1. هَنيئاً بِهَذا القَصر يا غُرَّةَ العَصرِ

    وَدُم خالِداً في الأَمنِ وَاليُمنِ وَاليُسرِ

    Congratulations on this palace, O splendor of the age!

    And may you abide forever in safety, good fortune, and ease.

  2. وَزُرهُ مَعَ الإِسعافِ وَالسَعدِ لابِساً

    ثيابَ سُرورٍ لاتَبَينُ عَلى الدَهرِ

    And visit it attended by aid and good fortune, wearing

    robes of joy that never leave you through all time.

  3. فَما مِثلُهُ قَصرَ السَديرٍ وَبارقِ

    وَغُمدانَ وَالإِيوانَ أَو واديَ القَصرِ

    For neither the palace of al-Sadir nor Bariq can match it,

    nor Ghumdan, nor the Iwan, nor Wadi al-Qasr.

  4. وَأَنّي لَهُم شَبهٌ بِمَن جُمِعَت لَهُ

    فُنونٌ مِنَ الإِحسانِ جَلَّت عَنِ الحصرِ

    And how could they match one for whom have been gathered

    forms of excellence beyond all counting?

  5. إِلىَ البَرِّ أَو لِلبَحرِ يَمِّم فَإِنَّهُ

    بِهِ يَلتَقي الضِدانِ كالنونِ وَالقُمري

    Head toward the land or the sea, for

    in it the two opposites meet, like the fish and the turtledove.

  6. كَصاحبهِ عَذبِ الخَلائِقِ مُصطَفى

    وَإِن أَخَذَ الإِقدامَ وَالبأسَ عَن عَمرو

    Like its owner Mustafa, sweet in character,

    though he took his daring and valor from Amr.

  7. فَريدَةُ تاجِ المُلكِ سَيفُ يَمينهِ

    وَعُمدَتُهُ في حالَةِ السِرِّ وَالجَهرِ

    The peerless jewel in kingship's crown, the sword in its right hand,

    and its mainstay in private and in public.

  8. وَذو سِيرَةٍ يُنسيكَ لُطفُ حَديثِها

    عُيونُ المَها بَينَ الرُصافَةِ وَالجِسرِ

    And the charm of the tale of his life makes you forget

    the eyes of the oryx between al-Rusafa and the bridge.

  9. فَلا زالَ شَمساً في البُروجِ مُهَنِّئاً

    كَما شا بِما شا سامي الذكرِ وَالفَخرِ

    So may he ever remain a sun among the constellations, bringing joy,

    as he wishes, with whatever he wishes, exalted in renown and glory.

  10. وَيا بَسمَةَ العَلياءِ زُرهُ سَعادَةً

    وَأرّخ بِها ذي نُزهَةُ البَرِّ وَالبَحر

    And O smile of glory, visit it in happiness,

    and mark its date with the words: "This is the delight of land and sea."