يا ابْنَ الخَلائِفِ يا سَميَّ محمّدٍ

يا ابْنَ الخَلائِفِ يا سَميَّ محمّدٍ

يا مَنْ عُلاهُ ليسَ يحْصُرُ حاصِرُ

يا مَنْ عُلاهُ ليسَ يحْصُرُ حاصِرُ

O son of caliphs, O namesake of Muhammad,

O son of caliphs, O eminent Mohammed

O you whose greatness no one can encompass!

O you whose eminence cannot be contained by any besieger

أبْشِرْ فأنتَ مجدِّدُ المُلْكِ الذي

أبْشِرْ فأنتَ مجدِّدُ المُلْكِ الذي

لوْلاكَ أصْبَحَ وهْوَ رسْمٌ داثِرُ

لوْلاكَ أصْبَحَ وهْوَ رسْمٌ داثِرُ

Rejoice, for you renew the kingdom that,

Rejoice, for you are the restorer of the kingdom which

but for you, would have become an effaced vestige.

Without you would have become erased ruins

مَنْ ذا يُعانِدُ منْكَ وارِثَهُ الذي

مَنْ ذا يُعانِدُ منْكَ وارِثَهُ الذي

بسُعودِهِ فلَكُ المَشيئَةِ دائرُ

بسُعودِهِ فلَكُ المَشيئَةِ دائرُ

Who would defy you, its heir, the one

Who can resist you, inheritor, when

by whose good fortune the sphere of divine will revolves?

With your rise the kingdom revolves according to your will

ألْقَتْ إليْكَ يدُ الخِلافَةِ أمْرَها

ألْقَتْ إليْكَ يدُ الخِلافَةِ أمْرَها

إذ كُنْتَ أنتَ لها الوَليَّ الناصِرُ

إذ كُنْتَ أنتَ لها الوَليَّ الناصِرُ

The hand of the caliphate has entrusted her affairs to you,

The caliphate has surrendered its affairs to you

since you yourself were her guardian and defender.

For you were its strong, victorious guardian

هَذا وبيْنَكَ للصّريخِ وبيْنَها

هَذا وبيْنَكَ للصّريخِ وبيْنَها

حرْبٌ مضرَّسَةٌ وبحْرٌ زاخِرُ

حرْبٌ مضرَّسَةٌ وبحْرٌ زاخِرُ

All this, though between you and her, as you came to her aid,

This one cries out to you while it and

lay a grinding war and a surging sea.

A fierce, tumultuous sea are between you

مَنْ كان هَذا الصَّنْعُ أوّلَ أمْرِهِ

مَنْ كان هَذا الصَّنْعُ أوّلَ أمْرِهِ

حسُنَتْ لهُ العُقْبى وعَزَّ الآخِرُ

حسُنَتْ لهُ العُقْبى وعَزَّ الآخِرُ

Whoever begins his undertaking with such a deed

He whose work this was at the beginning

will have a fair outcome and a glorious end.

Will have a good end and a mighty conclusion

موْلايَ عِنْدي في عُلاكَ محبّةٌ

موْلايَ عِنْدي في عُلاكَ محبّةٌ

واللّهُ يعْلَمُ ما تُكِنُّ ضَمائِرُ

واللّهُ يعْلَمُ ما تُكِنُّ ضَمائِرُ

My lord, I hold love for your eminence,

My master, I have love for your eminence

and God knows what hearts conceal.

And God knows what hearts conceal

قلْبي يُحدِّثُني بأنّكَ جابِرٌ

قلْبي يُحدِّثُني بأنّكَ جابِرٌ

كسْري وحظّي منْكَ حظٌّ وافِرُ

كسْري وحظّي منْكَ حظٌّ وافِرُ

My heart tells me that you will mend

My heart tells me you will unite

my brokenness, and my share from you will be abundant.

The glories of Chosroes and my share in you is abundant

بثَرَى جُدودِكَ قد وضَعْتُ حَقيبَتي

بثَرَى جُدودِكَ قد وضَعْتُ حَقيبَتي

فوَسيلَتي لعُلاكَ نورٌ باهِرُ

فوَسيلَتي لعُلاكَ نورٌ باهِرُ

On your forefathers' soil I have laid down my saddlebag,

I have set down my burdens on the soil of your ancestors

so my means of approach to your eminence is a dazzling light.

So my means to your eminence is a radiant light

وبذَلْتُ وُسْعي واجْتِهادي مِثْلَما

وبذَلْتُ وُسْعي واجْتِهادي مِثْلَما

يَلْقى لمُلْكِكَ سيْفُ أمْرِكَ عامِرُ

يَلْقى لمُلْكِكَ سيْفُ أمْرِكَ عامِرُ

And I have given all my strength and effort, just as

I have exerted my effort and strived

ʿĀmir, the sword of your command, endures hardship for your kingdom.

As your sword of authority flourishes

وهُوَ الوليُّ لكَ الذي اقْتَحَم الرّدى

وهُوَ الوليُّ لكَ الذي اقْتَحَم الرّدى

ونَضا العَزيمَةَ وهْوَ سيْفٌ باتِرُ

ونَضا العَزيمَةَ وهْوَ سيْفٌ باتِرُ

And he is your ally, who braved death

It is the guardian of you, charging ahead

and unsheathed resolve, himself a cleaving sword;

Resolute of purpose, a sharp blade

ووليُّ جدِّكَ في الشّدائِدِ عنْدَما

ووليُّ جدِّكَ في الشّدائِدِ عنْدَما

خذَلَتْ عُلاهُ قَبائِلٌ وعَشائِرُ

خذَلَتْ عُلاهُ قَبائِلٌ وعَشائِرُ

and your grandfather's ally in adversity, when

It is the guardian of your ancestor in adversities when

tribes and clans forsook his eminence.

Tribes and clans had abandoned his eminence

فاسْتَهْدِ منْهُ النُّصْحَ واعْلَمْ أنّهُ

فاسْتَهْدِ منْهُ النُّصْحَ واعْلَمْ أنّهُ

في كلِّ معْضِلَةٍ طَبيبٌ ماهِرُ

في كلِّ معْضِلَةٍ طَبيبٌ ماهِرُ

So seek counsel from him, and know that he

So seek advice from it and know that it is

is a skilled physician in every difficulty.

In every predicament, a skilled healer

وبعَثْتُها لتَنوبَ قبْلَ توصُّلي

وبعَثْتُها لتَنوبَ قبْلَ توصُّلي

لكَ إذْ عَراني عنْكَ عُذْرٌ ظاهِرُ

لكَ إذْ عَراني عنْكَ عُذْرٌ ظاهِرُ

And I have sent it to stand in for me before I come

I sent it to take my place before reaching you

to you, since a clear impediment has kept me from you.

As an evident excuse prevented me from you

إنْ كُنْتُ قدْ عجّلْتُ بعْضَ مَدائِحي

إنْ كُنْتُ قدْ عجّلْتُ بعْضَ مَدائِحي

فهِيَ الرِّياضُ وللرِّياضِ بَواكِرُ

فهِيَ الرِّياضُ وللرِّياضِ بَواكِرُ

If I have hastened some of my panegyrics,

If I rushed some of my praises

then they are gardens, and gardens have their first fruits.

They are blossoms, and blossoms precede fruits