1. سَافِرْ فَوجْهُ الْعِيد سَافِرْ

    فلْتَرْجِعَنَّ وَأَنْتَ ظَافِرْ

    Travel, for Eid's face is unveiled.

    So may you surely return victorious.

  2. ولْتَظهَرنَّ على عدوِّ

    كَ إِنَّ حِزْبَ اللهِ ظَاهِرْ

    And may you surely prevail over your enemy,

    for God's host is triumphant.

  3. ولتَظْفَرَنَّ بِما يَسُـ

    ـرُّ مُوَحِّداً ويَسُوءُ كَافِرْ

    And may you surely win what brings joy

    to a believer in God's oneness and grief to an unbeliever.

  4. ولتَمْلِكَنَّ الأَرضَ وحـ

    ـدَك عامِراً مِنْها وغَامِرْ

    And may you surely possess the earth alone,

    its cultivated lands and its wastelands.

  5. ولْتَكُبُرَنَّ ويَصْغُرنَّ

    بِكَ الأَصَاغِرُ وَالأَكَابِرْ

    And may you surely grow great, while they shrink—

    the lowly and the mighty, beside you.

  6. ولتَقْصرنَّ بِك الْقَيا

    صِرُ حِينَ تَكْسِرُ والأَكَاسِر

    And may the Caesars surely fall short before you,

    when you break them—and the Khosrows too.

  7. ولَتَخضَعَنَّ لك الأَسِرّ

    ةُ حينَ تَخْطبُكَ المنَابِرْ

    And may the thrones surely bow to you

    when the pulpits proclaim you.

  8. سِرْ في أَمَانِ اللهِ فالْفَتْـ

    ـحُ المبينُ إِلَيْكَ سَائِرْ

    Go in God's protection, for victory,

    clear and manifest, is coming to you.

  9. بَادِرْ فمثلُك مَنْ يُبا

    رِي بِالفِعال ومَنْ يُبَادِرْ

    Hasten, for one like you vies

    in deeds and takes the initiative.

  10. فَدعْ الْعساكِر إِنَّ أَجـ

    ـنَادَ السَّماءِ لَكَ العَساكِرْ

    Dispense with armies, for the hosts

    of heaven are your armies.

  11. وَلَقدْ كَفاكَ الله تعـ

    ـبئةَ الْميَامِنِ وَالميَاسِر

    And God has indeed spared you the mustering

    of the right and left wings.

  12. وزر الخَليلَ فَقَدْ تَشَوَّ

    قَ أَنْ تكُونَ إِليْهِ زَائِرْ

    And visit al-Khalil, for he has yearned

    for you to come as a visitor.

  13. والمسجدُ الأَقْصَى تَشَوّ

    فَ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِليْكَ نَاظِرْ

    And al-Aqsa Mosque has longed

    to gaze upon you.

  14. مَا فِيه مَنْ يَعْصى عليـ

    ـكَ وَمَنْ يُنافِي أَوْ يُنَافِر

    There is no one in it who rebels against you,

    nor anyone who opposes or contends with you.

  15. خَافَتْ عبيدُك مِن سُطا

    كَ وكَمْ لَهمْ فِي الخَوفِ عَاذِرْ

    Your slaves feared your might,

    and how many excuse them for their fear!

  16. وتَستَّروا مِنْ رُعْبهم

    يا وَيْحَهم هَلْ عَنْك سَاتِر

    And in their terror they hid themselves.

    Alas for them! Can anything conceal them from you?

  17. خَافُوا مِن الْغَرق المُبَا

    كِرِ مِنْكَ إِنَّ البَحرَ زَاخِر

    They feared an early drowning

    from you, for the sea is surging.

  18. لي فِي الغَرامِ سَريرَةٌ

    واللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالسَّرَائِر

    I have a secret in my ardent love,

    and God knows hidden secrets best.

  19. وخَشَوْا وَلَمْ يَغْرُرْهُم

    بالَّليْثِ أَنَّ اللَّيثَ خَادرْ

    And they feared, and were not deceived

    about the lion by its resting in its lair.

  20. سَيُطَاعُ أَمْرُكَ فيهم

    إِنَّ الأُمور لَها أَمَائِر

    Your command concerning them shall be obeyed;

    for affairs have their signs.

  21. والسَّيفُ أَبْتَر في

    أَكُفهمُ وفي كَفَّيكَ بَاتِر

    And the sword is cut short in

    their hands, but in your two hands it severs.

  22. لَمْ يُخْطِئوا إِلاَّ لِعِلْمهمُ

    بِأَنَّكَ خَيرُ غَافِرْ

    They erred only because they knew

    that you are the best of forgivers,

  23. وبِعُظمِ حِلْمِكَ فَهْو جَرَّارُ

    الذُّيولِ عَلى الْجَرَائِر

    and knew your vast forbearance, for it trails

    its robe's hems over offenses.

  24. وهمُ عبيدُكَ مَا لكَسْرِهِمُ

    سِوى كَفَّيْكَ جَابِرْ

    And they are your slaves; none can mend their brokenness

    except your two hands.

  25. ولو أَنَّهم فَوْقَ السما

    ءِ عَدَتْ إِلَيْك لَهُمْ مَعَابر

    And even if they were above the sky,

    bridges for them would race toward you.

  26. وإِن اسَجَار النجمَ بعـ

    ـضُهُمُ فَمِنْكَ النَّجْمُ حَائِرْ

    And if the star's protection were sought

    by any of them, the star itself is bewildered by you.

  27. والدَّهْرُ أَصْبحَ عَاجِزاً

    لمَّا رَجَعْتَ عَلَيْه قَادِرْ

    And Time has become powerless

    when you returned with power over it.

  28. وَقَضَى لَكَ الإِقْبَالُ تسـ

    ـليم المقاد من المقادر

    And good fortune has decreed for you the surrender

    of the reins by the fates.

  29. انت الغفورلكلِّ ها

    فٍ والمُقيلُ لِكُلِّ عَاثِر

    You are the forgiver of everyone who errs,

    and the pardoner of everyone who stumbles.

  30. أَنتَ الَّذِي لاَ تُتَّقَى الـ

    ـأَفْعالُ مِنْه بِالمعَاذِرْ

    You are the one whose

    deeds are not averted by excuses.

  31. وَأَبُو العَظائِم لَيْس يَملأُ

    صَدْرَه أَمُّ الكَبَائِرْ

    And the father of mighty deeds is not one

    whose breast the mother of grave sins fills.

  32. وقَد انْتَسَبْتَ إِلى الشَّجَا

    عَةِ والسُّيُوفُ لَكَ العَشَائِرْ

    And indeed you have traced your lineage to courage,

    and swords are your clans.

  33. والنَّصْرُ إِرْثُكَ عَنْ أَبٍ

    قَدْ كَان لِلإِسْلاَمِ نَاصِر

    And victory is your inheritance from a father

    who was indeed a champion of Islam.

  34. ولَقَدْ أَطَاعَتْك الْقُلو

    بُ وأَخْلَصَتْ فِيكَ الضَّمائِر

    And hearts have indeed obeyed you,

    and consciences have been true to you.

  35. ولَقَدْ تَساوَتْ في مَحَبَّـ

    ـتِكَ البَواطِنُ والظَّوَاهرْ

    And indeed, in love for you,

    the inward and the outward have become alike.

  36. لما مَلكْتَ قُلوبَنا

    سَارَت بسيرتِكَ السَّرائِر

    When you possessed our hearts,

    our innermost thoughts followed your way.

  37. للهِ سِرٌّ فِيك يُسمَع بَلْ

    وَيُبْصَر بِالبَصَائِرْ

    God has a secret in you that is heard—nay,

    it is also seen with inner vision.

  38. كَمْ لَيلَةٍ أَحْيَيْتَها

    نَامَ الأَنَامُ وَأَنْتَ سَاهِرْ

    How many a night you have kept alive,

    while people slept and you kept vigil,

  39. للهِ فِيها قَائِماً

    وعَلَى سِوَاكَ الكَأْسُ دَائِر

    standing through it for God,

    while among others the cup went round.

  40. وتَهيم بالأًسْدِ الغِضَابِ

    وَهَام غَيْرُكَ بالجَآذرْ

    And you are enamored of furious lions,

    while others are enamored of wild-cow calves.

  41. وتَملَّها سَيَّارَةً

    مصحوبةً مِنْ أَجْلِ سَائِرْ

    And savor it as it travels,

    taken along for a traveler's sake.

  42. لم تَغْن في الأَسْفارِ عنها

    إِنَّها زَادُ المُسافِرْ

    You have not done without it on your journeys;

    it is indeed the traveler's provision.

  43. والقَولُ مِنْ سِحْرِ العقو

    لِ وقَدْ أَتيتُ بِكُلِّ سَاحر

    And speech is of the magic of minds,

    and I have brought every enchanter.

  44. وأَنَا الْوَليُّ وقَدْ عطشتُ

    إِلَى سَحَائِبكَ المَواطِرْ

    And I am your loyal friend, grown thirsty

    for your rain-bearing clouds.

  45. ما شا لعدلك أن يكون

    على فيه الدهر جائر

    Your justice would not wish

    Time to be unjust to me in this.

  46. وأُعِيذُ مَجْدَك أَنْ أَكو

    نَ وقَدْ نفقْتُ عليكَ بَائِرْ

    And I seek protection for your glory lest I become

    unsaleable, after finding a market with you.

  47. وَإِذَا نَظَرتَ إِليَّ أَكْمَدْ

    تَ المناضِلَ وَالمُناظِر

    And when you look upon me, you grieve

    the contender and the disputant.

  48. والْقَصْدُ قُربُكَ إِنَّه

    نِعْم الأَخَائِرُ والذَّخَائِر

    And the aim is nearness to you, for it is

    the best of choice possessions and treasures.

  49. قَدْ كُنْت تُكرِمُ غائِباً

    وأُريدُ ذَاكَ وَأَنْتَ حَاضِرْ

    You used to honor me while you were away,

    and I want the same while you are present.

  50. في القُربِ تَنْساني وقِد

    ماً كنتَ لي في الْبُعدِ ذَاكِرْ

    In nearness you forget me, though formerly

    you remembered me from afar.

  51. أَنت الَّذي لَوْلاَ مَدا

    ئِحُه لمَا في سُمِّيتُ شَاعِرْ

    You are the one without whose praises

    I would not have been called a poet.

  52. أَوْلَيْتَني النُّعمَى فَقَا

    بلتَ الجواهِرَ بِالجَواهِرْ

    You bestowed favor on me, and so you matched

    jewels with jewels.