نصرتَ لواءَ الحقِّ أيَّدك العدلُ

نصرتَ لواءَ الحقِّ أيَّدك العدلُ

فشطَّ مزار الجور وابتهج العدلُ

فشطَّ مزار الجور وابتهج العدلُ

You upheld the banner of truth; justice upheld you.

You upheld the banner of truth, supported by justice,

So tyranny's haunt grew distant, and justice rejoiced.

So the abode of injustice collapsed, and justice rejoiced.

ومدَّن خلق اللَه منك خلائقٌ

ومدَّن خلق اللَه منك خلائقٌ

ترد يد الهرميس أغضبه الهقل

ترد يد الهرميس أغضبه الهقل

Your virtues civilized God's creatures,

The creation of God gained virtues from you,

Restraining a lion's paw when a male ostrich provoked it.

That turn back the hand of the oppressor, angering injustice.

فيا لك سلطاناً سليل أعاظمٍ

فيا لك سلطاناً سليل أعاظمٍ

أريكته العظمى وكلْمته الفصل

أريكته العظمى وكلْمته الفصل

What a sultan you are, scion of great men,

O Sultan, descendent of the greatest ancestors,

His throne supreme, his word decisive!

You were granted their greatness and conclusive word.

ويا لك من غيث برحمة ربه

ويا لك من غيث برحمة ربه

يفيض فلا يعروه نقصٌ ولا بخل

يفيض فلا يعروه نقصٌ ولا بخل

What life-giving rain you are, through your Lord's mercy,

O you, a downpour with your Lord's mercy,

Overflowing, untouched by shortage or stinginess.

Overflowing, with no inadequacy or stinginess.

يروِّض آساد الدعيسة حلمه

يروِّض آساد الدعيسة حلمه

ويؤنس منه الطير نفَّره النبل

ويؤنس منه الطير نفَّره النبل

His forbearance tames the lions of al-Duʿaysa,

Your patience tames the ferocious lions,

And birds frightened by arrows find comfort in him.

And makes the birds, frightened by arrows, comforted by you.

كأنك روحٌ والبرية مهجةٌ

كأنك روحٌ والبرية مهجةٌ

وعالمها هامٌ وأنت لها عقل

وعالمها هامٌ وأنت لها عقل

You are as a spirit, and creation as lifeblood;

As if you are the soul, and the land is lifeless,

Its people are heads, and you their mind.

And its creatures confused, while you are its mind.

لقد زعم الروسيُّ أنك ظالمٌ

لقد زعم الروسيُّ أنك ظالمٌ

وعندك لا يسطو على الحمل الشبل

وعندك لا يسطو على الحمل الشبل

The Russian has indeed claimed that you are unjust,

The Russian claimed you are an oppressor,

Yet under you the lion cub does not attack the lamb.

While with you, the lamb is not preyed on by the wolf.

لينظر مليك الروس حال بلاده

لينظر مليك الروس حال بلاده

ويحكم حكماً لا يكذِّبه النقل

ويحكم حكماً لا يكذِّبه النقل

Let the king of Russia examine his country's condition,

Let the Russian king look at the state of his country,

And render a judgment that reports do not belie.

And judge with justice, not contradicted by transmitters.

أعند بني عثمان أم ببلاده

أعند بني عثمان أم ببلاده

يباع مع الحقلِ المرابعُ والعجل

يباع مع الحقلِ المرابعُ والعجل

Is it under the House of Osman, or in his country,

Are the rights of non-Muslims sold in the Ottoman state?

That the sharecropper and calf are sold along with the field?

Are bulls and calves sold with the land?

كنائسنا تبنى لديك وعنده

كنائسنا تبنى لديك وعنده

تدك فأيُّ العاهلين له الفضل

تدك فأيُّ العاهلين له الفضل

Our churches are built under you; under him

Our churches are built under your rule, while under his rule,

They are demolished—which sovereign, then, deserves the credit?

They are destroyed. So which ruler has preference?

وأيكما المعطي الحقوق لأهلها

وأيكما المعطي الحقوق لأهلها

بأعدل قسط لا يلم به زِحل

بأعدل قسط لا يلم به زِحل

And which of you grants rights to those entitled to them,

And who of you grants rights to his people,

With the fairest equity, untainted by rancor?

With the most just division, untouched by injustice?

وأيكما سيف الإله وظله ال

وأيكما سيف الإله وظله ال

لذي بيديه العقد أجمع والحل

لذي بيديه العقد أجمع والحل

And which of you is God's sword and His shadow,

And who of you is the sword of God, whose shade

In whose hands lie all binding and loosing?

Holds together each covenant and releases bindings?

لقد شرد الذمي عند دخوله ال

لقد شرد الذمي عند دخوله ال

فلاخ وفي آبائه فجع الطفل

فلاخ وفي آبائه فجع الطفل

The protected non-Muslim fled when he entered—

The non-Muslim was expelled at the Russian’s arrival,

Wallachia; the child was bereaved of his forefathers.

So even children mourned their forefathers.

ولو لمس الذميُّ راحةَ عدله

ولو لمس الذميُّ راحةَ عدله

لقرَّ وما داست منازله الذقل

لقرَّ وما داست منازله الذقل

Had the protected non-Muslim felt the palm of his justice,

Had the non-Muslim felt the justice of your rule,

He would have settled, and no hooves would have trampled his homes.

He would have settled, and residence would not have been disrupted.

ليلعم مليك الروس أن حقوقنا

ليلعم مليك الروس أن حقوقنا

لديك حقوق المسلمين وإن جلوا

لديك حقوق المسلمين وإن جلوا

Let the king of Russia know that our rights

Let the Russian king know our rights under you

With you are those of Muslims, however exalted they may be;

Are the rights of Muslims, even if they are wronged.

وأنَّ دم الذمي يحقن عندكم

وأنَّ دم الذمي يحقن عندكم

كما أمر الباري وأحكمت الرسل

كما أمر الباري وأحكمت الرسل

And that the protected non-Muslim's blood is spared among you,

And that the blood of the non-Muslim is spared by you,

As the Creator commanded and the messengers firmly ordained.

As the Creator ordered, and the messengers ruled.

طعامكمُ حلٌّ لنا وطعامنا

طعامكمُ حلٌّ لنا وطعامنا

لكم وعلينا ما علكيم لا يغلو

لكم وعلينا ما علكيم لا يغلو

Your food is lawful for us, and our food

Your food is permitted to us, and our food permitted to you,

For you; what binds you binds us, without excess.

And we carry the same responsibilities, without increase.

براك بما أعطاك ربك قانعاً

براك بما أعطاك ربك قانعاً

تعافُ بلاداً عمَّ أكثرَها المحل

تعافُ بلاداً عمَّ أكثرَها المحل

Your Lord fashioned you content with what He gave you,

You are content with what your Lord granted you,

You shun lands, most of them overtaken by drought.

Abandoning countries mostly in ruins.

فخالكَ رعديداً تحاذر سيفَه

فخالكَ رعديداً تحاذر سيفَه

وسيفك سيف اللَه ليس له مثل

وسيفك سيف اللَه ليس له مثل

So he mistook you for a coward, wary of his sword,

Your enemy fears your roaring sword,

Though your sword is God's sword, without equal.

While your sword is God’s, none equal to it.

وأوهمه الفظ الغليظ سفيرُه

وأوهمه الفظ الغليظ سفيرُه

بأن بلاد المسلمين له حل

بأن بلاد المسلمين له حل

His rude, harsh envoy deluded him

His rude envoy deluded him,

Into thinking the Muslims' lands were his to take,

That the Muslim lands are easy prey for him.

كأن بزاة الترك يغلبها القطا

كأن بزاة الترك يغلبها القطا

أو الأسد الرئبال يقهره الوعل

أو الأسد الرئبال يقهره الوعل

As though sandgrouse could overcome the Turks' falcons,

As if Turkish soldiers are defeated by ducks,

Or an ibex could subdue the fierce lion.

Or ferocious lions overpowered by deer.

لقد نطق الخفَّاش واحتكم الصدى

لقد نطق الخفَّاش واحتكم الصدى

وفاخرت الغزلان بالأرجِ الأبل

وفاخرت الغزلان بالأرجِ الأبل

The bat has spoken, and the owl has passed judgment;

The bat has spoken, and the echo arbitrated!

Camels have vied with gazelles in fragrance.

The deer rivaled the graceful oryx!

وعندَل خطَّافُ الكهوف وعسَّلت

وعندَل خطَّافُ الكهوف وعسَّلت

عناكبها واستعجل الفرس البغل

عناكبها واستعجل الفرس البغل

The swallow of caves sang like a nightingale, and honey was made

The cunning fox yelped, and its spider weaved,

By their spiders; the mule urged the horse to hurry.

And the mule hurried the horse.

دعاك لأمر لا يليق لآمر

دعاك لأمر لا يليق لآمر

فلاقَ به أن لا يطاع له رسل

فلاقَ به أن لا يطاع له رسل

He called on you for something no ruler should command,

He called you for improper affairs,

So it befitted him that his messengers go unheeded.

So suffered being disobeyed by messengers.

وسدَّد من نبل السعاية أسهماً

وسدَّد من نبل السعاية أسهماً

إليك فألقاها بسدَّته النبل

إليك فألقاها بسدَّته النبل

He aimed arrows from the shafts of slander

He unleashed arrows of intrigue toward you,

At you, but nobility cast them back at his threshold.

But his arrows fell back broken.

لعمر أبي ما المنجيكوف بعاقلٍ

لعمر أبي ما المنجيكوف بعاقلٍ

ليعرض عن حربٍ يقبِّحها العقل

ليعرض عن حربٍ يقبِّحها العقل

By my father's life, Menshikov is not wise

Mencikov is no wise man,

Enough to shun a war that reason condemns.

To refuse a war decried by the reasonable.

دعوتَ لدين اللَه دعوة صادق

دعوتَ لدين اللَه دعوة صادق

يذب عن الدين الحنيف ولا يألو

يذب عن الدين الحنيف ولا يألو

You called to God's religion with a sincere man's call,

You called to God’s religion with truth,

Defending the upright faith and sparing no effort.

Defending the Hanafi faith without wavering.

فجاءك من بيض الوجوه فيالقٌ

فجاءك من بيض الوجوه فيالقٌ

صوارمهم حمرٌ وأعينهم شهل

صوارمهم حمرٌ وأعينهم شهل

Then legions of fair-faced men came to you,

You were met by white-faced groups,

Their sharp swords red, their eyes blue-gray.

Their swords red, and their eyes blue.

أتوك بأبطال الرؤوس كواسف ال

أتوك بأبطال الرؤوس كواسف ال

وجوه يخوض الرمح فيهمُ والنصل

وجوه يخوض الرمح فيهمُ والنصل

They brought you champions' heads, dark of—

They came to you with heroes of lofty heads,

Face, with spear and blade plunging through them.

Whose faces the spear and blade penetrate.

كأن دم اللبات فوق صدورهم

كأن دم اللبات فوق صدورهم

مرمَّلةً خمرٌ يعوم به نمل

مرمَّلةً خمرٌ يعوم به نمل

As though the blood from their throats upon their chests—

As if the blood of battles upon their chests

Blood-smeared—were wine in which ants swim.

Were fermented wine, in which ants float.

وشاهد نابليون شدة جوره

وشاهد نابليون شدة جوره

فجاد بجيش من خلائقه العدل

فجاد بجيش من خلائقه العدل

Napoleon witnessed the severity of his tyranny,

Napoleon witnessed the extent of their injustice,

And generously gave an army; justice is among his virtues.

So sent an army of his creatures of justice.

وقد بعثت فكتوريا لبحارك ال

وقد بعثت فكتوريا لبحارك ال

بوارج تعلوها الغضافرة العُبْل

بوارج تعلوها الغضافرة العُبْل

And Victoria sent to your seas the

Victoria launched ironclad warships,

Warships, bearing burly lions.

With towering funnels and smooth hulls.

فما انتفعت بالمنشآت رجالُه

فما انتفعت بالمنشآت رجالُه

وأحرقهم فيض اللهيب فما ابتلُّوا

وأحرقهم فيض اللهيب فما ابتلُّوا

His men gained no benefit from the towering ships,

But her men did not benefit from their tools,

And a torrent of flame burned them without wetting them.

Burned by the torrent of flames, without softening.

فيا لك شمس الإنكليز مليكةً

فيا لك شمس الإنكليز مليكةً

تذيب جبال الروس جللها الطسل

تذيب جبال الروس جللها الطسل

O sun of the English, what a queen you are,

O sun of the British, their queen,

Melting Russia's mountains, cloaked in snow!

Melting the Russian mountains, shaking their foundations.

ويا لك نابليون رب حمية

ويا لك نابليون رب حمية

عنايته حقٌّ يزول به البطل

عنايته حقٌّ يزول به البطل

And what a champion of ardor you are, Napoleon,

And O Napoleon, guardian of zeal,

Whose solicitude is truth, dispelling falsehood!

His care is truth, heroism fades through it.

يدوم لنابليون ليث زمانه

يدوم لنابليون ليث زمانه

وجارته فكتوريا الشرف الحفل

وجارته فكتوريا الشرف الحفل

May there endure for Napoleon, the lion of his age,

May Napoleon, lion of his time, endure,

And his neighbor Victoria, abundant honor.

And his ally Victoria, of glorious gatherings.

ودمت أمير المؤمنين مؤيداً

ودمت أمير المؤمنين مؤيداً

تصان بك الدنيا وتفتخر الأهل

تصان بك الدنيا وتفتخر الأهل

And may you endure, Commander of the Faithful, upheld,

And may you, O Commander of the Faithful, remain supported,

Through you the world is safeguarded, and the people take pride.

The world protected through you, and the family prideful.

ليبطل عذل السيف سيفُك عاشقٌ

ليبطل عذل السيف سيفُك عاشقٌ

وفي أذن العشاق لا يلج العذل

وفي أذن العشاق لا يلج العذل

Let reproach of the sword cease: your sword is a lover,

May your sword of love negate the blame of the sword,

And reproach does not enter lovers' ears.

For the blame of the sword does not enter lovers’ ears.

ويهتف من والاك وهو مظفرٌ

ويهتف من والاك وهو مظفرٌ

نعشت وعشت اليوم يجتمع الشمل

نعشت وعشت اليوم يجتمع الشمل

And whoever is loyal to you cries out, victorious:

And may your loyalists acclaim, when you are victorious,

May you flourish and live! Today unity is restored.

“You have lived, and we lived - today the group is reunited!”

لسيفِك والنارِ العدى ونفوسُهم

لسيفِك والنارِ العدى ونفوسُهم

وملكِك والجيشِ المنازلُ والنفل

وملكِك والجيشِ المنازلُ والنفل

To your sword and fire belong the foes and their souls;

For your sword and the fire, the enemy, and their souls,

To your realm and army, the dwellings and the spoils.

And your rule and the army, the settlements and booty.