1. A flash gleamed in the darkness of night
Its youthful heart overflowed with passion

2. Oh, how lovelorn when yearning overwhelms
The gentle breeze soothed its aching heart

3. We thanked the Najd breeze for conveying
Our messages, so excellent was its delivery

4. Yet it changed me by caressing
My beloved’s cheeks and kissing

5. And kohl upon the eyelids departed
My youth like the kohl in slumber

6. Languid was the gaze that equals
Our swords polished to a shine

7. The mouth smiles, gleaming
Its towering form gone

8. It bends as if a bough
Flirted with it in the morn

9. Beauty spills roses on his cheeks
The fragrance of blooms is not faded

10. And moles mark his temples until
No access remains for the admirer

11. His beauty surpassed sailors’
As his glory did the excellent heroes

12. Majid, from the lofty palm tree
Grew branches of esteem and wholesome roots

13. The beholders glean from him alive
A light for the sublime as evidence

14. He has resolute determination for enterprises
Of settled purpose, no remnants of despair

15. Virtuous, pure, lauded, commended
Praiseworthy endeavors, noble origins

16. Like pearls his honors shone
Remaining without loss

17. Fate bestowed him generously instead of stingily
At times fate may begrudge the precious being miserly

18. His heart was ruled in the cradle
An infant, not an unsteady colt

19. Dyed from essence of eminence
A crown for him from his grandeur

20. Conspicuous honor and noble pride
Settled, firmly fixed, does not fade

21. O scion of nobles, you are indeed exalted
When one claims descent from you, however lowly

22. He rose to lead to law, guided
The learned emulated him and the lost found guidance

23. Bestowing in the land a shadow of justice
Shady, comforting for people a refuge

24. So how many heresies he suppressed and how many
Traditions did he revive the Prophet called to

25. May God support a state honed
To smite the enemy with defeat

26. A rank aspiring to the sky pridefully
Cannot be diverted from your ascent

27. Besides you, when glory itself
Descended upon your homes, and the tribe’s power

28. The destitute, whenever they disappear
Behind them remains tender youth

29. A people who consider lawful preserving abundance
For whoever comes to them and sheltering the guest

30. You and the sublime are the guarantors
Of glorious deeds, none can equal

31. The Sultan saw you – may his support endure
Valorous, deserving of reverence

32. So clouds of his kindness poured forth
Portending the wished-for would succeed

33. Then remain for favors what appeared like light
And determination grew firm and origins wholesome