أياO منyou who غداhas become قطباa pivot لدائرةfor the circle الفضلexcellence
أيا من غدا قطبا لدائرة الفضل
وياand O مركزcenter الغاياتultimate aims فيin العقلreason والنقلand transmitted learning
ويا مركز الغايات في العقل والنقل
O you who have become the pivot of the circle of excellence,
O you who have become the pole of the circle of virtue
And O center of the highest aims in reason and transmitted learning,
And O center of purposes in intellect and tradition
عليكupon you سلامpeace منfrom محبa lover ملكتهyou have won him
عليك سلام من محب ملكته
بفضلكby your generosity والأحرارand noble men تملكare won بالفضلby generosity
بفضلك والأحرار تملك بالفضل
Peace be upon you from a lover whom you have won
Peace be upon you from a lover you have possessed
By your generosity—and noble men are won by generosity.
By your merit, and the free possess by merit
إليكtoward you اشتياقيmy longing زائدincreasing بلnay لديكمwith you
إليك اشتياقي زائد بل لديكم
فؤاديmy heart وإنand although كانتwas أوالAwal بهاin it رحليmy camp
فؤادي وإن كانت أوال بها رحلي
My longing for you grows; nay, with you is
To you my yearning, moreover my heart is with you
My heart, though my camp is in Awal.
Even if my journey began with it first
بكمthrough you سامرودSamrud قدindeed سمتhas risen high ياO ابنson of هاشمHashim
بكم سامرود قد سمت يا ابن هاشم
وآفاقand the horizons هندستانHindustan منbecause of ذاكthat فيin جذلjoy
وآفاق هندستان من ذاك في جذل
Through you, Samrud has indeed risen high, O son of Hashim,
With you Samarqand flew, O Son of Hashim
And the horizons of Hindustan rejoice at that.
And horizons of India, from there withdrew in haste