمه الحقيقة فرسا
نcompletion of 'knights' صدورٍdeparture مطلسمٍtalismanic فيwithin ورودarrival
ن صدورٍ مطلسمٍ في ورود
In the trackless wilderness of Truth, we are knights
In the ordeal of truth we are thoroughbred steeds
of a talismanic departure within arrival.
With armored chests amid roses
نحنwe منwhoever أمناsought us بصدقwith sincerity of انقيادٍsubmission
نحن من أمنا بصدق انقيادٍ
وودادٍand love ماnot صارbecame بالمردودone turned away
وودادٍ ما صار بالمردود
As for us, whoever seeks us with sincere submission
We believed our mother with sincere obedience
and love has not been turned away.
And affection never to be returned
نحنwe آياتthe signs of ربناour Lord فيamong البراياcreatures
نحن آيات ربنا في البرايا
رغمdespite منwhoever خبtrotted فيin ثقيلheavy القيودfetters
رغم من خب في ثقيل القيود
We are our Lord's signs among creatures,
We are signs of our Lord in the wilds
despite whoever trots in heavy fetters.
Despite whoever is fettered in heavy shackles
نحنwe للعونfor aid والعنايةand providential care والصوand protection (first part)
نحن للعون والعناية والصو
نcompletion of 'protection' وللبرand for goodness والهدىand guidance الممدودextended
ن وللبر والهدى الممدود
We are for aid, providential care, and protection,
We are for help, providence, and preservation
and for goodness and far-reaching guidance.
For righteousness, guidance, and outstretched hand
نحنwe نورthe light of النبيthe Prophet فيin الكونthe universe نجلىwe are revealed
نحن نور النبي في الكون نجلى
كلevery آنٍmoment فيin الطالعthe ascendant المسعودauspicious
كل آنٍ في الطالع المسعود
We are the Prophet's light, revealed in the universe
We are the Prophet’s light in the universe manifest
at every moment under an auspicious ascendant.
Every instant in the ascending auspiciousness