أَهِلالُ أَرْضٍ أَمْ هِلالُ سماءٍ

أَهِلالُ أَرْضٍ أَمْ هِلالُ سماءٍ

شَمِلَ الزَّمَانَ وأَهْلَهُ بِضِيَاءِ

شَمِلَ الزَّمَانَ وأَهْلَهُ بِضِيَاءِ

Is it a crescent of earth or a crescent of heaven

A crescent of land or a crescent of sky

That has bathed time and its people in light?

Its light embraced time and its people

بَدَرَتْ لَوامِعُ مِنْهُ شَقَّ وَمِيضُها

بَدَرَتْ لَوامِعُ مِنْهُ شَقَّ وَمِيضُها

حُجُبَ الظَّلامِ فَمَاجَ في لأْلاَءِ

حُجُبَ الظَّلامِ فَمَاجَ في لأْلاَءِ

Flashes burst from him, their gleam cleaving

Its brilliant flashes emerged

The veils of darkness; then it surged in brilliance.

Piercing through the veils of darkness overflowing with splendor

وَبَدَتْ أَسِرَّتُهُ فَكانَتْ غُرَّةً

وَبَدَتْ أَسِرَّتُهُ فَكانَتْ غُرَّةً

لِلْمُلْكِ فَوْقَ أَسِرَّةِ الْجَوْزَاءِ

لِلْمُلْكِ فَوْقَ أَسِرَّةِ الْجَوْزَاءِ

And his brow's lines appeared, becoming a radiant adornment

And its secrets appeared like the bright sickle

For kingship, above the thrones of al-Jawza.

Above the secrets of Al Jawzaa for the kingdom

نُورٌ تَوَلَّدَ بَيْنَ بَدْرٍ طالِعٍ

نُورٌ تَوَلَّدَ بَيْنَ بَدْرٍ طالِعٍ

في أَوْجِ عِزَّتِهِ وَشَمْسِ عَلاءِ

في أَوْجِ عِزَّتِهِ وَشَمْسِ عَلاءِ

A light was born between a rising full moon

A light born between the rising full moon

At the zenith of his might and a sun of eminence.

At the peak of its glory and the sun at its zenith

أَكْرِمْ بِطَلْعَتِهِ هِلالاً لَم يَزَلْ

أَكْرِمْ بِطَلْعَتِهِ هِلالاً لَم يَزَلْ

يَعْنُو إِلَيْهِ هِلالُ كُلِّ لِواءِ

يَعْنُو إِلَيْهِ هِلالُ كُلِّ لِواءِ

How noble his appearance—a crescent before which ever

Honor with its crescent one that has continued

The crescent of every banner bows!

To yearn for it the crescent of every banner

هُوَ مَوْلِدٌ عَمَّ الْكِنانَةَ نُورُهُ

هُوَ مَوْلِدٌ عَمَّ الْكِنانَةَ نُورُهُ

فَتَباشَرَتْ بِالْيُمْنِ وَالسَّرّاءِ

فَتَباشَرَتْ بِالْيُمْنِ وَالسَّرّاءِ

It is a birth whose light has filled al-Kinanah,

It is a birth whose light encompassed the horizon

So she rejoiced in good fortune and happiness.

Joy and bliss were exchanged

لَبِسَتْ بِهِ الدُّنيا جَمالَ شَبابِها

لَبِسَتْ بِهِ الدُّنيا جَمالَ شَبابِها

وَتَبَرَّجَتْ كَالغادَةِ الحَسْناءِ

وَتَبَرَّجَتْ كَالغادَةِ الحَسْناءِ

Through him the world donned the beauty of her youth,

The world dressed up in the beauty of its youth

And displayed her charms like a beautiful maiden.

And displayed itself like a beautiful gazelle

فَاهْنَأْ بِعَبدِ القادِرِ الشَّهْمِ الَّذي

فَاهْنَأْ بِعَبدِ القادِرِ الشَّهْمِ الَّذي

وافاكَ يَرْفُلُ في سَناً وَسَناءِ

وافاكَ يَرْفُلُ في سَناً وَسَناءِ

So rejoice in gallant Abd al-Qadir, who

So congratulate Abdel Qader the august

Has come to you, striding proudly in radiance and eminence.

Who came to you luxuriant in years and prosperity

وَاسْعَدْ بِهِ وَأَخِيهِ يا ابْنَ مَحَمَّدٍ

وَاسْعَدْ بِهِ وَأَخِيهِ يا ابْنَ مَحَمَّدٍ

في ظِلِّ مُلْكٍ وارِفِ الأَفْيَاءِ

في ظِلِّ مُلْكٍ وارِفِ الأَفْيَاءِ

And rejoice in him and his brother, O son of Muhammad,

And felicitate him and his brother O son of Mohammed

In the shelter of a realm with wide-spreading shade.

In the shade of extensive ever-flowing kingship

وَلَسَوْفَ تَنْجُمُ أَنْجُمٌ عَلَوِيَّةٌ

وَلَسَوْفَ تَنْجُمُ أَنْجُمٌ عَلَوِيَّةٌ

تَجْلُو ظَلامَ الشَّكِّ بِالآراءِ

تَجْلُو ظَلامَ الشَّكِّ بِالآراءِ

And surely Alawi stars will rise,

Gleaming lofty stars will shine forth

Dispelling the darkness of doubt with counsel.

Dispelling the darkness of doubt with opinions

مِنها صُدُورُ مَحَافِلٍ وَجَحَافِلٍ

مِنها صُدُورُ مَحَافِلٍ وَجَحَافِلٍ

في يَومِ أَقْضِيَةٍ وَيَوْمِ لِقَاءِ

في يَومِ أَقْضِيَةٍ وَيَوْمِ لِقَاءِ

Among them, leaders of assemblies and mighty armies,

Among them the chests of councils and cavalcades

On a day of rulings and a day of battle.

On a day of reckoning and of meeting

وَبَوارِقٌ تَنْهَلُّ فينَا بالنَّدَى

وَبَوارِقٌ تَنْهَلُّ فينَا بالنَّدَى

وصَواعِقٌ تَنْقَضُّ في الأَعداءِ

وصَواعِقٌ تَنْقَضُّ في الأَعداءِ

And lightning flashes pouring bounty's dew among us,

Flashes of lightning that rain down gentleness upon us

And thunderbolts swooping down among the enemies.

And bolts of lightning that pounce upon the enemies

وَكَأَنَّنِي بِكَ بَيْنَهُمْ مُتَرَفِّعاً

وَكَأَنَّنِي بِكَ بَيْنَهُمْ مُتَرَفِّعاً

كَالْبَدْرِ بَيْنَ كَواكِبِ الخَضْراءِ

كَالْبَدْرِ بَيْنَ كَواكِبِ الخَضْراءِ

And I seem to see you rising high among them,

It is as though I see you lofty among them

Like the full moon among the stars of the green sky.

Like the full moon among the green stars

فانْعَمْ بِعِزِّكَ يا ملِيكُ ولا تَزَلْ

فانْعَمْ بِعِزِّكَ يا ملِيكُ ولا تَزَلْ

تَحْوِي يَدَاكَ مَقالِدَ الْعَلْياء ِ

تَحْوِي يَدَاكَ مَقالِدَ الْعَلْياء ِ

So delight in your might, O king, and never cease

So enjoy your glory, O King, and never cease

To hold in your hands the keys of exalted glory.

To grasp in your hands the reins of the most high

لا زِلْتَ مَعْمُور الفِناءِ مُهَنَّأً

لا زِلْتَ مَعْمُور الفِناءِ مُهَنَّأً

في نِعْمَةٍ مَوْصُولَةٍ بِبَقاءِ

في نِعْمَةٍ مَوْصُولَةٍ بِبَقاءِ

May your courtyard ever be thronged, and you congratulated,

You remain prosperous and content

Amid blessings joined to enduring life.

In continuous grace and everlasting existence