يا شرق أبا الهدى ترى أين هداك

يا شرق أبا الهدى ترى أين هداك

قد غاب ضياك وأغمى كل بهاك

قد غاب ضياك وأغمى كل بهاك

O East, father of guidance, where, I wonder, is your guidance?

O East, father of guidance, where has your guidance gone?

Your radiance has vanished, and all your splendor has dimmed.

Your light has faded and gloom has overcome your splendor.

قد كنت لكل ذي ظمأ برد روي

قد كنت لكل ذي ظمأ برد روي

ما بالك عدت شاكياً حرّ ظماك

ما بالك عدت شاكياً حرّ ظماك

You were once cooling refreshment for everyone athirst.

You were once a cool drink for the thirsty,

What ails you, that you now lament the burning heat of your thirst?

Why have you now become one complaining of parched lips?

بالأمس لكل ساقط كنت يداً

بالأمس لكل ساقط كنت يداً

واليوم غدوت ساقطاً تحت ضناك

واليوم غدوت ساقطاً تحت ضناك

Yesterday you were a helping hand to everyone fallen.

Yesterday you were a hand for every fallen one,

And today you have fallen beneath your affliction.

Today you have fallen beneath your own burden.

بالأمس لكل ذي ضنى كنت قوى

بالأمس لكل ذي ضنى كنت قوى

واليوم غدوت فاقداً كل قواك

واليوم غدوت فاقداً كل قواك

Yesterday you were strength for everyone afflicted.

Yesterday you were strength for the oppressed,

And today you are bereft of all your strength.

Today you have lost all your power.

بالأمس لكل معشر كنت حمى

بالأمس لكل معشر كنت حمى

ما ضاع حماك بل قضا خان حماك

ما ضاع حماك بل قضا خان حماك

Yesterday you were a refuge for every community.

Yesterday you were a refuge for every group,

Your refuge is not lost; rather, fate has betrayed your refuge.

Your protection did not fail, rather your protector betrayed your protection.

يا شرق ولو عليك مدّت ظلم

يا شرق ولو عليك مدّت ظلم

لا تطغ فسوف يغمر النور سماك

لا تطغ فسوف يغمر النور سماك

O East, though darkness has spread over you,

O East, even if injustice has spread over you,

Do not transgress: light will soon flood your sky.

Do not transgress, for soon light will flood your sky.

الغرب إذا زها فعن ضوئك ذا

الغرب إذا زها فعن ضوئك ذا

فالصبر الصبر فغدا رجع ضياك

فالصبر الصبر فغدا رجع ضياك

If the West shines, that is from your light.

The West, when it becomes inflated, draws from your light.

So patience, patience! Tomorrow your radiance will return.

So be patient, be patient, for tomorrow your splendor will return.

لا تختشِ يا أبا السناتيه دجى

لا تختشِ يا أبا السناتيه دجى

فالشمس أمامك اختفت وهي وراك

فالشمس أمامك اختفت وهي وراك

Do not fear darkness, O father of great minds.

Do not fear the darkness, O father of years,

For the sun has vanished from before you, yet it is behind you.

The sun has disappeared before you, yet it is behind you.

يا شرق عطشت بعدما قد سقيت

يا شرق عطشت بعدما قد سقيت

من وردك كل فيئة فوق ثراك

من وردك كل فيئة فوق ثراك

O East, you grew thirsty after you had given drink

O East, you were thirsty after having quenched

From your watering place to every community upon your soil.

Every flock above your meadows with your roses.

إن كان مياهك الجواري نضَبت

إن كان مياهك الجواري نضَبت

لا بد لفيضتِها فبُشراكَ بذاك

لا بد لفيضتِها فبُشراكَ بذاك

If your flowing waters have run dry,

If your flowing rivers have dried up,

They must overflow—so rejoice at that good news.

Rejoice, for their abundance will surely return to you.

فانهض لحمى عبد العزيز السامي

فانهض لحمى عبد العزيز السامي

هذا سلطاننا فهذا مولاك

هذا سلطاننا فهذا مولاك

So rise to the refuge of exalted Abd al-Aziz.

So rise up to protect the noble Abdulaziz,

This is our sultan; he, then, is your lord.

For he is our Sultan, he is your master.