1. ثَناءٌ عَظيمٌ في عُلاكَ قلِيلُ

    لأَنَّكَ فَردٌ ما لَدَيكَ مَثيلُ

    Great praise is little beside your lofty rank.

    For you are peerless; you have no equal.

  2. أَيا مَلِكاً أَحيَت مَعالِيهِ سالِفاً

    مِن المَجدِ حَتّى عادَ وَهوَ يَقُولُ

    O king whose lofty deeds revived bygone

    Glory, until it returned, saying:

  3. رجعتُ بِعبدِ اللَّه فيكُم لأنَّهُ

    قَؤولٌ لِما قالَ الكِرامُ فَعولُ

    “Through Abdullah I have returned among you, for he

    Speaks the words of the noble and puts them into action.”

  4. فَتى جَلَوِيٍّ عابد اللَّهِ ذا العُلا

    لِذكراكَ شأنٌ في الأَنامِ جَليلُ

    O son of Jalawi, worshipper of God, possessor of lofty rank,

    Your name holds an exalted place among mankind.

  5. مَعالِيكَ أَمثالُ النُّجومِ سَوابقٌ

    لَها غُرَرٌ مهما بدَت وَحُجُولُ

    Your lofty deeds, like the stars, are steeds racing ahead;

    Whenever they appear, they bear white blazes and stockings.

  6. أَجَلُّ رِجالِ الصِيدِ مَجداً وَعِفَّةً

    وَأَصدَقُهُم لِلقَولِ حينَ يَقُولُ

    The greatest of noble men in glory and chastity,

    And the truest of them in speech when he speaks;

  7. وَأَقواهُمُ صَبراً عَلَى كلِّ حادِثٍ

    ولِلشَرِّ عِندَ النائِباتِ حَمُولُ

    And the strongest of them in patience through every calamity,

    And steadfast in bearing harm when misfortunes strike.

  8. فعدلُكَ عدلٌ قامَ في أَوجُهِ الوَرى

    يَخِرُّ لهُ الجَبّارُ وهوَ ضَئيلُ

    For yours is a justice that stands before mankind;

    The tyrant falls prostrate before it, abased.

  9. لكَ المجلِسُ العالِي وَقاراً وَهيبَةً

    تباعَدَ عَنهُ هُجنَةٌ وفضُولُ

    Yours is a court lofty in dignity and awe,

    From which vulgarity and idle talk keep far away.

  10. رَعَى اللَّه لِلأَوصافِ مِنكَ فَإِنَّها

    تَرُدُّ حَسُودَ الطَّرفِ وَهوَ كَليلُ

    May God preserve your qualities, for they

    Repel the envious gazer, leaving him weary.

  11. شَكَرناكَ إِذ طَهَّرتَ بلدَتَكَ الَّتي

    لَهَا مِنكَ ظِلٌّ بِالأَمانِ ظَليلُ

    We thanked you when you purified your town, which

    Enjoys your deep, sheltering shade of safety.

  12. نَفَيتَ ذَوِي الإِلحادِ مِنها فأَفصَحَت

    بِشُكرك مَنزُولٌ بِها وَنَزيلُ

    You banished the unbelievers from it, and all spoke out

    In gratitude to you—resident and guest alike.

  13. فَلا زِلتَ لِلدِّينِ الحنيفِيِّ ناصِراً

    تَقُومُ عَلَى أَعدائِهِ وَتَصُولُ

    So may you ever remain a champion of the upright faith,

    Rising against its enemies and charging forth.

  14. لَنا كُلَّ يَومٍ مِن مَعاليكَ مَطلَعٌ

    يَسِيرُ كَسَيرِ الشَّمسِ وَهوَ جَليلُ

    Each day brings us a rising of your lofty deeds;

    It travels as the sun travels, majestic.

  15. شَكرنا إِمامَ المُسلِمينَ فإِنَّهُ

    بَصِيرٌ إِذا اختَارَ الرِّجالَ دَليلُ

    We thanked the imam of the Muslims, for he

    Is clear-sighted when choosing men, an expert guide.

  16. أَقامَكَ حِفظاً لِلبِلادِ وَأَهلِها

    فآمَنَ مِنها خائِفٌ وَسَبيلُ

    He appointed you to safeguard the land and its people,

    So the fearful there found safety, and the roads were secure.