لكto you الهناjoy ياO منone who اضاshone فيin سماthe sky
لك الهنا يا من اضا في سما
عليائهhis eminence كالقمرlike the moon النيّرradiant
عليائه كالقمر النيّر
Joy be yours, O you who shone in the sky
You have glory in the heavens, O you who illuminated
of your eminence, like the radiant moon,
Its heights like the shining moon
برتبةwith a rank غراءsplendid قدindeed حزتهاyou attained it
برتبة غراء قد حزتها
قرينةpaired with النصرvictory مدىthroughout الأدهرthe ages
قرينة النصر مدى الأدهر
with a splendid rank that you have attained,
With a sublime rank you have attained
paired with victory throughout the ages.
The companion of victory for all time
لاnever زلتyou cease to be ذاendowed with سعدٍgood fortune جديدfresh وذاand endowed with
لا زلت ذا سعدٍ جديد وذا
مجدٍglory مديدٍenduring للعلىfor the heights مزهرِblossoming
مجدٍ مديدٍ للعلى مزهرِ
May you ever be endowed with fresh good fortune and with
You still have new fortune and
enduring glory, blossoming for the heights.
Lasting glory blossoming on high
قدindeed قالتdeclared الأقلامthe pens لماwhen روىrecounted
قد قالت الأقلام لما روى
عنكabout you الثناpraise الهنديthe Indian sword والسمهريand the Samhari lance
عنك الثنا الهندي والسمهري
Indeed, the pens declared, when it was recounted—
The pens have told what was narrated
your praise—by the Indian sword and the Samhari lance,
About you, the Indian and Samhari praises
بحسنwith the beauty of تاريخٍa chronogram زهيٍradiant سماrose
بحسن تاريخٍ زهيٍ سما
محمدٌMuhammad رئاسةcommand of العسكرthe army
محمدٌ رئاسة العسكر
in a fine, radiant chronogram: 'There rose
In a good, radiant history elevating
Muhammad to the command of the army.'
Muhammad, the leadership of the army