يا رَبِّ أَبقِ وَلِيَّ دَولَةِ هاشِمٍ

يا رَبِّ أَبقِ وَلِيَّ دَولَةِ هاشِمٍ

وَاِجعَل عَلَيهِ مِنَ المَكارِهِ واقِيا

وَاِجعَل عَلَيهِ مِنَ المَكارِهِ واقِيا

O Lord, preserve the guardian of Hashim’s dynasty,

O my Lord, preserve the guardian of Hashim's realm,

and set over him a shield of noble virtues.

and set over him a protector against misfortunes.

مِن أَينَ مِثلُكَ لا أَراهُ باقِياً

مِن أَينَ مِثلُكَ لا أَراهُ باقِياً

فيما يَكونُ وَلا أَراهُ ماضِيا

فيما يَكونُ وَلا أَراهُ ماضِيا

Whence could his equal come? I see none abiding

Where is your equal? I see none enduring

in what is yet to be, nor do I see one in ages past.

in times to come, nor do I see one in times past.

وَكَأَنَّما سامى أَباهُ وَجَدَّهُ

وَكَأَنَّما سامى أَباهُ وَجَدَّهُ

إِذ لَم يَجِد في العالَمينَ مُسامِيا

إِذ لَم يَجِد في العالَمينَ مُسامِيا

It is as though he vied with his father and grandfather,

And it is as though he vied with his father and grandfather in eminence,

since in all creation he found no peer to vie with.

since he found no rival among all mankind.

كانا لَعَمري عالِيَينِ عَلى الوَرى

كانا لَعَمري عالِيَينِ عَلى الوَرى

وَعَلَيهِما لا شَكَّ أَصبَحَ عالِيا

وَعَلَيهِما لا شَكَّ أَصبَحَ عالِيا

By my life, those two stood exalted above mankind,

By my life, those two stood high above mankind,

and above them both—beyond doubt—he has risen.

and he has, beyond doubt, risen higher than them both.

لا زالَ في نِعَمٍ مُحَدَّثَةٍ لَهُ

لا زالَ في نِعَمٍ مُحَدَّثَةٍ لَهُ

وَقَديمَةٍ تَبقى عَلَيهِ كَما هِيا

وَقَديمَةٍ تَبقى عَلَيهِ كَما هِيا

May he ever abide amid blessings newly bestowed upon him,

May he never cease to enjoy blessings newly bestowed on him,

and blessings of old that remain upon him just as they are.

and old blessings that remain with him just as they are.