نَوال يمناك وَهوَ العارض الهامي

نَوال يمناك وَهوَ العارض الهامي

بِهِ تحقق قَبل الآن إِلهامي

بِهِ تحقق قَبل الآن إِلهامي

The bounty of your right hand is the raincloud pouring down;

Your right hand grants protection, though fate frowns.

through it, my inspiration had already come true.

In it my dreams of old are now fulfilled.

وَسَيفك العَضب في غَمدٍ لَهُ أَبَداً

وَسَيفك العَضب في غَمدٍ لَهُ أَبَداً

يودي مِن الهاصر الفَتّاك بِالهام

يودي مِن الهاصر الفَتّاك بِالهام

And your keen-edged sword, though ever in its scabbard,

Your angry blade forever in its sheath abides;

lays low the heads of crushing, deadly lions.

Else would it strike the ruthless with death.

فَمَن يَخف صَولة الباغي وَأَنتَ لَهُ

فَمَن يَخف صَولة الباغي وَأَنتَ لَهُ

مَع الإِصابة عَن قَوس الرَدى رامي

مَع الإِصابة عَن قَوس الرَدى رامي

So who would fear the aggressor's onslaught, when against him you

Who would risk your lion's wrath? Yours is the bow

shoot unerringly from the bow of death?

That finds its mark when arrows fly amain.

وَمَن يَكُن بِذمام مِنكَ مدّرعاً

وَمَن يَكُن بِذمام مِنكَ مدّرعاً

يبدّد الشَمل في كرّ وَإِقدام

يبدّد الشَمل في كرّ وَإِقدام

And whoever is armored in a pledge of protection from you

Who dons your harness as protection

scatters the gathered host in charge and bold advance.

Scatters the ranks in feat and headlong flight.

وَفي الأَمان الَّذي شيدت دَولتَه

وَفي الأَمان الَّذي شيدت دَولتَه

نام الأَنّام بِإِنجاد وَإتهام

نام الأَنّام بِإِنجاد وَإتهام

And in the safety whose dominion you have built,

In the peace your rule has built, nations slumber

humankind slept, in Najd's uplands and Tihamah's lowlands.

Trusting your aid, submitting to your reign.

وَللنزيل القرى في خير مملكة

وَللنزيل القرى في خير مملكة

لِصادق الوَعد ماضي الحَدّ بسام

لِصادق الوَعد ماضي الحَدّ بسام

And the guest finds hospitality in the finest kingdom

Happy the guest of a generous kingdom,

of one true to his promise, keen of blade and ever smiling.

True to its word and the covenant it keeps.

يا ناشر العَدل بِالعَزم الَّذي خَضعت

يا ناشر العَدل بِالعَزم الَّذي خَضعت

لَهُ البَرية مِن عرب وَأَعجام

لَهُ البَرية مِن عرب وَأَعجام

O spreader of justice through the resolve before which

Oh you who spread justice with unbending will

all humankind has bowed, Arabs and non-Arabs alike.

To which both Arab and non-Arab yield,

وَيا نصيراً لدين اللَه في فئة

وَيا نصيراً لدين اللَه في فئة

تَخشى بسالَتَها أَبناءُ ضرغام

تَخشى بسالَتَها أَبناءُ ضرغام

And O champion of God's faith among a band

Defender of God's faith against the hordes

whose valor the sons of a fierce lion fear.

Who fear the valour of Dhiraar's sons,

وَيا مُبيد الألى راعوا بسطوتهم

وَيا مُبيد الألى راعوا بسطوتهم

كَماةَ أَنصارِ سابورٍ وَبهرام

كَماةَ أَنصارِ سابورٍ وَبهرام

And O destroyer of those who, by their might, terrified

Vanquisher of tyrants who oppressed and claimed

the armored warriors among the supporters of Sabur and Bahram.

Lands, like the lords of Persia long ago,

وَيامربي جُنودٍ في شجاعتهم

وَيامربي جُنودٍ في شجاعتهم

أَنسوا بذكر الوَغى أَضرابَ بسطام

أَنسوا بذكر الوَغى أَضرابَ بسطام

And O trainer of troops who, in their courage,

Commander of legions whose courage sings

have made Bistam's peers forgotten at the mention of battle.

Of glory, heedless of the battle's flow,

وَيا مُشيّد أَركان المَهابة في

وَيا مُشيّد أَركان المَهابة في

كُلِّ البقاع بِلا نَقض وَإِبرام

كُلِّ البقاع بِلا نَقض وَإِبرام

And O builder of the pillars of awe in

Builder of awe's foundations in all climes

every land, without undoing and redoing.

Without reversal or the pact's demise.

وَمَن لتونسك الغَرّاء قَد غبطت

وَمَن لتونسك الغَرّاء قَد غبطت

عَلى رفاهتها أَقطارُ إِسلام

عَلى رفاهتها أَقطارُ إِسلام

And O you, whose splendid Tunis has been envied

Tunisia by your grace is envied for

for its prosperity by the lands of Islam.

Her prosperity by all Islamic lands.

وَمَن لَكَ الأُمة الأميّة اعترفت

وَمَن لَكَ الأُمة الأميّة اعترفت

بِأَنك اِبن السراة العادل الحامي

بِأَنك اِبن السراة العادل الحامي

And O you, to whom the unlettered nation has acknowledged

The common folk confess you are the son

that you are the son of nobles, a just protector.

Of chiefs, just protector, upright guardian.

وَمَن بيقظتك الأَوطان حالفَها

وَمَن بيقظتك الأَوطان حالفَها

دَوامُ إِنصافِها في فَصل أَحكام

دَوامُ إِنصافِها في فَصل أَحكام

And O you, through whose vigilance the homelands are allied

Your vigilance brings justice that endures

with enduring fairness in the rendering of judgments.

When you arbitrate the law's complexities.

وَمَن إِذا أَمّك الموتور أَنصفه

وَمَن إِذا أَمّك الموتور أَنصفه

مِن خَصمه مشرفيٌّ مُرهف ظامي

مِن خَصمه مشرفيٌّ مُرهف ظامي

And O you, when the bereaved seeks you, justice is done him

If you must choose between disputants, you know

against his foe by a finely honed, thirsty Mashrafi sword.

To favour justice with wisdom's piercing eye.

وَمَن سمحت بِلا سؤل وَلا طلب

وَمَن سمحت بِلا سؤل وَلا طلب

لِكُل عَبد بإِحسان وَإنعام

لِكُل عَبد بإِحسان وَإنعام

And O you who have freely bestowed, without plea or request,

Without request, you grant to every slave

kindness and bounty on every servant.

Kindness and favour generously.

وَمَن لَكَ المُصطفى نعم الوَزير وَمَن

وَمَن لَكَ المُصطفى نعم الوَزير وَمَن

أَيدته بِالهدى مِن نشر أَعلام

أَيدته بِالهدى مِن نشر أَعلام

And O you, for whom Mustafa is an excellent minister, and who

The Chosen One declared you the best vizier; you

have strengthened him with guidance by unfurling banners.

Guide with wisdom, spreading faith's emblems.

فَجالَ في حَومة التَدبير معتمداً

فَجالَ في حَومة التَدبير معتمداً

عَلى رَشادك في مَحوٍ لِأَوهام

عَلى رَشادك في مَحوٍ لِأَوهام

Thus he ranged through the arena of governance, relying

Thus you excel in governance, relying on

on your sound guidance in dispelling delusions,

Your wisdom to dispel all doubts.

حَتّى صَفا لبني الأَوطان مَوردُهم

حَتّى صَفا لبني الأَوطان مَوردُهم

بحزمِه وَذَكاء الوافر النامي

بحزمِه وَذَكاء الوافر النامي

until the homelands' sons found their water-source running clear,

Through prudent care, your people's streams run pure

through his resolve and abundant, ever-growing intelligence.

Thanks to your strong, ever-growing wisdom.

لَكَ البَشائر فَالعيد الكبير أَتى

لَكَ البَشائر فَالعيد الكبير أَتى

بِما يسرّك مِن نحرٍ لأخصام

بِما يسرّك مِن نحرٍ لأخصام

Glad tidings are yours, for the Great Feast has arrived,

Good news! The feast day comes to glad your heart

bringing what delights you: the slaughter of foes.

With triumphs over every foe.

لا زلت راحتُك البَيضاء تلثمها

لا زلت راحتُك البَيضاء تلثمها

ذوو السِيادة في عيد وَأَعوام

ذوو السِيادة في عيد وَأَعوام

May you ever have your white palm kissed

Nobles still long to kiss your hand on days

by men of eminence, at the feast and through the years.

Of feast, in years and eras without end.

وَلَم تَزَل أَلسُنُ العَليا مؤرخةً

وَلَم تَزَل أَلسُنُ العَليا مؤرخةً

عيد أَضاء لجود الصادق السامي

عيد أَضاء لجود الصادق السامي

And may the tongues of glory ever record the date:

Historians date our age from the feast that shone

"A feast shone through the sublime bounty of al-Sadiq."

With your sincerity's glorious light.