كلall الملوكthe kings وجملةand all of الخلفاءthe caliphs
كل الملوك وجملة الخلفاء
تبعfollowers لربof the lord of الرايةthe banner البيضاءwhite
تبع لرب الراية البيضاء
All the kings and all the caliphs
All the kings and the caliphs combined
Are followers of the lord of the white banner:
Follow the Lord of the white banner
الناصرAl-Nasir الملكthe king الذيwho نشرتwere unfurled بهthrough him
الناصر الملك الذي نشرت به
عذباتstreamers راياتbanners علىabove الجوزاءal-Jawza, a constellation
عذبات رايات على الجوزاء
Al-Nasir, the king through whom were unfurled
Al-Nasir is the king who raised
The streamers of banners above al-Jawza.
The sweet flags over Al-Jawza
عقدتfastened لهfor him أيدىthe hands of السعودgood fortune لواءهاits banner
عقدت له أيدى السعود لواءها
فأتىand so came forth بحمدwith praise of اللهGod خيرthe finest لواءbanner
فأتى بحمد الله خير لواء
The hands of good fortune fastened its banner for him,
The hands of the Saud have tied his banner
And so, praise be to God, the finest banner came forth.
So he came with God's praise, the best banner
ماnot ظلkept يخفقfluttering وشيهاits embroidery فيin موكبa procession
ما ظل يخفق وشيها في موكب
إلاexcept that خفقنtrembled فرائصthe flanks of الأعداءthe enemies
إلا خفقن فرائص الأعداء
Never did its embroidery keep fluttering in a procession
It did not cease to flutter proudly
Without the enemies' flanks trembling.
Except the enemy horses fluttered away
والنصرand victory والفتحand conquest المبينmanifest أمامهاbefore it
والنصر والفتح المبين أمامها
فيin كلevery معتركbattlefield ويومand day of لقاءcombat
في كل معترك ويوم لقاء
And victory and manifest conquest go before it
And victory and clarity are ahead of it
On every battlefield and every day of combat.
In every battlefield and day of meeting
لازلتmay you never cease ترفعyou raise كلevery يومday رايةa banner
لازلت ترفع كل يوم راية
منشورةunfurled للمجدfor glory والعلياءand eminence
منشورة للمجد والعلياء
May you never cease to raise a banner each day,
You still raise a banner everyday
Unfurled for glory and eminence.
Spread for glory and loftiness
فاستقبلso welcome البشرىthe good tidings ونلand attain ماwhat تشتهىyou desire
فاستقبل البشرى ونل ما تشتهى
منfrom كلall منwho أعياproved too formidable علىfor الخلفاءthe caliphs
من كل من أعيا على الخلفاء
So welcome the good tidings, and attain what you desire
So receive the good news and get what you desire
From all who have proved too formidable for the caliphs.
From all those who grew weary of the caliphs