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The wise and gentle king sat

وذكي العرف لاقانا

1. The wise and gentle king sat
Upon his royal throne

١. وذكي العرف لاقا
نا على كرسي ملكه

2. His green land was an ocean
His light shone like stars

٢. أرضه الخضراء بحرٌ
نوره فيه كفلكه

3. Jasmine has willingly become
Obedient to her king

٣. ياسمينٌ قد غدت أن
وارنا طوعاً لملكه

4. Free poetry has become
His obedient subjects

٤. طوع حر الشعر عبا
داً وقد أومي لسلكه

5. Majid leads literature
To obey the young king

٥. ماجدٌ ينقاد منه ال
أدب الغض لملكه

6. He trusts him
And wishes him eternal rule

٦. ماله يوقن منه
ومناويه بهلكه

7. Yet I love and desire to meet him
But the signs of meeting refuse concealment

٧. وأني لأهواه وأبغي اكتتامه
وتأبى إمارات اللقاء تكتما

8. My tongue is under my control but my eyes
And face do not accept such restraint

٨. لساني في حكمي ولكن مقلتي
ولوني ما إن يقبلان تحكما