قصدتُك أَيها الملكُ المرجّا

قصدتُك أَيها الملكُ المرجّا

فما بَعد الإله سواكَ ملجا

فما بَعد الإله سواكَ ملجا

I have sought you out, O king in whom hope is placed.

I sought you, O praised King,

For after God, there is no refuge but you.

None but you is refuge after God.

وكم عند الزمانِ لنا وعودٌ

وكم عند الزمانِ لنا وعودٌ

وتنجيزُ لها بيديك يُرجى

وتنجيزُ لها بيديك يُرجى

And how many promises Time holds for us,

How many promises we have from time,

Whose fulfillment is hoped for at your hands.

Fulfilled by your hands, we hope.

إذا ما العز أعوزه مريدٌ

إذا ما العز أعوزه مريدٌ

فناصرنا المليك يكون نفجا

فناصرنا المليك يكون نفجا

If glory ever lacks a seeker,

When the mighty is in need,

Then our Nāṣir, the sovereign, will stand forth proudly.

Our protector, the King, rushes to aid.

مَكارم قد خُصصت بها وسعدا

مَكارم قد خُصصت بها وسعدا

به قد صرت منجا كل من جا

به قد صرت منجا كل من جا

You are specially endowed with noble virtues and good fortune,

With virtues you have been endowed,

Through which you have become a haven for all who come.

And with them you became refuge for all who came.

فيا بن الأشرف المحمود فعلاً

فيا بن الأشرف المحمود فعلاً

بتفريج العظائم حين تفجا

بتفريج العظائم حين تفجا

So, O son of al-Ashraf, praised for your deeds,

O son of the most noble, praised in deed,

For relieving grave calamities when they suddenly strike:

For relieving great calamities when they erupt.

تعاداني الزمان وليس أرجو

تعاداني الزمان وليس أرجو

وآمل من سواك عليه فلجا

وآمل من سواك عليه فلجا

Time has turned against me; I neither hope

Time has let me down, and I hope

Nor expect victory over it from anyone but you.

For none but you at this difficulty.

فخذ بيدي إليك فانت خيرٌ

فخذ بيدي إليك فانت خيرٌ

لعظمٍ هاضه دهرٌ وشجّا

لعظمٍ هاضه دهرٌ وشجّا

So take my hand and draw me to you, for you are a boon

Take me by the hand to you, for you are best,

To a bone that Time has broken anew and split.

For a great one broken by time and anguished.