لا زلتَ يا دهرُ تجلو منظراً حَسنا

لا زلتَ يا دهرُ تجلو منظراً حَسنا

عن طلعةٍ سعدُها في يُمنها اقترنا

عن طلعةٍ سعدُها في يُمنها اقترنا

May you never cease, O Time, unveiling a lovely sight

O time, you still reveal a beautiful scene

Of a countenance whose happiness is joined to its good fortune,

Of a rising whose prosperity connected with auspiciousness

لماجدٍ أشرقت في الكرخِ غُرَّتهُ

لماجدٍ أشرقت في الكرخِ غُرَّتهُ

شمساً تُمزِّقُ في أنوارِها الدُجنا

شمساً تُمزِّقُ في أنوارِها الدُجنا

Of a noble man whose brow shone in al-Karkh

For Majid whose renown shone in al-Karkh

As a sun whose rays tear the darkness apart.

A sun that tears through its lights the darkness

أغرُّ سادَ فكانَ البدرَ ترمقُه ال

أغرُّ سادَ فكانَ البدرَ ترمقُه ال

دنيا وجادَ فكانَ العارِضَ الهتِنا

دنيا وجادَ فكانَ العارِضَ الهتِنا

Radiant, he rose to eminence and became the full moon gazed upon by the

The full moon seemed to it to look small

world; he gave generously and became a rain cloud pouring down.

The generous world yielded to it utterly

وكم سمعتُ لداعٍ مَن لمكرمةٍ

وكم سمعتُ لداعٍ مَن لمكرمةٍ

فهل سمعتَ سواه من يقولُ أنا

فهل سمعتَ سواه من يقولُ أنا

And how often I have heard a caller cry, 'Who will do a noble deed?'

And how often have I heard someone calling out generously

But have you heard anyone but him say, 'I will'?

Have you heard other than him say “It is I”?

محمدٌ حسنُ الأخلاقِ راحتهُ ال

محمدٌ حسنُ الأخلاقِ راحتهُ ال

بيضاءُ كم طوَّقت جيد الورى مِننا

بيضاءُ كم طوَّقت جيد الورى مِننا

Muhammad, of noble character—his palm,

Muhammad, beautiful in character, his rest

white, has so often encircled humankind's neck with favors.

A shining white, how often the brow of glory wore us

أما وحبوةِ علياه وما جَمعت

أما وحبوةِ علياه وما جَمعت

من الفخارِ وبُردَيهِ وما ضَمنا

من الفخارِ وبُردَيهِ وما ضَمنا

Indeed, by the girdling wrap of his eminence and all it has gathered

By the love of Ali and what he collected

Of glory, and by his two mantles and all they contain,

Of excellence, his coats of mail, and what he guaranteed

لقد كسى مجدهُ الزورا بأجمعها

لقد كسى مجدهُ الزورا بأجمعها

بُرداً من الفخرِ فيه فاخَرت عدنا

بُرداً من الفخرِ فيه فاخَرت عدنا

His glory has indeed clothed all of al-Zawra

Indeed, his glory clothed al-Zawra’ all over

In a mantle of pride in which she rivaled Adn.

With coats of pride in which Aden vied

يا باسطاً للندى كفًّا بنائِلها

يا باسطاً للندى كفًّا بنائِلها

تُبخِّل الأَجودَينِ البحر والمُزنا

تُبخِّل الأَجودَينِ البحر والمُزنا

O you who extend a hand in generosity, whose bounty

O you who extends palms with its hanging fruits

Makes the two most generous—the sea and rain clouds—seem miserly,

So the sea and clouds are miserly

قسنا الورى فوجدناها الوهادَ لكم

قسنا الورى فوجدناها الوهادَ لكم

جميعها ووجدناكم لها قُننا

جميعها ووجدناكم لها قُننا

We measured humankind and found them lowlands beside you,

We weighed mankind and found them platforms for you

All of them, and found you their summits.

All together and found you anchors for them

والحلمُ يولدُ فيما بينكم معكم

والحلمُ يولدُ فيما بينكم معكم

يا خِفَّةَ الطودِ لو في طِفلكم وُزِنا

يا خِفَّةَ الطودِ لو في طِفلكم وُزِنا

And forbearance is born in your midst, along with you;

And forbearance is born among you with you

How light the mountain would be, if weighed against your infant!

O light burdens, if weighed you would be weighty

لا زالَ بيتُ عَلاكم للورى حَرماً

لا زالَ بيتُ عَلاكم للورى حَرماً

مَن راعَه الدهرُ واستذرى به أمِنا

مَن راعَه الدهرُ واستذرى به أمِنا

May the house of your eminence ever remain a sanctuary for humankind;

The house of your ascent still remains for mankind a sanctuary

Whoever Time has frightened and who seeks refuge in it is safe.

Those whom time regarded highly and through whom we felt safe

أنتُم جواهرُ عقد الفخرِ لا برِحت

أنتُم جواهرُ عقد الفخرِ لا برِحت

بكم تحلّي يدا علياكمُ الزمَنا

بكم تحلّي يدا علياكمُ الزمَنا

You are the jewels of glory's necklace; may there never be an end

You are jewels in the necklace of pride

To the two hands of your eminence adorning Time with you.

The epochs continue to adorn themselves with your hands