إِلا زَمان صدقه

إِلا زَمان صدقه

ذي الهمم الموفقه

ذي الهمم الموفقه

Except the age of Sadaqa,

Except for the era of its truthfulness,

whose lofty aspirations are granted success.

Of sublime aspirations and successes,

يا مخجل السحاب

يا مخجل السحاب

بجوده السكاب

بجوده السكاب

O shamer of the clouds,

O cloud-concealer of shame

with his pouring generosity!

With your rain-laden clouds,

يا ذا العُلا وَالجود

يا ذا العُلا وَالجود

وَالبَذل بِالمَوجود

وَالبَذل بِالمَوجود

O you of eminence and generosity,

O most high, most generous,

and giving of what is at hand,

Giving freely of your bounty,

وَملك الزمان

وَملك الزمان

وَصاحب القرآن

وَصاحب القرآن

and king of the age,

Sovereign of the age,

and companion of the Qur'an,

Keeper of the Quran,

وَواهب الأُلوف

وَواهب الأُلوف

وَخارق الصفوف

وَخارق الصفوف

and giver of thousands,

Granter of thousands upon thousands,

and breaker of battle ranks,

Breacher of ranks,

وَمَعمل الصفاح

وَمَعمل الصفاح

وَظالم الرماح

وَظالم الرماح

and wielder of sword blades,

Maker of reconciliations,

and oppressor of spears!

Subduer of lances,

يا ذا العَطايا الشامِله

يا ذا العَطايا الشامِله

يا ذا القَضايا العادِله

يا ذا القَضايا العادِله

O you of all-embracing gifts,

O universal giver of gifts,

O you of just judgments,

O just judge,

يا ذا السجايا الزاكيه

يا ذا السجايا الزاكيه

يا ذا المَساعي الهادِيه

يا ذا المَساعي الهادِيه

O you of pure virtues,

O pure-natured one,

O you of endeavors that guide,

O rightly-guided patron,

يا ذا الفخار السامي

يا ذا الفخار السامي

يا ذا النوال الهامي

يا ذا النوال الهامي

O you of lofty glory,

O noble pride,

O you of streaming bounty,

O lofty favour,

يا ذا البَنان الواكفه

يا ذا البَنان الواكفه

يا ذا الظلال الوارِفه

يا ذا الظلال الوارِفه

O you of dripping fingertips,

O sheltering shades,

O you of spreading shade!

O encompassing shadows.

لَولاك ماتَ الفَضل

لَولاك ماتَ الفَضل

لَولاك عَم الأزل

لَولاك عَم الأزل

Were it not for you, excellence would have died.

Without you, virtue would have died,

Were it not for you, privation would have spread.

Without you, time would have encompassed all,

لَولاك ماتَ الناس

لَولاك ماتَ الناس

لَولاك عَم الباس

لَولاك عَم الباس

Were it not for you, people would have died.

Without you, mankind would have died,

Were it not for you, suffering would have spread.

Without you, misery would have spread.

لَولاك لَم يرع الأَدب

لَولاك لَم يرع الأَدب

لَولاك لَم تحم العَرَب

لَولاك لَم تحم العَرَب

Were it not for you, literature would not have been fostered.

Without you, manners would have vanished,

Were it not for you, the Arabs would not have been protected.

Without you, the Arabs would have been disgraced,

لَولاك غاض الجود

لَولاك غاض الجود

وَاِحتقر الوفود

وَاِحتقر الوفود

Were it not for you, generosity would have dried up,

Without you, generosity would have waned

and delegations would have been scorned.

And delegations been scorned,

لولاك ما كان كَرم

لولاك ما كان كَرم

لَولاك لَم ترع الذمم

لَولاك لَم ترع الذمم

Were it not for you, there would have been no generosity.

Without you, no magnanimity would have existed,

Were it not for you, pledges would not have been honored.

Without you, debts of honour would have ceased,

لَولاك جار الدهر

لَولاك جار الدهر

لَولاك ماتَ الحر

لَولاك ماتَ الحر

Were it not for you, time would have dealt unjustly.

Without you, the age would have been mean,

Were it not for you, the free man would have died.

Without you, gallantry would have died,

لَولاك خاب الآمل

لَولاك خاب الآمل

لولاك رَد السائل

لولاك رَد السائل

Were it not for you, the hopeful would have been disappointed.

Without you, hopes would have been dashed,

Were it not for you, the petitioner would have been turned away.

Without you, the supplicant would have been turned away.

لَولاك لَم يصدق طَمع

لَولاك لَم يصدق طَمع

لولاك ذمت النجع

لولاك ذمت النجع

Were it not for you, hope would not have come true.

Without you, greed could not have been believed,

Were it not for you, journeys seeking bounty would have been disparaged.

Without you, the community would have been blamed.

بَقيت مَحسود النعم

بَقيت مَحسود النعم

وَدُمت مَنصور العلم

وَدُمت مَنصور العلم

May you remain envied for your blessings,

May you remain, blessed in your prosperity,

and may you endure with your banner victorious,

Supported in your knowledge,

من الليالي في حرم

من الليالي في حرم

ما لاح نجم وَنجم

ما لاح نجم وَنجم

safe from the nights within a sanctuary,

Among nights in your sanctuary

as long as star after star shines.

Where star on star has risen,

تَبقى عَلى الأَيام

تَبقى عَلى الأَيام

مؤيد الأَعلام

مؤيد الأَعلام

May you endure through the days,

Enduring through the days,

with your banners upheld,

Aided by your standards,

في دَولَةٍ مخلده

في دَولَةٍ مخلده

وَنعمة مجدده

وَنعمة مجدده

in an everlasting reign,

In an eternal state,

and renewed blessing.

And a renewed favour.