فِئَتِي ألتَجِي إليهِ من الخَطْ

فِئَتِي ألتَجِي إليهِ من الخَطْ

بِ وذُخرِي إن غَال وَفْريَ غولُ

بِ وذُخرِي إن غَال وَفْريَ غولُ

My protecting host—to him I flee from calamity,

My tribe comes to him out of fear

and my reserve, should a ghoul ravage my wealth.

And my provisions, if scarce, become plentiful

بعلاهُ أسمُو ومِن فضلِ ما نَوْ

بعلاهُ أسمُو ومِن فضلِ ما نَوْ

وَلَ أَقضِي فَرضَ العُلا وأُنيلُ

وَلَ أَقضِي فَرضَ العُلا وأُنيلُ

Through his eminence I rise, and from the surplus of what he has

His kingdom is sublime and from the excess of what he bestows

bestowed, I fulfill nobility's duty and give to others.

I fulfill the duty of exaltation and attain it

مَلِكٌ يذكُرُ المواعيدَ والعه

مَلِكٌ يذكُرُ المواعيدَ والعه

دَ ويُنسيهِ فضلُهُ ما يُنيلُ

دَ ويُنسيهِ فضلُهُ ما يُنيلُ

A king who remembers promises and the covenant,

A king who remembers his promises and covenants

while his generosity makes him forget what he bestows.

While his favors make him forget what he attains

مُلكُهُ ملْكُ رَحمةٍ وقضايَا

مُلكُهُ ملْكُ رَحمةٍ وقضايَا

هُ بما جاءَنا بهِ التَّنزيلُ

هُ بما جاءَنا بهِ التَّنزيلُ

His rule is a rule of mercy, and his judgments

His rule is a rule of mercy and his judgments

accord with what the Revelation has brought us.

Are according to what the revelation brought us

أنتَ حلَّيتَ بالمكارِم أهلَ ال

أنتَ حلَّيتَ بالمكارِم أهلَ ال

عصرِ حتّى تعرَّفَ المجهولُ

عصرِ حتّى تعرَّفَ المجهولُ

You adorned with noble virtues the people of the

You have adorned the people of this age with virtues

age, until the unknown became known.

Until the unknown became known

وعلاَ خاملٌ وحَامَى جَبانٌ

وعلاَ خاملٌ وحَامَى جَبانٌ

ووفَى غَادِرٌ وجادَ بَخيلُ

ووفَى غَادِرٌ وجادَ بَخيلُ

And an obscure man rose high, and a coward fought in defense;

While the indolent became active and the coward brave

and a traitor kept faith, and a miser gave freely.

The betrayer loyal and the stingy generous

وحميتَ البلادَ بالسّيفِ فاستص

وحميتَ البلادَ بالسّيفِ فاستص

عَبَ منهَا سهلٌ وعَزَّ ذليلُ

عَبَ منهَا سهلٌ وعَزَّ ذليلُ

You defended the lands with the sword, so unyielding

You have protected the lands with the sword so the easy became difficult

became what was yielding there, and the abased grew mighty.

And the humiliated became dignified

وقسمتَ الفَرِنجَ بالغزوِ شطري

وقسمتَ الفَرِنجَ بالغزوِ شطري

ن فهذَا عانٍ وهذَا قتيلُ

ن فهذَا عانٍ وهذَا قتيلُ

And through warfare you divided the Franks into two halves:

You have divided the Franks in two by conquest

this one a captive, and that one slain.

So this one is moaning while the other lies dead

والّذي لم يَحِن بسيفِكَ من خَو

والّذي لم يَحِن بسيفِكَ من خَو

فِك أمسَى وعقلُهُ مخبولُ

فِك أمسَى وعقلُهُ مخبولُ

And he who did not perish by your sword, from fear

He who did not fold at the fear of your sword

of you has become deranged in mind.

Became by nightfall a mindless man

مثَّل الخوفُ بينَ عينيهِ جيشاً

مثَّل الخوفُ بينَ عينيهِ جيشاً

لك في عُقرِ دارِه ما يزولُ

لك في عُقرِ دارِه ما يزولُ

Fear conjured before his eyes an army

Fear has imagined before his eyes hosts against you

of yours, in the heart of his home, never departing.

In the innermost part of his house that do not disappear

فالرُّبى عِندَه جيوشٌ وموجُ ال

فالرُّبى عِندَه جيوشٌ وموجُ ال

بحرِ في كلِّ لُجّةٍ أسطولُ

بحرِ في كلِّ لُجّةٍ أسطولُ

To him the hills are armies, and the waves of the

To him usury is armies and the surge of the sea

sea, in every deep expanse, are a fleet.

In every bay a fleet

وإذا مَا أغفَى أقضَّ به المَضْ

وإذا مَا أغفَى أقضَّ به المَضْ

جعَ في الحُلم سيفُكَ المسلولُ

جعَ في الحُلم سيفُكَ المسلولُ

And whenever he dozes, his bed is troubled

And if he dozes off, your bare sword takes him in sleep

in dreams by your unsheathed sword.

To slay him in a dream

فابقَ للمسلمينَ كهفاً وللإف

فابقَ للمسلمينَ كهفاً وللإف

رنجِ حَتْفاً ما أعقبَ الجيلَ جيلُ

رنجِ حَتْفاً ما أعقبَ الجيلَ جيلُ

So remain a sheltering cave for the Muslims, and for the

So remain a refuge for Muslims and a pit for the Franks

Franks, death, as long as generation follows generation.

As ages succeed with no change

بين مُلكٍ يدومُ ما دامتِ الدّنيا

بين مُلكٍ يدومُ ما دامتِ الدّنيا

وحالٍ في الفضلِ ليست تَحولُ

وحالٍ في الفضلِ ليست تَحولُ

Amid a kingdom enduring as long as the world lasts,

Between an eternal rule and grace that knows no decline

and a state of excellence that never changes;

With firm resolve, lofty, sincere, and generous

ثابِتَ الدَّستِ في اعتلاءٍ وجَدٍّ

ثابِتَ الدَّستِ في اعتلاءٍ وجَدٍّ

وعطاياكَ في البلادِ تَجولُ

وعطاياكَ في البلادِ تَجولُ

firm upon your throne, in eminence and good fortune,

Your deputy fulfilled and accomplished

while your gifts travel through the lands.

And he is the eloquent, accepted one

بَالغَ العبدُ في النّيابةِ والتَّحْ

بَالغَ العبدُ في النّيابةِ والتَّحْ

ريضِ وهو المفَوَّهُ المقبولُ

ريضِ وهو المفَوَّهُ المقبولُ

The servant did his utmost as deputy and in

He saw in the resolve to conquer what made

exhortation, being eloquent and well received.

The earth and mountains tilt toward him

فرأَى من عَزيمةِ الغَزوِ ما كَا

فرأَى من عَزيمةِ الغَزوِ ما كَا

دت له الأرضُ والجبالُ تميلُ

دت له الأرضُ والجبالُ تميلُ

So he saw such resolve for war that

And the swords responded to him with the clanking of steel

the earth and mountains almost swayed before it.

And the horses with neighing

وأجابتْه بالصّليلِ سُيوفٌ

وأجابتْه بالصّليلِ سُيوفٌ

ظَامئاتٌ وبالصَّهِيلِ خُيولُ

ظَامئاتٌ وبالصَّهِيلِ خُيولُ

And swords answered him with their clanging,

He saw the sun still beneath the horizon

thirsting, and horses with their neighing.

And the earth flooding with armies

ورأَى النَّقْعَ راكداً دون مَجرى الشْ

ورأَى النَّقْعَ راكداً دون مَجرى الشْ

شَمسِ والأرضَ بالجيوشِ تَسيلُ

شَمسِ والأرضَ بالجيوشِ تَسيلُ

And he saw the battle-dust hanging still beneath the course of the

Every land in which there is a lion army

sun, and the earth streaming with armies.

Marching above it a pack of hyenas

كلُّ أَرضٍ فيها من الأُسْدِ جيشٌ

كلُّ أَرضٍ فيها من الأُسْدِ جيشٌ

سائرٌ فوقَه من السُّمْرِ غِيلُ

سائرٌ فوقَه من السُّمْرِ غِيلُ

Every land holds an army of lions,

And if fate becomes hostile, God even then

marching beneath a thicket of dusky lances.

Is enough for us and an excellent Trustee

وإذا عاقَت المقاديرُ فاللّ

وإذا عاقَت المقاديرُ فاللّ

هُ إذاً حسبُنَا ونعْمَ الوكيلُ

هُ إذاً حسبُنَا ونعْمَ الوكيلُ

And if destiny's decrees impede us, God

is then sufficient for us—what an excellent guardian!