أمّا الهُدَى فاستقامَ من أوَدِهْ

أمّا الهُدَى فاستقامَ من أوَدِهْ

ومدَّ أطنابَهُ على عَمَدِهْ

ومدَّ أطنابَهُ على عَمَدِهْ

As for guidance, it has become straight after its crookedness,

Guidance regained its straight path,

And stretched its tent ropes over its poles.

Stretching its ropes upon its pillars.

وانتعشَ الدينُ بعدَ عَثْرتهِ

وانتعشَ الدينُ بعدَ عَثْرتهِ

واتّصلتْ كفُّهُ على عَضدِهْ

واتّصلتْ كفُّهُ على عَضدِهْ

Religion revived after its stumble,

The religion revived after its stumbling,

And its hand was joined to its upper arm.

His power reconnected to its support.

وزُلزِلَ الكفرُ من قَواعدهِ

وزُلزِلَ الكفرُ من قَواعدهِ

وجُبَّ رأسُ النِّفاقِ من كَتَدِهْ

وجُبَّ رأسُ النِّفاقِ من كَتَدِهْ

Unbelief was shaken from its foundations,

Disbelief was shaken from its foundations,

And hypocrisy's head was severed from its shoulders.

And the head of hypocrisy was severed from its trunk.

بفتحِ قَرْمونةَ التي سَبَقتْ

بفتحِ قَرْمونةَ التي سَبَقتْ

ما عدَّ كفُّ الخلافِ من عددِهْ

ما عدَّ كفُّ الخلافِ من عددِهْ

Through the conquest of Carmona, which outstripped

With the conquest of Gerona which preceded

Whatever rebellion's hand had counted among its forces,

All that the palms of discord had counted.

بيُمْن أسنَى أُميَّةٍ حَسَباً

بيُمْن أسنَى أُميَّةٍ حَسَباً

وخيرِهم رافداً لمُرتفدِهْ

وخيرِهم رافداً لمُرتفدِهْ

Through the good fortune of Umayya's most illustrious in ancestral honor,

Through the good fortune of the nobility of Umayyads,

And their finest benefactor to those who seek his bounty.

And the best of them feeding its dependants.

إمامُ عدلٍ على رعيَّتهِ

إمامُ عدلٍ على رعيَّتهِ

أشفقُ من والدٍ على ولدِهْ

أشفقُ من والدٍ على ولدِهْ

A just imam over his subjects,

The just Imam ruling over his subjects,

More compassionate than a father toward his child.

More compassionate than a father for his son.

أحيا لنا العدلَ بعدَ مِيتَتِهِ

أحيا لنا العدلَ بعدَ مِيتَتِهِ

وردَّ روحَ الحياةِ في جسدِهْ

وردَّ روحَ الحياةِ في جسدِهْ

He revived justice for us after its death,

He revived justice for us after its death,

And restored the spirit of life to its body.

And returned the spirit of life to its body.

في كلِّ يومٍ يزيدُ مكرُمةً

في كلِّ يومٍ يزيدُ مكرُمةً

ويَقصرُ الوصفُ على مدَى أمدِهْ

ويَقصرُ الوصفُ على مدَى أمدِهْ

Each day he adds a noble deed,

Every day he increases in generosity,

And description falls short, even at its furthest reach.

And description falls short of his unlimited lifetime.

فأمسُهُ دونَ يومهِ كرَماً

فأمسُهُ دونَ يومهِ كرَماً

ويومُه في السَّماحِ دونَ غدِهْ

ويومُه في السَّماحِ دونَ غدِهْ

For his yesterday falls below his today in generosity,

Yesterday was inferior to today in nobility,

And his today in munificence falls below his tomorrow.

And today is surpassed by tomorrow in generosity.

للَّهِ عبدُ الرَّحمنِ من مَلكٍ

للَّهِ عبدُ الرَّحمنِ من مَلكٍ

لابسِ ثوبِ السَّماحِ مُعتقدِهْ

لابسِ ثوبِ السَّماحِ مُعتقدِهْ

God be praised for Abd al-Rahman—what a king,

To Allah belongs the servant Abdurrahman,

Wearing generosity's robe, binding it firmly!

Wearing the garment of generosity, believing in Him.