تهنrejoice ياO أطولlongest-reaching الملوكthe kings يداhand
تهن يا أطول الملوك يدا
فيin بسطspreading عدلjustice وسطوةand might وندىand bounty
في بسط عدل وسطوة وندى
Rejoice, O you whose hand reaches farthest among kings,
Extend your hand, O longest of kings,
In spreading justice, might, and bounty,
In spreading justice, authority and benevolence
أجراreward وذكراand renown منamong ذلكthat الشكرgratitude فيin الthe
أجرا وذكرا من ذلك الشكر في ال
دنياworld ومنand among ذلكthat الجنانthe gardens of Paradise غداtomorrow
دنيا ومن ذلك الجنان غدا
At reward and renown: among these, gratitude in the
You shall earn reward and renown for this -
World, and among these, the gardens of Paradise tomorrow.
In this life, gratitude, and in the next, Paradise
لاdo not تستقلbelittle الذيwhat صنعتyou have done فقدfor indeed
لا تستقل الذي صنعت فقد
قمتyou fulfilled بفرضthe duty of الجهادjihad (armed struggle) مجتهداstriving earnestly
قمت بفرض الجهاد مجتهدا
Do not belittle what you have done, for indeed
Do not underestimate what you have accomplished
You have zealously fulfilled the duty of jihad.
For you have diligently fulfilled the duty of jihad
وجستand you traversed أرضthe land of العداthe enemies وأفنيتand you annihilated منamong
وجست أرض العدا وأفنيت من
أبطالهمtheir champions ماwhat يجاوزexceeds العدداthe count
أبطالهم ما يجاوز العددا
And you traversed the enemy's land and slew, among
And tread the land of the enemy, destroying
Their champions, more than can be counted.
Their heroes beyond count
وماnor رأيناwe have seen غزاattacked الفرنجthe Franks منamong الthe
وما رأينا غزا الفرنج من ال
ملوكkings فيin عقرthe heart of دارهمtheir homeland أحداanyone
ملوك في عقر دارهم أحدا
Nor have we seen the Franks attacked by any of the
Never have we seen a Frankish king wage war
Kings in the very heart of their homeland.
In the inner sanctum of their land
فسرso journey إلىto الشامal-Sham فالملائكةfor the angels الthe
فسر إلى الشام فالملائكة ال
أبرارrighteous تلقاكmeet you ملتقىa meeting حمداpraise
أبرار تلقاك ملتقى حمدا
So journey to al-Sham, for the angels, the
So march on to Syria, where the righteous
Righteous ones, will greet you with a welcome of praise.
Angels will meet you with praise
فهوfor it is فقيرin need إليكof you يأملit hopes أنthat
فهو فقير إليك يأمل أن
تصلحyou set right بالعدلthrough justice منهwithin it ماwhat فسداhas become corrupt
تصلح بالعدل منه ما فسدا
For it is in need of you, hoping that
For Syria is in need of you, hoping
You will set right through justice what has become corrupt within it.
That you will reform with justice what is corrupted
واللهand God يعطيكwill grant you فيهin it عاقبةthe outcome of النthe (start of 'victory')
والله يعطيك فيه عاقبة الن
نصرvictory كماas فيin كتابهHis Book وعداHe promised
نصر كما في كتابه وعدا
And God will grant you there an outcome of
And God will grant you the outcome of
Victory, as He promised in His Book.
Victory in it, as promised in His Book
فماfor not حباكHe granted you الورىhumankind وألهمكand He inspired you with الthe
فما حباك الورى وألهمك ال
عدلjustice وأعطاكand He gave you ماwhat ملكتyou possess سدىin vain
عدل وأعطاك ما ملكت سدى
For He did not grant you humankind, inspire you with
It is not in vain that the world loves you, and justice inspires you,
Justice, and give you what you possess in vain.
And that He has given you what you possess, not fruitlessly