هو النّصرُ قد أجرَى لديْكَ جِيادَهُ

هو النّصرُ قد أجرَى لديْكَ جِيادَهُ

هوَ الفتْحُ قد ألْقى إليْكَ قِيادَهُ

هوَ الفتْحُ قد ألْقى إليْكَ قِيادَهُ

Victory itself has set its steeds racing before you.

Victory has brought its steeds to you,

Conquest itself has cast its reins to you.

And conquest has entrusted you with its reins.

أما هذه بكْرُ الفُتوحِ التي بها

أما هذه بكْرُ الفُتوحِ التي بها

أتى الدهْرُ يُدْني العزّ منكَ بِعادَهُ

أتى الدهْرُ يُدْني العزّ منكَ بِعادَهُ

Is this not the maiden of conquests, through which

This is the first of the clear conquests,

Time has come to bring glory's far reaches close to you?

Through which time brought glory closer to you.

أما هذِه في الخَلْقِ ديمَةُ رحْمَةٍ

أما هذِه في الخَلْقِ ديمَةُ رحْمَةٍ

بها اللهُ قد حيّا الوُجودَ وجادَهُ

بها اللهُ قد حيّا الوُجودَ وجادَهُ

Is this not, among creation, a steady rain of mercy,

This is an eternal mercy in creation,

With which God has greeted existence and showered it with bounty?

Through which God revived existence and was generous to it.

هي الصّخرةُ الشّمّاءُ قد حلّها الهدى

هي الصّخرةُ الشّمّاءُ قد حلّها الهدى

فعمّ رُبَى مَعْمورِها ووِهادَهُ

فعمّ رُبَى مَعْمورِها ووِهادَهُ

It is the lofty rock, where guidance has come to dwell,

It is the lofty rock to which guidance came,

And pervaded the hills and hollows of its inhabited land.

So its inhabited area spread and its valleys overflowed.

وطُهِّرَ مغْناها من الشّركِ وانثَنى

وطُهِّرَ مغْناها من الشّركِ وانثَنى

يكيدُ بها التوحيدُ من كان كادَهُ

يكيدُ بها التوحيدُ من كان كادَهُ

And its abode was cleansed of idolatry; in turn,

Its chant was purified of polytheism and turned away,

Monotheism there plots against whoever had plotted against it.

As monotheism plotted against those who opposed it through it.

وسيْفُكَ سيْفُ اللهِ إذ حلّ ربْعَها

وسيْفُكَ سيْفُ اللهِ إذ حلّ ربْعَها

أباحَ به جمْعَ العِدَى وأبادَهُ

أباحَ به جمْعَ العِدَى وأبادَهُ

And your sword is God's sword; when it entered its precincts,

Your sword is God's sword, when it settled its place,

Through it He made the enemy host lawful prey and annihilated it.

It permitted the killing of enemies and destroyed them.

وجُنْدُكَ جُنْدُ اللهِ قدْ جال جوْلةً

وجُنْدُكَ جُنْدُ اللهِ قدْ جال جوْلةً

يَسُلُّ ظُباهُ أو يهُزُّ صِعادَهُ

يَسُلُّ ظُباهُ أو يهُزُّ صِعادَهُ

And your army is God's army; it has made a charge,

Your soldiers are God's soldiers, they marched,

Drawing its blades or brandishing its straight spears.

Knocking down their shields or shaking their edges.

فكُلّ كَميٍّ هزّ كُلَّ مُقَوَّمٍ

فكُلّ كَميٍّ هزّ كُلَّ مُقَوَّمٍ

يُقيمُ بمَيْدانِ الحُروبِ طِرادَهُ

يُقيمُ بمَيْدانِ الحُروبِ طِرادَهُ

So every armored warrior brandished every straightened spear,

So every brave warrior takes down every steadfast one,

Sustaining his charges on the field of battle.

Who stands his ground in the field of battles.

وسالَ نجيعُ الكُفْر فوْقَ بِطاحِها

وسالَ نجيعُ الكُفْر فوْقَ بِطاحِها

فلمْ يوردِ العذْبَ الزلالَ وِرادَهُ

فلمْ يوردِ العذْبَ الزلالَ وِرادَهُ

And unbelief's freshly shed blood flowed over its broad plains;

The gatherings of disbelief flowed over its plains,

So it did not bring its water-seekers to sweet, clear water.

But did not reach its fresh pure waters.

وعادَتْ جُموعُ المسلِمينَ برَبْعِها

وعادَتْ جُموعُ المسلِمينَ برَبْعِها

تفرِّقُ جمْعَ المُعْتَدي واحْتِشادَهُ

تفرِّقُ جمْعَ المُعْتَدي واحْتِشادَهُ

And the Muslim hosts returned to its precincts,

The throngs of Muslims returned to its lands,

Scattering the aggressor's host and his massed forces.

Scattering the groups of aggressors.

معاهِدُ والإسلامُ فيها كأنّها

معاهِدُ والإسلامُ فيها كأنّها

وقد حلّها جسْمٌ يضمُّ فؤادَهُ

وقد حلّها جسْمٌ يضمُّ فؤادَهُ

Abodes with Islam within them, as though they were,

The protected ones and Islam in it are as if

Now that it has settled there, a body embracing its heart.

It has embraced them into its heart.

أذلّ بها اللهُ الصّليبَ وحِزْبَه

أذلّ بها اللهُ الصّليبَ وحِزْبَه

وبالنّاصرِ المَوْلَى أعزّ عِبادَهُ

وبالنّاصرِ المَوْلَى أعزّ عِبادَهُ

There God humbled the cross and its partisans,

Through it God humiliated the cross and its partisans,

And through al-Nasir, the lord, He exalted His servants.

And honored His worshippers through the victorious patron.

وجرّدَ سيفَ النّصرِ في الروع مُلقياً

وجرّدَ سيفَ النّصرِ في الروع مُلقياً

على عاتِقِ الموْلَى الهُمامِ نجادَهُ

على عاتِقِ الموْلَى الهُمامِ نجادَهُ

And He unsheathed victory's sword amid terror, laying

He unsheathed the sword of victory casting

Its baldric upon the valiant lord's shoulder.

Its strap upon the shoulder of the magnificent patron.

فكان وليُّ الكُفْرِ يُبْدي تجلُّداً

فكان وليُّ الكُفْرِ يُبْدي تجلُّداً

إلى أن أراهُ حرْبَهُ وجِلادَهُ

إلى أن أراهُ حرْبَهُ وجِلادَهُ

So unbelief's champion was displaying fortitude,

So the guardian of disbelief feigned perseverance,

Until the lord showed him his warfare and swordplay.

Until he showed him his war and punishment.

وناصرُ دين اللهِ في الله مُظْهِرٌ

وناصرُ دين اللهِ في الله مُظْهِرٌ

على الله في كُلِّ الأمورِ اعتِمادَهُ

على الله في كُلِّ الأمورِ اعتِمادَهُ

And the defender of God's religion, for God's sake, displays

The supporter of God's religion through God revealing

His reliance on God in every affair.

His complete reliance upon God in all matters.

وإنّ إفَنتَ الرّومِ يجهَدُ كلّما

وإنّ إفَنتَ الرّومِ يجهَدُ كلّما

أراهُ المقامُ اليوسُفِيُّ جِهادَهُ

أراهُ المقامُ اليوسُفِيُّ جِهادَهُ

And indeed the Romans' Infante struggles whenever

Whenever the tribulation of the Romans weakened,

His Majesty Yusuf shows him his holy warfare.

He saw the Yusuf-like position strengthen his strife.

وكان وليّ الشِّركِ وافَى مُطاوِعاً

وكان وليّ الشِّركِ وافَى مُطاوِعاً

هوىً ساقَهُ نحوَ الهَوانِ وقادَهُ

هوىً ساقَهُ نحوَ الهَوانِ وقادَهُ

And idolatry's champion had come, obeying

The guardian of polytheism came obediently,

A desire that drove him toward humiliation and led him.

Led by desire to humiliation and it led him.

ففازَ بها طوْعاً وحلّ بأفْقِها

ففازَ بها طوْعاً وحلّ بأفْقِها

وألْقَى لديْها ذُخْرَهُ وعَتادَهُ

وألْقَى لديْها ذُخْرَهُ وعَتادَهُ

So he won it willingly and settled within its bounds,

He won it willingly and settled around its horizons,

And deposited his stores and equipment there.

Cast down to it his provisions and equipment.

وسارَ إلى أوطانِهِ وهْوَ ظافِرٌ

وسارَ إلى أوطانِهِ وهْوَ ظافِرٌ

لها لا إلى الأخْرى يُرجّي مَعادَهُ

لها لا إلى الأخْرى يُرجّي مَعادَهُ

And he journeyed to his native lands, victorious,

He went to his homelands victorious over it,

Hoping to return to it, not to the hereafter.

Not to others hoping for his return to it.

وكان إليها الآن يأتي بزَعْمِهِ

وكان إليها الآن يأتي بزَعْمِهِ

يريدُ ويأبَى اللهُ إلا مُرادَهُ

يريدُ ويأبَى اللهُ إلا مُرادَهُ

And now he was coming toward it, so he claimed,

Now he claims he will come to it,

He wishes, but God allows only what He wills.

God wills and refuses except His will be done.

غَدا جاهِداً قد شفّهُ لاعِجُ الصّدى

غَدا جاهِداً قد شفّهُ لاعِجُ الصّدى

يؤمِّلُ فيها ورْدَهُ ومَرادَهُ

يؤمِّلُ فيها ورْدَهُ ومَرادَهُ

He set out striving, already wasted by burning thirst,

Tomorrow waging jihad, having been roused by determination's shout,

Hoping there for his draught and his desire.

Hoping in it for his bouquet and wish.

يقودُ لها جيشَ الضّلالَة قاصِداً

يقودُ لها جيشَ الضّلالَة قاصِداً

فحلَّأهُ المِقْدارُ عنْها وذادَهُ

فحلَّأهُ المِقْدارُ عنْها وذادَهُ

He led the army of error purposefully toward it,

Leading to it the army of misguidance, intending,

So destiny barred him from its waters and drove him back,

But destiny blocked him from it and fended him off.

إلى أنْ أتى مَوْلى الخلائِفِ يوسُفٌ

إلى أنْ أتى مَوْلى الخلائِفِ يوسُفٌ

فجَدّ وأبْدى عزْمَهُ وأعادَهُ

فجَدّ وأبْدى عزْمَهُ وأعادَهُ

Until Yusuf, lord of the caliphs, came.

Until the patron of caliphs, Yusuf, came

So he strove, displayed his resolve, and showed it anew.

And was resolute, showed his resolve, and repelled him.

وقام بأعْباء الخِلافةِ مُظْهِراً

وقام بأعْباء الخِلافةِ مُظْهِراً

فجَدّ وأبْدى عزْمَهُ وأعادَهُ

فجَدّ وأبْدى عزْمَهُ وأعادَهُ

And he shouldered the burdens of the caliphate, displaying—

He took upon himself the burdens of the caliphate,

So he strove, displayed his resolve, and showed it anew.

Showing resolve, determination, and turned him back.

لذاكَ عدوُّ الدّينِ رُوِّعَ سِرْبُهُ

لذاكَ عدوُّ الدّينِ رُوِّعَ سِرْبُهُ

بحيْثُ حَكى خَفْقُ البُنودِ فُؤادَهُ

بحيْثُ حَكى خَفْقُ البُنودِ فُؤادَهُ

At this, the flock of the faith's enemy was terror-stricken,

The enemy of religion was thus terrified,

So that the fluttering of the banners mimicked his heart.

So that the fluttering banners shook his heart.

كأن بوَليِّ الكُفْرِ قد خابَ سعْيُهُ

كأن بوَليِّ الكُفْرِ قد خابَ سعْيُهُ

وكفَّ التّلاقِي بَغيَهُ وعِنادَهُ

وكفَّ التّلاقِي بَغيَهُ وعِنادَهُ

It is as though unbelief's champion has already failed in his striving,

It was as if the effort of the guardian of disbelief failed,

And the encounter has checked his aggression and defiance.

And he stopped meeting his aggression and obstinacy.

كأنّي به قد سارَ والسّيفُ خَلفَهُ

كأنّي به قد سارَ والسّيفُ خَلفَهُ

وخلّفَ للفَتْحِ المُبينِ بِلادَهُ

وخلّفَ للفَتْحِ المُبينِ بِلادَهُ

I seem to see him already departing, with the sword behind him,

It was as if he marched away with the sword behind him,

And leaving his lands to the manifest conquest.

Leaving the land of evident conquest and his home.

ولم يتخِذْ إلا الفِرارَ وقايَةً

ولم يتخِذْ إلا الفِرارَ وقايَةً

ولمْ يدّخِرْ إلا المذلَّةَ زادَهُ

ولمْ يدّخِرْ إلا المذلَّةَ زادَهُ

And he took nothing but flight as protection,

He took nothing but flight as protection,

And stored up nothing but humiliation as his provisions.

He prepared nothing but disgrace as his provision.

فيا ناصِرَ الإسْلامِ والمَلكَ الذي

فيا ناصِرَ الإسْلامِ والمَلكَ الذي

أرانا بأشْتاتِ الكَمالِ انْفِرادَهُ

أرانا بأشْتاتِ الكَمالِ انْفِرادَهُ

So, O defender of Islam and king who

O supporter of Islam, O king who

Has shown us his peerlessness in perfection's many forms:

Showed us the features of perfection in isolation.

هَنيئاً به صُنْعاً جميلاً لديكَ قد

هَنيئاً به صُنْعاً جميلاً لديكَ قد

أجالَ به النصْرُ العزيزُ جَوادَهُ

أجالَ به النصْرُ العزيزُ جَوادَهُ

Joy to you in this beautiful deed! Before you, indeed,

Congratulations on a beautiful deed,

Mighty victory has set its steed coursing through it.

Through which glorious victory raced its steeds.

وهُنِّئْتَ ألفاً منهُ فالحالُ تقتَضي

وهُنِّئْتَ ألفاً منهُ فالحالُ تقتَضي

بعزِّكَ أنّ الجمْعَ يتْلو اتّحادَهُ

بعزِّكَ أنّ الجمْعَ يتْلو اتّحادَهُ

And may you be congratulated on a thousand like it; the occasion demands,

You were congratulated a thousand times,

Through your glory, that the many follow this single one.

For your glory requires the group to unite after disunity.

وخذها على أنّ البديهَة لم تزَلْ

وخذها على أنّ البديهَة لم تزَلْ

ترُدُّ البَليغَ اللفْظِ عما أرادَهُ

ترُدُّ البَليغَ اللفْظِ عما أرادَهُ

And accept it, though improvisation has never ceased

Take it as eloquence never ceases

To turn the eloquent speaker from what he intended.

To make the eloquent word fall short of what he intended.

وأوْصافُ مولانا الخليفَةِ يوسُفٍ

وأوْصافُ مولانا الخليفَةِ يوسُفٍ

تُبكّتُ قُسّاً حيثُ لاقَى إيادَهُ

تُبكّتُ قُسّاً حيثُ لاقَى إيادَهُ

And the qualities of our lord, the caliph Yusuf,

And the attributes of our Master Caliph Yusuf

Would confound Quss when he met his Iyad.

Make the hardened weep wherever he found his support.

فلازالَ يا مَوْلايَ عهدُكَ سافِراً

فلازالَ يا مَوْلايَ عهدُكَ سافِراً

يجودُ فتَسْتَجْدي العُفاةُ عِهادَهُ

يجودُ فتَسْتَجْدي العُفاةُ عِهادَهُ

May your reign, my lord, forever shine,

So your era continues to be honest, O my Master,

Raining bounty, so that supplicants seek its recurring showers.

Bestowing generously so the destitute seek its support.