diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -2080,44 +2080,49 @@ def reposetup(ui, repo):
 seriesopts = [('s', 'summary', None, _('print first line of patch header'))]
 
 cmdtable = {
-    "qapplied": (applied, [] + seriesopts, 'hg qapplied [-s] [PATCH]'),
-    "qclone": (clone,
-               [('', 'pull', None, _('use pull protocol to copy metadata')),
-                ('U', 'noupdate', None, _('do not update the new working directories')),
-                ('', 'uncompressed', None,
-                 _('use uncompressed transfer (fast over LAN)')),
-                ('e', 'ssh', '', _('specify ssh command to use')),
-                ('p', 'patches', '', _('location of source patch repo')),
-                ('', 'remotecmd', '',
-                 _('specify hg command to run on the remote side'))],
-               'hg qclone [OPTION]... SOURCE [DEST]'),
+    "qapplied": (applied, [] + seriesopts, _('hg qapplied [-s] [PATCH]')),
+    "qclone":
+        (clone,
+         [('', 'pull', None, _('use pull protocol to copy metadata')),
+          ('U', 'noupdate', None, _('do not update the new working directories')),
+          ('', 'uncompressed', None,
+           _('use uncompressed transfer (fast over LAN)')),
+          ('e', 'ssh', '', _('specify ssh command to use')),
+          ('p', 'patches', '', _('location of source patch repo')),
+          ('', 'remotecmd', '',
+           _('specify hg command to run on the remote side'))],
+         _('hg qclone [OPTION]... SOURCE [DEST]')),
     "qcommit|qci":
         (commit,
          commands.table["^commit|ci"][1],
-         'hg qcommit [OPTION]... [FILE]...'),
-    "^qdiff": (diff,
-               [('g', 'git', None, _('use git extended diff format')),
-                ('I', 'include', [], _('include names matching the given patterns')),
-                ('X', 'exclude', [], _('exclude names matching the given patterns'))],
-               'hg qdiff [-I] [-X] [FILE]...'),
+         _('hg qcommit [OPTION]... [FILE]...')),
+    "^qdiff":
+        (diff,
+         [('g', 'git', None, _('use git extended diff format')),
+          ('I', 'include', [], _('include names matching the given patterns')),
+          ('X', 'exclude', [], _('exclude names matching the given patterns'))],
+         _('hg qdiff [-I] [-X] [-g] [FILE]...')),
     "qdelete|qremove|qrm":
         (delete,
          [('k', 'keep', None, _('keep patch file')),
           ('r', 'rev', [], _('stop managing a revision'))],
-          'hg qdelete [-k] [-r REV]... PATCH...'),
+         _('hg qdelete [-k] [-r REV]... PATCH...')),
     'qfold':
         (fold,
          [('e', 'edit', None, _('edit patch header')),
-          ('k', 'keep', None, _('keep folded patch files'))
-          ] + commands.commitopts,
-         'hg qfold [-e] [-m <text>] [-l <file] PATCH...'),
-    'qgoto': (goto, [('f', 'force', None, _('overwrite any local changes'))],
-              'hg qgoto [OPT]... PATCH'),
-    'qguard': (guard, [('l', 'list', None, _('list all patches and guards')),
-                       ('n', 'none', None, _('drop all guards'))],
-               'hg qguard [PATCH] [+GUARD]... [-GUARD]...'),
-    'qheader': (header, [],
-                _('hg qheader [PATCH]')),
+          ('k', 'keep', None, _('keep folded patch files')),
+         ] + commands.commitopts,
+         _('hg qfold [-e] [-k] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] PATCH...')),
+    'qgoto':
+        (goto,
+         [('f', 'force', None, _('overwrite any local changes'))],
+         _('hg qgoto [OPTION]... PATCH')),
+    'qguard':
+        (guard,
+         [('l', 'list', None, _('list all patches and guards')),
+          ('n', 'none', None, _('drop all guards'))],
+         _('hg qguard [-l] [-n] [PATCH] [+GUARD]... [-GUARD]...')),
+    'qheader': (header, [], _('hg qheader [PATCH]')),
     "^qimport":
         (qimport,
          [('e', 'existing', None, 'import file in patch dir'),
@@ -2125,75 +2130,76 @@ cmdtable = {
           ('f', 'force', None, 'overwrite existing files'),
           ('r', 'rev', [], 'place existing revisions under mq control'),
           ('g', 'git', None, _('use git extended diff format'))],
-         'hg qimport [-e] [-n NAME] [-f] [-g] [-r REV]... FILE...'),
+         _('hg qimport [-e] [-n NAME] [-f] [-g] [-r REV]... FILE...')),
     "^qinit":
         (init,
          [('c', 'create-repo', None, 'create queue repository')],
-         'hg qinit [-c]'),
+         _('hg qinit [-c]')),
     "qnew":
         (new,
          [('e', 'edit', None, _('edit commit message')),
           ('f', 'force', None, _('import uncommitted changes into patch')),
           ('I', 'include', [], _('include names matching the given patterns')),
-          ('X', 'exclude', [], _('exclude names matching the given patterns'))
+          ('X', 'exclude', [], _('exclude names matching the given patterns')),
           ] + commands.commitopts,
-         'hg qnew [-e] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-f] PATCH [FILE]...'),
-    "qnext": (next, [] + seriesopts, 'hg qnext [-s]'),
-    "qprev": (prev, [] + seriesopts, 'hg qprev [-s]'),
+         _('hg qnew [-e] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-f] PATCH [FILE]...')),
+    "qnext": (next, [] + seriesopts, _('hg qnext [-s]')),
+    "qprev": (prev, [] + seriesopts, _('hg qprev [-s]')),
     "^qpop":
         (pop,
-         [('a', 'all', None, 'pop all patches'),
-          ('n', 'name', '', 'queue name to pop'),
-          ('f', 'force', None, 'forget any local changes')],
-         'hg qpop [-a] [-n NAME] [-f] [PATCH | INDEX]'),
+         [('a', 'all', None, _('pop all patches')),
+          ('n', 'name', '', _('queue name to pop')),
+          ('f', 'force', None, _('forget any local changes'))],
+         _('hg qpop [-a] [-n NAME] [-f] [PATCH | INDEX]')),
     "^qpush":
         (push,
-         [('f', 'force', None, 'apply if the patch has rejects'),
-          ('l', 'list', None, 'list patch name in commit text'),
-          ('a', 'all', None, 'apply all patches'),
-          ('m', 'merge', None, 'merge from another queue'),
-          ('n', 'name', '', 'merge queue name')],
-         'hg qpush [-f] [-l] [-a] [-m] [-n NAME] [PATCH | INDEX]'),
+         [('f', 'force', None, _('apply if the patch has rejects')),
+          ('l', 'list', None, _('list patch name in commit text')),
+          ('a', 'all', None, _('apply all patches')),
+          ('m', 'merge', None, _('merge from another queue')),
+          ('n', 'name', '', _('merge queue name'))],
+         _('hg qpush [-f] [-l] [-a] [-m] [-n NAME] [PATCH | INDEX]')),
     "^qrefresh":
         (refresh,
          [('e', 'edit', None, _('edit commit message')),
           ('g', 'git', None, _('use git extended diff format')),
-          ('s', 'short', None, 'refresh only files already in the patch'),
+          ('s', 'short', None, _('refresh only files already in the patch')),
           ('I', 'include', [], _('include names matching the given patterns')),
-          ('X', 'exclude', [], _('exclude names matching the given patterns'))
+          ('X', 'exclude', [], _('exclude names matching the given patterns')),
           ] + commands.commitopts,
-         'hg qrefresh [-I] [-X] [-e] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-s] [FILE]...'),
+         _('hg qrefresh [-I] [-X] [-e] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-s] [FILE]...')),
     'qrename|qmv':
-        (rename, [], 'hg qrename PATCH1 [PATCH2]'),
+        (rename, [], _('hg qrename PATCH1 [PATCH2]')),
     "qrestore":
         (restore,
-         [('d', 'delete', None, 'delete save entry'),
-          ('u', 'update', None, 'update queue working dir')],
-         'hg qrestore [-d] [-u] REV'),
+         [('d', 'delete', None, _('delete save entry')),
+          ('u', 'update', None, _('update queue working dir'))],
+         _('hg qrestore [-d] [-u] REV')),
     "qsave":
         (save,
-         [('c', 'copy', None, 'copy patch directory'),
-          ('n', 'name', '', 'copy directory name'),
-          ('e', 'empty', None, 'clear queue status file'),
-          ('f', 'force', None, 'force copy')] + commands.commitopts,
-         'hg qsave [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-c] [-n NAME] [-e] [-f]'),
-    "qselect": (select,
-                [('n', 'none', None, _('disable all guards')),
-                 ('s', 'series', None, _('list all guards in series file')),
-                 ('', 'pop', None,
-                  _('pop to before first guarded applied patch')),
-                 ('', 'reapply', None, _('pop, then reapply patches'))],
-                'hg qselect [OPTION]... [GUARD]...'),
+         [('c', 'copy', None, _('copy patch directory')),
+          ('n', 'name', '', _('copy directory name')),
+          ('e', 'empty', None, _('clear queue status file')),
+          ('f', 'force', None, _('force copy'))] + commands.commitopts,
+         _('hg qsave [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-c] [-n NAME] [-e] [-f]')),
+    "qselect":
+        (select,
+         [('n', 'none', None, _('disable all guards')),
+          ('s', 'series', None, _('list all guards in series file')),
+          ('', 'pop', None, _('pop to before first guarded applied patch')),
+          ('', 'reapply', None, _('pop, then reapply patches'))],
+         _('hg qselect [OPTION]... [GUARD]...')),
     "qseries":
         (series,
-         [('m', 'missing', None, 'print patches not in series')] + seriesopts,
-         'hg qseries [-ms]'),
+         [('m', 'missing', None, _('print patches not in series')),
+         ] + seriesopts,
+         _('hg qseries [-ms]')),
     "^strip":
         (strip,
-         [('f', 'force', None, 'force multi-head removal'),
-          ('b', 'backup', None, 'bundle unrelated changesets'),
-          ('n', 'nobackup', None, 'no backups')],
-         'hg strip [-f] [-b] [-n] REV'),
-    "qtop": (top, [] + seriesopts, 'hg qtop [-s]'),
-    "qunapplied": (unapplied, [] + seriesopts, 'hg qunapplied [-s] [PATCH]'),
+         [('f', 'force', None, _('force multi-head removal')),
+          ('b', 'backup', None, _('bundle unrelated changesets')),
+          ('n', 'nobackup', None, _('no backups'))],
+         _('hg strip [-f] [-b] [-n] REV')),
+    "qtop": (top, [] + seriesopts, _('hg qtop [-s]')),
+    "qunapplied": (unapplied, [] + seriesopts, _('hg qunapplied [-s] [PATCH]')),
 }