1. لتهْنَ البلادُ وسكانها

    وتسحب ذيلِ الهنا والسرورْ

    May the land and its inhabitants rejoice,

    and may it trail the hem of bliss and joy;

  2. وترقص أدواحُها بهجةً

    وتسجع فوق الغصونَ الطيورْ

    and may its spreading trees dance in delight,

    and may the birds trill above the boughs;

  3. ويثني الشمالَ أفانينها

    وتبسم تيهاً ثغورُ الزهورْ

    and may the north wind bend its branches,

    and may the flowers’ mouths smile with pride.

  4. فقد حقق الله آمالها

    وفاءَ لها بانشراحِ الصدورْ

    For God has fulfilled its hopes,

    and returned to it with gladness of heart,

  5. بمقدم أستاذنا مَن بهِ

    مِن الله نرجو صلاح الأمورْ

    with the arrival of our teacher, through whom

    we hope God will set matters right—

  6. أبي عمرٍ شمس إشراقنا

    وموئلنا من محالِ الدهورْ

    Abu Umar, the sun of our radiance,

    and our refuge from the wiles of time.

  7. فقد عمّ أرجاءها بالسنا

    وشرف ابناءها بالحضورْ

    For he has filled its reaches with radiance,

    and honored its sons with his presence.