1. بشرى لكم بالفوز يا كل البَشَر

    فالدَهر عن وجه المكارِم قد سفر

    Glad tidings of victory to you, O all humankind!

    For time has unveiled the face of noble virtues.

  2. ولتنعمن نفوسكم فاليوم قد

    لاحت شموس العز من فلك القدر

    And may your souls delight, for today indeed

    the suns of glory have shone forth from destiny's sphere.

  3. أهدى العزيز لنا الخليفة عبده

    من كان في عثمان كنزاً مدخر

    The Mighty One bestowed on us His servant, the caliph,

    who was a treasure kept in reserve in the house of Osman.

  4. فاهتزت الدنيا به فرحاً وقد

    طوى الأسى والسعد كالسحب انتشر

    So the world thrilled with joy at him, and he had

    folded sorrow away, while good fortune spread like clouds.

  5. وبدت بجود الملك بارقة الهنا

    وهمى على الآفاق من نعم مطر

    And through the king's bounty flashed the lightning of bliss,

    and a rain of blessings poured upon the horizons.

  6. وافتر ثغر الدهر عن شنب الصفا

    فصفت لنا الأيام واندثر الكدر

    And time's mouth smiled, revealing serenity's gleaming teeth;

    so our days grew serene, and gloom vanished.

  7. ملك على عرش الخلافةِ مذ علا

    ظهر النعيم وحاز عزّاً من صغر

    Since this king ascended the caliphate's throne,

    bliss has appeared, and he has possessed glory since childhood.

  8. كل الملوك كواكب لكنما

    عبد العزيز لكلهم شمسا ظهر

    All kings are stars, but

    Abd al-Aziz has appeared as a sun to them all.

  9. قد زين التخت العلى بمجده

    أبداً كما قد زين الطرف الحور

    He has adorned the exalted throne with his glory,

    forever, as the contrast of black and white adorns the eye.

  10. بالعدل كسرى والتسلط قيصر

    وذكا سليمان به وقوى عمر

    Khosrow in justice, Caesar in sovereignty,

    and in him are Solomon's wisdom and Umar's strength.

  11. نامت عيون الناس تحت ظلاله

    أمنا وبات لحفظه يرعى السهر

    The people's eyes slept beneath his shade,

    in safety, while he kept vigil through the night to preserve it.

  12. فيه غدا غصن التمني معطيا

    ثمر النجاح وكلّنا نجني الثمر

    Through him the bough of hope began to yield

    the fruit of success, and we all harvest the fruit.

  13. أخلى قلوب الشعب من خوف الردى

    وأحل فيها الرعب منه والحذر

    He emptied the people's hearts of the fear of death,

    and made dread of him and caution dwell within them.

  14. لكم الهنا يا خاضعين لحكمه

    فلقد ظفرتم بالرجاء المنتظر

    Bliss be yours, O you who submit to his rule!

    For you have attained the long-awaited hope.

  15. قد سدّ طرق النائبات بحزمه

    عن ساحة الملك الذي فيه ازدهر

    He has barred calamities' paths with his resolve

    from the precincts of the realm that flourished under him.

  16. وإذا تولى الملك ملك حازم

    لا يتركن به سبيلا للضرر

    And when a resolute king takes charge of the realm,

    he will leave no path within it for harm.

  17. كتب القضاء على صفاح سيوفه

    لا عيش للعاصي إذا السيف اشتهر

    Fate inscribed upon the broad faces of his swords:

    'No life for the rebel when the sword is drawn.'

  18. قد ألبست كل البلاد يمينه

    حلل الأمان وقد نضت عنها الخطر

    His right hand has clothed all the lands

    in robes of safety, and has stripped danger from them.

  19. فأعاد ما هدم الزمان مشيداً

    بعزيمة تحكي الزمان إذا اقتدر

    So he rebuilt what time had torn down,

    with a resolve that matches time when it wields power.

  20. وبنى من النعماء حصنا للوَرى

    هذي هي الجدوى فقل نعم الأثر

    And he built from blessings a fortress for humankind.

    This is beneficence; say, 'What a splendid result!'

  21. فلتسعد الدنيا به ولتبتهج

    كل الملا ولتفرح الدول الأخر

    So let the world delight in him, and let there be joy

    for all humankind; and let the other states rejoice.

  22. كن يا أمير المؤمنين مُسربلاً

    بالفوز ما غنى الهزار على الشجر

    Be, O Commander of the Faithful, clothed

    in victory, as long as the nightingale sings upon the trees.

  23. ما أنت إلا الشمس في أوج العلى

    وإليك كالحرباء كل قد نظر

    You are but the sun at the zenith of glory,

    and everyone, like the chameleon, has gazed toward you.

  24. إن المهيمن مذ دعاك خليفة

    في الأرض كي ترعى الأنام بما أمر

    Indeed, since the Guardian called you caliph

    on earth, to tend humankind as He commanded,

  25. نادى لديك العرش عش يا ذا القوى

    والدهر قال مؤرخاً سد بالظفر

    the throne cried before you: 'Live, O possessor of might!'

    and time, recording the date, said: 'Reign in triumph!'