أَثنى الحَجيجُ عَلَيكَ وَالحَرَمانِ

أَثنى الحَجيجُ عَلَيكَ وَالحَرَمانِ

وَأَجَلَّ عيدَ جُلوسِكَ الثَقَلانِ

وَأَجَلَّ عيدَ جُلوسِكَ الثَقَلانِ

The pilgrims and the two sanctuaries praised you;

The pilgrims praised you and deprivation,

And humankind and jinn revered the feast of your accession.

And postponed the celebration of your accession, the two heavy matters.

أَرضَيتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ جَعَلتَ طَريقَهُ

أَرضَيتَ رَبَّكَ إِذ جَعَلتَ طَريقَهُ

أَمناً وَفُزتَ بِنِعمَةِ الرِضوانِ

أَمناً وَفُزتَ بِنِعمَةِ الرِضوانِ

You pleased your Lord when you made His path

You pleased your Lord when you made His path secure,

Safe, and won the blessing of divine approval.

And won the blessing of His good pleasure.

وَجَمَعتَ بِالدُستورِ حَولَكَ أُمَّةً

وَجَمَعتَ بِالدُستورِ حَولَكَ أُمَّةً

شَتّى المَذاهِبِ جَمَّةَ الأَضغانِ

شَتّى المَذاهِبِ جَمَّةَ الأَضغانِ

And through the constitution you gathered around you a nation

With the constitution you gathered around you a nation,

Of diverse creeds and abundant grudges.

Diverse in doctrine, unanimous in purpose.

فَغَدَوتَ تَسكُنُ في القُلوبِ وَتَرتَعي

فَغَدَوتَ تَسكُنُ في القُلوبِ وَتَرتَعي

حَبّاتِها وَتَحُلُّ في الوِجدانِ

حَبّاتِها وَتَحُلُّ في الوِجدانِ

So you came to dwell in hearts and graze upon

So you came to reside in hearts and graze upon

Their very cores, and lodge within the inner self.

Their seeds and melt into ecstasy.

راعَيتَهُم حَتّى عَلِمتَ بِأَنَّهُم

راعَيتَهُم حَتّى عَلِمتَ بِأَنَّهُم

بَلَغوا أَشُدَّهُمُ عَلى الأَزمانِ

بَلَغوا أَشُدَّهُمُ عَلى الأَزمانِ

You tended them until you knew that they

You shepherded them until you knew they had reached

Had reached their full strength over the years.

Their prime in life's phases.

فَجَعَلتَ أَمرَ الناسِ شورى بَينَهُم

فَجَعَلتَ أَمرَ الناسِ شورى بَينَهُم

وَأَقَمتَ شَرعَ الواحِدِ الدَيّانِ

وَأَقَمتَ شَرعَ الواحِدِ الدَيّانِ

So you made the people's affairs a matter of mutual counsel,

So you made the people's affairs a consultation between them

And established the law of the One, the Judge.

And upheld the law of the One Judge.

لَو أَنَّهُم وَزَنوا الجُيوشَ بِمَشهَدٍ

لَو أَنَّهُم وَزَنوا الجُيوشَ بِمَشهَدٍ

رَجَحَت بِجَيشِكَ كِفَّةُ الميزانِ

رَجَحَت بِجَيشِكَ كِفَّةُ الميزانِ

Were they to weigh the armies before witnesses,

If they weighed the armies against a spectacle

The balance's pan would tip beneath your army.

Your army would tip the scales.

لَو شاءَ زَلزَلَها عَلى أَعدائِهِ

لَو شاءَ زَلزَلَها عَلى أَعدائِهِ

أَو شاءَ أَذهَلَها عَنِ الدَوَرانِ

أَو شاءَ أَذهَلَها عَنِ الدَوَرانِ

If it wished, it could shake the earth beneath its foes,

If He wished He would make them quake over their enemies

Or, if it wished, stun it out of its turning.

Or wished He would confuse them from revolution.

يَمشونَ في حَلَقِ الحَديدِ إِلى العِدا

يَمشونَ في حَلَقِ الحَديدِ إِلى العِدا

وَكَأَنَّهُم سَدٌّ مِنَ الإِنسانِ

وَكَأَنَّهُم سَدٌّ مِنَ الإِنسانِ

They march in rings of iron toward their foes,

They walk into the arena of steel to the foe

As though they were a rampart made of men.

As if they were a barrier of men.

وَكَأَنَّ مَقدَمَهُم إِذا لَمَعَ الضُحى

وَكَأَنَّ مَقدَمَهُم إِذا لَمَعَ الضُحى

سَيلٌ مِنَ الهِندِيِّ وَالمُرّانِ

سَيلٌ مِنَ الهِندِيِّ وَالمُرّانِ

And as though their advance, when the forenoon shines,

And as if their vanguard when dawn gleams

Were a torrent of Indian swords and ash-wood spears.

Were a torrent of Indian and Syrian steel.

يَتَواقَعونَ عَلى الرَدى وَصُفوفُهُم

يَتَواقَعونَ عَلى الرَدى وَصُفوفُهُم

رَغمَ الوُثوبِ كَثابِتِ البُنيانِ

رَغمَ الوُثوبِ كَثابِتِ البُنيانِ

They hurl themselves upon death, yet their ranks,

They take turns on the remains and their ranks despite the turmoil

Despite the charge, are like solid masonry.

Are like the firmness of a building.

فَإِذا المَدافِعُ في النِزالِ تَجاوَبَت

فَإِذا المَدافِعُ في النِزالِ تَجاوَبَت

بِزَئيرِها وَتَلاحَمَ الجَيشانِ

بِزَئيرِها وَتَلاحَمَ الجَيشانِ

Then, when the cannon in battle answer one another

So when the cannons in battle thunder

With their roaring, and the two armies grapple,

With their roaring and the two armies clash,

وَإِذا القَنابِلُ دَمدَمَت وَتَفَجَّرَت

وَإِذا القَنابِلُ دَمدَمَت وَتَفَجَّرَت

تَحتَ الغُبارِ تَفَجُّرَ البُركانِ

تَحتَ الغُبارِ تَفَجُّرَ البُركانِ

And when the bombs thunder and explode

And when the bombs explode and burst

Beneath the dust like a volcano erupting,

Exploding beneath the dust like volcanoes,

وَإِذا البَنادِقُ أَرسَلَت نيرانَها

وَإِذا البَنادِقُ أَرسَلَت نيرانَها

طُلُقاً وَأَسبابُ الهَلاكِ دَواني

طُلُقاً وَأَسبابُ الهَلاكِ دَواني

And when the rifles unleash their fire

And when the rifles unleash their fires

Unrestrained, and the causes of death draw near,

Freely and the means of death run riot,

أَبصَرتَ جِنّاً في مَسالِخِ فِتيَةٍ

أَبصَرتَ جِنّاً في مَسالِخِ فِتيَةٍ

وَشَهِدتَ أَفئِدَةً مِنَ الصُوّانِ

وَشَهِدتَ أَفئِدَةً مِنَ الصُوّانِ

You see jinn in the skins of young men,

You see jinn in the slaughterhouses of youths

And behold hearts of flint.

And hearts of lions from warriors.

مُرهُم يَخوضوا الزاخِراتِ وَيَنسِفوا

مُرهُم يَخوضوا الزاخِراتِ وَيَنسِفوا

شُمَّ الجِبالِ بِقُوَّةِ الإيمانِ

شُمَّ الجِبالِ بِقُوَّةِ الإيمانِ

Command them to plunge through surging seas and blast apart

Undaunted they plunge into the melees and blast

The lofty mountains with the strength of faith.

The ridges of mountains with the strength of faith.

ثَلِجَت صُدورُهُمُ وَقَرَّ قَرارُهُم

ثَلِجَت صُدورُهُمُ وَقَرَّ قَرارُهُم

لَمّا حَلَفتَ بِأَوثَقِ الأَيمانِ

لَمّا حَلَفتَ بِأَوثَقِ الأَيمانِ

Their breasts grew cool, and they rested secure,

Their breasts iced over and their resolve steadied

When you swore the most binding of oaths.

When you swore the strongest of oaths.

تَاللَهِ ما شَكّوا بِصِدقِكَ دونَها

تَاللَهِ ما شَكّوا بِصِدقِكَ دونَها

هُم يَعرِفونَ شَمائِلَ السُلطانِ

هُم يَعرِفونَ شَمائِلَ السُلطانِ

By God, even without them, they never doubted your truthfulness;

By God, they did not doubt your sincerity toward them,

They know the Sultan's character.

They know the traits of the Sultan.

لَكِنَّهُم دَرَجوا عَلى سَنَنٍ بِهِ

لَكِنَّهُم دَرَجوا عَلى سَنَنٍ بِهِ

لِوِقايَةِ الدُستورِ خَيرُ ضَمانِ

لِوِقايَةِ الدُستورِ خَيرُ ضَمانِ

But they have followed a custom in which

But they marched in rhythms by which

Lies the best guarantee for safeguarding the constitution.

To protect the constitution, the best guarantee.

ياأَيُّها الشَعبُ الكَريمُ تَماسَكوا

ياأَيُّها الشَعبُ الكَريمُ تَماسَكوا

وَخُذوا أُمورَكُمُ بِغَيرِ تَواني

وَخُذوا أُمورَكُمُ بِغَيرِ تَواني

O noble people, hold together,

O noble people, unite

And take charge of your affairs without delay.

And take your affairs without hesitation.

ما لي أُذَكِّرُكُم وَتِلكَ رُبوعُكُم

ما لي أُذَكِّرُكُم وَتِلكَ رُبوعُكُم

مَرعى النُهى وَمَنابِتُ الشُجعانِ

مَرعى النُهى وَمَنابِتُ الشُجعانِ

Why do I remind you, when those lands of yours are

Why should I remind you when those are your meadows

A pasture for intellect and nurseries of the brave?

Pasture of integrity and plantation of the valiant?

أَدرَكتُمُ الدُستورَ غَيرَ مُلَوَّثٍ

أَدرَكتُمُ الدُستورَ غَيرَ مُلَوَّثٍ

بِدَمٍ وَلا مُتَلَطِّخاً بِهَوانِ

بِدَمٍ وَلا مُتَلَطِّخاً بِهَوانِ

You attained the constitution unstained

You attained the constitution unsullied

By blood, and unsullied by humiliation.

By blood nor smeared with disgrace.

وَفَعَلتُمُ فِعلَ الرِجالِ وَكُنتُمُ

وَفَعَلتُمُ فِعلَ الرِجالِ وَكُنتُمُ

يَومَ الفَخارِ كَأُمَّةِ اليابانِ

يَومَ الفَخارِ كَأُمَّةِ اليابانِ

And you did the deeds of men, and were

And you acted like men and were on the day of pride

On the day of pride like the nation of Japan.

As the Japanese nation.

فَتَفَيَّئوا ظِلَّ الهِلالِ فَإِنَّهُ

فَتَفَيَّئوا ظِلَّ الهِلالِ فَإِنَّهُ

جَمُّ المَبَرَّةِ واسِعُ الإِحسانِ

جَمُّ المَبَرَّةِ واسِعُ الإِحسانِ

So shelter in the crescent's shade, for it is

So take shelter in the shade of the crescent, for it

Abundant in kindness, boundless in beneficence.

Is perfect in compassion and great in kindness.

يَرعى لِموسى وَالمَسيحِ وَأَحمَدٍ

يَرعى لِموسى وَالمَسيحِ وَأَحمَدٍ

حَقَّ الوَلاءِ وَحُرمَةَ الأَديانِ

حَقَّ الوَلاءِ وَحُرمَةَ الأَديانِ

It safeguards for Moses, the Messiah, and Ahmad

It protects the loyalty of Moses, Christ, and Ahmad

The right of allegiance and the sanctity of religions.

And the sanctity of religions.

فَخُذوا المَواثِقَ وَالعُهودَ عَلى هُدى ال

فَخُذوا المَواثِقَ وَالعُهودَ عَلى هُدى ال

تَوراةِ وَالإِنجيلِ وَالفُرقانِ

تَوراةِ وَالإِنجيلِ وَالفُرقانِ

So take covenants and pledges by the guidance of the

So take the covenants and promises in the guidance of the

Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion.

Torah, Gospel, and Quran,

وَتَذَوَّقوا مَعنى الحَياةِ فَإِنَّها

وَتَذَوَّقوا مَعنى الحَياةِ فَإِنَّها

في مِصرَ أَلفاظٌ بِغَيرِ مَعاني

في مِصرَ أَلفاظٌ بِغَيرِ مَعاني

And taste the meaning of life, for it is

And taste the meaning of life, for in Egypt

In Egypt, words devoid of meanings.

They are words without meanings.

وَدَعوا التَقاطُعَ في المَذاهِبِ بَينَكُم

وَدَعوا التَقاطُعَ في المَذاهِبِ بَينَكُم

إِنَّ التَقاطُعَ آيَةُ الخِذلانِ

إِنَّ التَقاطُعَ آيَةُ الخِذلانِ

And abandon estrangement between you over creeds;

And leave sectarian strife between you

Estrangement is a sign of failure.

For strife is a sign of humiliation.

وَتَسابَقوا لِلباقِياتِ وَأَظهِروا

وَتَسابَقوا لِلباقِياتِ وَأَظهِروا

لِلعالَمينَ دَفائِنَ الأَذهانِ

لِلعالَمينَ دَفائِنَ الأَذهانِ

And race toward lasting deeds, and reveal

And compete for the lasting deeds and show

To all the world the buried treasures of minds.

The treasures of minds to both worlds.

وَلّى زَمانُ المُعتَدينَ كَما اِنطَوَت

وَلّى زَمانُ المُعتَدينَ كَما اِنطَوَت

حِيَلُ الشُيوخِ وَإِمرَةُ الخِصيانِ

حِيَلُ الشُيوخِ وَإِمرَةُ الخِصيانِ

The age of aggressors has passed, as have vanished

The time of transgressors has passed just as the wiles

The sheikhs' schemes and the rule of eunuchs.

Of schemers and the authority of eunuchs have waned.

لا الشَكُّ يَذهَبُ بِاليَقينِ وَلا الرُؤى

لا الشَكُّ يَذهَبُ بِاليَقينِ وَلا الرُؤى

تُجدي المُسيءَ وَلا رُقى الشَيطانِ

تُجدي المُسيءَ وَلا رُقى الشَيطانِ

Doubt does not dispel certainty, nor do dreams

Neither doubt takes away certainty nor do dreams benefit

Help the wrongdoer, nor the Devil's incantations.

The evildoer nor does the devil's climbing.

وُضِعَ الكِتابُ وَسيقَ جَمعُهُمُ إِلى

وُضِعَ الكِتابُ وَسيقَ جَمعُهُمُ إِلى

يَومِ الحِسابِ وَمَوقِفِ الإِذعانِ

يَومِ الحِسابِ وَمَوقِفِ الإِذعانِ

The book was set down, and their throng was driven to

The Book was placed and their multitude was driven to

The day of reckoning and the station of submission.

The Day of Reckoning and the Station of Submission.

وَتَوَسَّموهُم في القُيودِ فَقائِلٌ

وَتَوَسَّموهُم في القُيودِ فَقائِلٌ

هَذا فُلانٌ قَد وَشى بِفُلانِ

هَذا فُلانٌ قَد وَشى بِفُلانِ

And they recognized them in chains, one saying:

And imagine them in chains, so one says

This is so-and-so, who informed against so-and-so.

“That's so-and-so who slandered so-and-so,”

وَمُلَبِّبٌ لِغَريمِهِ وَمُطالِبٌ

وَمُلَبِّبٌ لِغَريمِهِ وَمُطالِبٌ

بِدَمٍ أُريقَ بِمَسبَحِ الحيتانِ

بِدَمٍ أُريقَ بِمَسبَحِ الحيتانِ

And one grips his adversary by the collar, another demands redress

And a claimant against his foe and a demander

For blood spilled where the whales swim.

Of blood shed by the whip of monsters.

قَد جاءَ يَومُهُمُ هُنا وَأَمامَهُم

قَد جاءَ يَومُهُمُ هُنا وَأَمامَهُم

بَعدَ النُشورِ هُناكَ يَومٌ ثاني

بَعدَ النُشورِ هُناكَ يَومٌ ثاني

Their day has come here, and ahead of them,

Their day has come here and after the resurrection

After the resurrection, lies a second day there.

Beyond is for them another day.

سُبحانَ مَن دانَ القَضاءُ بِأَمرِهِ

سُبحانَ مَن دانَ القَضاءُ بِأَمرِهِ

لِيَدِ الضَعيفِ مِنَ القَوِيِّ الجاني

لِيَدِ الضَعيفِ مِنَ القَوِيِّ الجاني

Glory to Him at whose command justice yielded

Glory to Him whose judgement the hand of the weak

To the weak one's hand against the strong offender.

Rules over the oppressor and transgressor.

يا يَومَ عادَ النازِحونَ لِأَرضِهِم

يا يَومَ عادَ النازِحونَ لِأَرضِهِم

يَتَسابَقونَ لِرُؤيَةِ الأَوطانِ

يَتَسابَقونَ لِرُؤيَةِ الأَوطانِ

O day when the exiles returned to their land,

O day the displaced return to their land

Racing to behold their homelands!

Competing to see the homelands.

لِلَّهِ كَم أَطفَأتَ مِن نارٍ ذَكَت

لِلَّهِ كَم أَطفَأتَ مِن نارٍ ذَكَت

دَهراً وَكَم هَدَّأتَ مِن أَشجانِ

دَهراً وَكَم هَدَّأتَ مِن أَشجانِ

God, how many fires you quenched that had blazed

By God, how many fires you extinguished that kindled

For ages, and how many griefs you calmed!

An age and how many griefs you soothed!

هَذا يَطيرُ إِلى فَروقَ وَمَن بِها

هَذا يَطيرُ إِلى فَروقَ وَمَن بِها

شَوقاً وَذاكَ إِلى رُبى لُبنانِ

شَوقاً وَذاكَ إِلى رُبى لُبنانِ

This one flies to Faruq and those within it,

This one flies joyfully to Upper Egypt, and that

In longing, and that one to the hills of Lebanon.

To the slopes of Lebanon in yearning.

خَلَعوا الشَبابَ عَلى البَشيرِ وَأَخلَقوا

خَلَعوا الشَبابَ عَلى البَشيرِ وَأَخلَقوا

بِاللَثمِ عَهدَ خَليفَةِ الرَحمَنِ

بِاللَثمِ عَهدَ خَليفَةِ الرَحمَنِ

They draped the bearer of good news in youth, and wore thin

They relinquished youth to al-Bashir and created

With kisses the covenant of the Merciful's caliph.

Through kissing the era of the Caliph of the Merciful.

وَتَعانَقوا بَعدَ النَوى كَخَمائِلٍ

وَتَعانَقوا بَعدَ النَوى كَخَمائِلٍ

يَحلو بِهِنَّ تَعانُقُ الأَغصانِ

يَحلو بِهِنَّ تَعانُقُ الأَغصانِ

And they embraced after separation like groves

And they embraced after estrangement like lovers

In which the branches' embrace is lovely.

Pleased by the embrace of branches.

فَتَرى النِساءَ مَعَ الرِجالِ سَوافِراً

فَتَرى النِساءَ مَعَ الرِجالِ سَوافِراً

لا يَتَّقينَ عَوادِيَ الأَجفانِ

لا يَتَّقينَ عَوادِيَ الأَجفانِ

So you see women unveiled among the men,

So you see the women with the men in droves

Not guarding against the assaults of eyelids.

Fearing not the disapproval of the censorious.

عَجَباً لَهُنَّ وَقَد خُلِقنَ أَوانِساً

عَجَباً لَهُنَّ وَقَد خُلِقنَ أَوانِساً

يَبرُزنَ في فَرَحٍ وَفي أَحزانِ

يَبرُزنَ في فَرَحٍ وَفي أَحزانِ

How wondrous they are, created as gracious maidens,

Wondrous are they who were created confidantes

Coming forth in joy and in sorrow.

Emerging in joy and in sorrow.

أَهلاً بِحاسِرَةِ اللِثامِ وَمَن إِذا

أَهلاً بِحاسِرَةِ اللِثامِ وَمَن إِذا

سَفَرَت عَنّا لِجَمالِها القَمَرانِ

سَفَرَت عَنّا لِجَمالِها القَمَرانِ

Welcome to the unveiled one, and to her at whose

Greetings unveiler of the veil, she who if

Unveiling the two luminaries bow before her beauty.

She travels her two moons adorn beauty.

خَطَرَت فَعَطَّرَتِ المَشارِقَ عِندَما

خَطَرَت فَعَطَّرَتِ المَشارِقَ عِندَما

هَبَّت نَسائِمُها مِنَ البَلقانِ

هَبَّت نَسائِمُها مِنَ البَلقانِ

She stepped gracefully, perfuming the eastern lands, when

She gladdened the east when her breeze blew

Her breezes blew from the Balkans.

From the Balkans.

يا لَيتَها خَطَرَت بِمِصرَ وَأَشرَقَت

يا لَيتَها خَطَرَت بِمِصرَ وَأَشرَقَت

في يَومِ أَسعُدِها عَلى طَهرانِ

في يَومِ أَسعُدِها عَلى طَهرانِ

Would that she had passed through Egypt and shone

Would that she gladdened Egypt and shone

Upon Tehran on her happiest day!

On its happiest day in Tahrir.

أَضناهُما شَوقٌ قَدِ اِبيَضَّت لَهُ

أَضناهُما شَوقٌ قَدِ اِبيَضَّت لَهُ

كَبِداهُما وَتَصَدَّعَ القَلبانِ

كَبِداهُما وَتَصَدَّعَ القَلبانِ

Longing has worn them both down; it has whitened

Yearning has whitened their two livers for her and cracked

Both their livers and split both their hearts.

Their two hearts.

عَرَفَ الوَرى ميقاتَها فَتَرَقَّبوا

عَرَفَ الوَرى ميقاتَها فَتَرَقَّبوا

تَمّوزَ مِثلَ تَرَقُّبِ الظَمآنِ

تَمّوزَ مِثلَ تَرَقُّبِ الظَمآنِ

Humankind knew her appointed time and awaited

The world knew her timing so they awaited

July as the thirsty wait.

July like the thirsty await drinking.

شَهرٌ بِهِ بُعِثَ الرَجاءُ وَأُنشِرَت

شَهرٌ بِهِ بُعِثَ الرَجاءُ وَأُنشِرَت

أُمَمٌ وَبُدِّلَ خَوفُها بِأَمانِ

أُمَمٌ وَبُدِّلَ خَوفُها بِأَمانِ

A month in which hope was revived, and resurrected

A month in which hope was brought to life and

Were nations, whose fear was changed to safety.

Nations were freed and fear became safety,

فَلَهُ عَلى الدُنيا الجَديدَةِ نِعمَةٌ

فَلَهُ عَلى الدُنيا الجَديدَةِ نِعمَةٌ

يَشدو بِذِكرِ صَنيعِها الفَتَيانِ

يَشدو بِذِكرِ صَنيعِها الفَتَيانِ

It bestowed a blessing upon the New World;

So it has a blessing over the new world

The young men sing in remembrance of its beneficent deed.

Which the youth sing the tale of its achievement,

وَعَلى فَرَنسيسِ الحَضارَةِ مِنَّةٌ

وَعَلى فَرَنسيسِ الحَضارَةِ مِنَّةٌ

تُتلى أَناشيدٌ لَها وَأَغاني

تُتلى أَناشيدٌ لَها وَأَغاني

And it granted a favor to the civilized French,

And over Frances of civilization a favor

For which anthems and songs are recited.

Sung in anthems and songs.

تَمّوزُ أَنتَ أَبو الشُهورِ جَلالَةً

تَمّوزُ أَنتَ أَبو الشُهورِ جَلالَةً

تَمّوزٌ أَنتَ مُنى الأَسيرِ العاني

تَمّوزٌ أَنتَ مُنى الأَسيرِ العاني

July, you are the father of months in majesty;

July you are the father of months in majesty

July, you are the longing of the captive in bondage.

July you are the asylum of the suffering prisoner.

هَلّا جَعَلتَ لَنا نَصيباً عَلَّنا

هَلّا جَعَلتَ لَنا نَصيباً عَلَّنا

نَجري مَعَ الأَحياءِ في مَيدانِ

نَجري مَعَ الأَحياءِ في مَيدانِ

Why not give us a share, so that perhaps we

Why can't you make for us a share so we

May run with the living in an arena?

Race with the living in the arena?

أَيَعودُ مِنكَ الآمِلونَ بِما رَجَوا

أَيَعودُ مِنكَ الآمِلونَ بِما رَجَوا

وَنَعودُ نَحنُ بِذَلِكَ الحِرمانِ

وَنَعودُ نَحنُ بِذَلِكَ الحِرمانِ

Shall the hopeful return from you with what they hoped for,

Will those hoping through you obtain what they hoped for

While we return with that deprivation?

And we return with that deprivation?

تَمّوزُ إِنَّ بِنا إِلَيكَ لَحاجَةً

تَمّوزُ إِنَّ بِنا إِلَيكَ لَحاجَةً

فَمَتى الأَوانُ وَأَنتَ خَيرُ أَوانِ

فَمَتى الأَوانُ وَأَنتَ خَيرُ أَوانِ

July, we have indeed a pressing need of you;

July we indeed need you

So when is the time, since you are the best of times?

So when is the time and you are the best time?

مِنّي عَلى دارِ السَلامِ تَحِيَّةٌ

مِنّي عَلى دارِ السَلامِ تَحِيَّةٌ

وَعَلى الخَليفَةِ مِن بَني عُثمانِ

وَعَلى الخَليفَةِ مِن بَني عُثمانِ

From me a greeting to the Abode of Peace,

From me are greetings to the Abode of Peace

And to the caliph of the sons of Uthman,

And to the Caliph from the sons of Othman,

وَعَلى رِجالِ الجَيشِ مِن ماشٍ بِهِ

وَعَلى رِجالِ الجَيشِ مِن ماشٍ بِهِ

أَو راكِبٍ أَو نازِحٍ أَو داني

أَو راكِبٍ أَو نازِحٍ أَو داني

And to the army's men, marching in its ranks

And to the army men marching, riding, displaced or nearby,

Or mounted, whether far away or near,

And to the exemplars who settled in virtue except

وَعَلى الأُلى سَكَنوا إِلى الحُسنى سِوى

وَعَلى الأُلى سَكَنوا إِلى الحُسنى سِوى

ذاكَ الَّذي يَدعو إِلى العِصيانِ

ذاكَ الَّذي يَدعو إِلى العِصيانِ

And to those who have embraced the good, except

He who calls to disobedience,

That one who calls to rebellion

And to the Hejaz's outcast and what is in it

وَإِلى الحِجازِ الخارِجِيِّ وَما بِهِ

وَإِلى الحِجازِ الخارِجِيِّ وَما بِهِ

إِلّا اِقتِناصُ الأَصفَرِ الرَنّانِ

إِلّا اِقتِناصُ الأَصفَرِ الرَنّانِ

And to rebellious Hejaz, with no concern

Except seizing the chirping sparrow,

But the pursuit of ringing yellow gold.

What is it to the noble descendent of the best of

ما لِلشَريفِ المُنتَمي حَسَباً إِلى

ما لِلشَريفِ المُنتَمي حَسَباً إِلى

خَيرِ البَرِيَّةِ مِن بَني عَدنانِ

خَيرِ البَرِيَّةِ مِن بَني عَدنانِ

What ails the Sharif, who traces his lineage to

Humanity from the sons of Adnan,

The best of creation among the sons of Adnan,

To befriend and support its misguidance and ignorance

أَمسى يُمالِئُهُ وَيَنصُرُ غَيَّهُ

أَمسى يُمالِئُهُ وَيَنصُرُ غَيَّهُ

وَضَلالَهُ بِحُثالَةِ العُربانِ

وَضَلالَهُ بِحُثالَةِ العُربانِ

That he now sides with him and supports his waywardness

With the rabble of Arabs?

And his misguidance with the dregs of the Bedouins?

By God if you two gathered the sands of Naqa

تَاللَهِ لَو جَنَّدتُما رَملَ النَقا

تَاللَهِ لَو جَنَّدتُما رَملَ النَقا

وَنَزَلتُما بِمَواطِنِ العِقبانِ

وَنَزَلتُما بِمَواطِنِ العِقبانِ

By God, even if you two conscripted the sands of the dune,

And descended in the habitations of eagles,

And encamped in the haunts of eagles,

And planted the Hejazi land with spears

وَغَرَستُما أَرضَ الحِجازِ أَسِنَّةً

وَغَرَستُما أَرضَ الحِجازِ أَسِنَّةً

وَأَسَلتُما بَحراً مِنَ النيرانِ

وَأَسَلتُما بَحراً مِنَ النيرانِ

And planted the land of Hejaz with spearheads,

And ignited a sea of fires,

And made a sea of fires flow,

And established in it impregnable fortresses

وَأَقَمتُما فيها المَعاقِلَ مَنعَةً

وَأَقَمتُما فيها المَعاقِلَ مَنعَةً

مِن أَرضِ نَجدٍ إِلى خَليجِ عُمانِ

مِن أَرضِ نَجدٍ إِلى خَليجِ عُمانِ

And raised strongholds there for protection,

From the land of Najd to the Gulf of Oman,

From the land of Najd to the Gulf of Oman,

I would annihilate you, pelt you, and scatter you

لَدَهاكُما وَرَماكُما وَذَراكُما

لَدَهاكُما وَرَماكُما وَذَراكُما

ماحي الحُصونِ وَماسِحُ البُلدانِ

ماحي الحُصونِ وَماسِحُ البُلدانِ

He would overwhelm you both, strike you both, and scatter you both—

Obliterating the citadels and razing the lands.

The razer of fortresses and sweeper of lands.

Whether you come willingly or I come to you

إِن تَأتِيا طَوعاً وَإِلّا فَأتِيا

إِن تَأتِيا طَوعاً وَإِلّا فَأتِيا

كَرهاً بِلا حَولٍ وَلا سُلطانِ

كَرهاً بِلا حَولٍ وَلا سُلطانِ

Come willingly, both of you; otherwise, come

Forcibly, without might or power.

Unwillingly, without strength or authority.

And to you O Branch of the Caliphs, praise

وَإِلَيكَ يا فَرعَ الخَلائِفِ مِدحَةً

وَإِلَيكَ يا فَرعَ الخَلائِفِ مِدحَةً

عَزَّت شَوارِدُها عَلى حَسّانِ

عَزَّت شَوارِدُها عَلى حَسّانِ

And to you, O scion of the caliphs, a song of praise

Whose wild geese settled in Hassaan,

Whose fugitive verses would elude even Hassan,

From a poet whose integrity his poetry affirms

مِن شاعِرٍ تَثِبُ النُهى لِقَريضِهِ

مِن شاعِرٍ تَثِبُ النُهى لِقَريضِهِ

وَثبَ النُفوسِ لِرَنَّةِ العيدانِ

وَثبَ النُفوسِ لِرَنَّةِ العيدانِ

From a poet at whose verse intellects leap

And souls thrill to the tinkling of his rhymes,

As souls leap at the ringing of lutes.

Who gifts praise to the King chains

يُهدي المَديحَ إِلى المَليكِ سَبائِكاً

يُهدي المَديحَ إِلى المَليكِ سَبائِكاً

تَعنو لَهُنَّ سَبائِكُ العِقيانِ

تَعنو لَهُنَّ سَبائِكُ العِقيانِ

He offers praise to the monarch as ingots

That the chains of language aspire to,

Before which ingots of pure gold bow.

For when crowns become equal I crown them

إِنَّ المُلوكَ إِذا اِستَوَت أَلبَستُها

إِنَّ المُلوكَ إِذا اِستَوَت أَلبَستُها

بِالمَدحِ تيجاناً عَلى تيجانِ

بِالمَدحِ تيجاناً عَلى تيجانِ

Indeed, when kings stand equal, I clothe them

With praise atop their crowns.

Through praise, with crowns upon their crowns.