وَنَجْلٍ تدرك الأَبصارُ منه

وَنَجْلٍ تدرك الأَبصارُ منه

سنا قمرٍ بتاج المجد حالِ

سنا قمرٍ بتاج المجد حالِ

And a son in whom the eyes discern

A boy whose radiance the sights can reach

the radiance of a moon adorned with glory's crown.

Like the glow of a full moon with a crown of glory

حَبَتْه سُنّةُ الإِسلام طُهراً

حَبَتْه سُنّةُ الإِسلام طُهراً

تكفَّل غَيْرَةَ الماءِ الزُّلال

تكفَّل غَيْرَةَ الماءِ الزُّلال

Islam's tradition bestowed upon him a purity

Islam's tradition loved him with pureness

that made crystal-clear water envious.

It undertook the zeal of clear water

فيا لكَ من دمٍ يجري سُروراً

فيا لكَ من دمٍ يجري سُروراً

وكَلْمٍ نقْصُه سِمَةُ الكمال

وكَلْمٍ نقْصُه سِمَةُ الكمال

So, what blood, flowing in joy,

Oh what kind of blood that flows with delight

and a wound whose loss is a mark of perfection!

And words whose flaw is a sign of perfection

وذي أَلم يلذّ به وجرحٍ

وذي أَلم يلذّ به وجرحٍ

يكون قصاصهُ جَذَلَ الرجال

يكون قصاصهُ جَذَلَ الرجال

And one in pain who delights in it, and a wound

And one who feels a pain that gives him pleasure and a wound

whose requital is the rejoicing of men.

Whose retaliation makes brave men recoil

وأَيّ جناية تَرْضى المَساعي

وأَيّ جناية تَرْضى المَساعي

بها ويُثاب جانيها بمال

بها ويُثاب جانيها بمال

And what offense do noble deeds approve

And what crime would efforts be content with

of, while its perpetrator is rewarded with money?

And its perpetrator rewarded with wealth