1. A king robed in majesty
Time passes yet his grandeur grows
١. مَلِكٌ عَلَيِهِ من الجَلالَةِ حُلَّةٌ
يَبلَى الزّمانُ وسرُّها يَتَجَدَّدُ
2. Those devoted to his care wove his mantle
Their weaving strong and good
٢. نَسَجَتْ له أهلُ العِنايَةِ غَزلهَا
ونَسِيجُهم ضَافٍ رَفِيعٌ جَيِّدٌ
3. At his gesture dawn breaks bright
Truth and light within him swell
٣. بِإشارَةٍ جَاءَتْ كَفَجرٍ سَاطِعٍ
في صِدْقِهِ وَضِياؤُهُ يَتَزَيَّدُ
4. To him every virtue is attributed
No strong king before has excelled
٤. وإلَيهِ تُنسَبُ بعدُ كلَّ فَضِيلَةٍ
لَم يَحوِهَا مَلِكٌ شَدِيدٌ أيِّدُ
5. He inherited supreme rule mightily
An Arab, strange yet sound
٥. وَرِثَ السِّيادَةَ كابِراً عنْ كابِرٍ
عريب غريب صَحَّ في المسد
6. Ever rising to the peak of glory
His enemies recoil, despairing, cowed
٦. لاَ زَال في أوجِ المفاخِرِ صَاعِداً
وَعَدُوَّهُ في صَدّها مُتَنَكِّدُ