1. اسكنوها بسلام آمنينا

    في سرور يا أمير المؤمنينا

    Dwell in it in peace, secure,

    in joy, O Commander of the Faithful.

  2. دارُ صدق أيقظ الله بها

    لك عينَ النصر والفتح المبينا

    A dwelling of truth, where God has awakened

    for you the eye of victory and manifest conquest.

  3. أخذت زخرفَها وازّينت

    بملابيس تَسرَّ الناظرينا

    It has donned its finery and adorned itself

    in garments that delight those who gaze.

  4. أخذ الحسن أماما وورا

    في ذُراها وشمالا ويمينا

    Beauty has taken hold before and behind,

    upon its heights, to left and right.

  5. نفضت جنات عدن فوقها

    من بديعِ الحسنِ ما أرضى العيونا

    The gardens of Eden have shaken down upon it

    wondrous beauty that has pleased the eyes.

  6. سافرت أبصارنا في قصرها

    سفر القَصر على ما يشتهينا

    Our eyes journeyed through its palace,

    a journey permitting shortened prayers, as they pleased.

  7. منظر باهٍ وبهوٌ ناظرٌ

    وعقود تزدرى العقد الثمينا

    A splendid prospect, a hall looking out,

    and arches that put a precious necklace to shame.

  8. واواين على الما كولكت

    تذهبُّ الهم ويسلين الحزينا

    And vaulted halls above the water—[word unclear]—

    banish care and console the sorrowful.

  9. فانظر الخضرةَ والماء بها

    ومتى شئتَ فذا الوجه الحسينا

    So behold the greenery and water within it,

    and whenever you wish, here is the lovely face.

  10. هذه الدُّنيا بها قد جمعت

    لك ياخيرَ الملوك الشاكرينا

    Within it, this world has been gathered

    for you, O best of grateful kings.

  11. هي في البر على البحر بها

    نرد البحرَ فراتاً ومعيناً

    It stands on land, upon the sea; within it

    we reach the sea, sweet and flowing,

  12. منَ ندىَ يحيى ابن إسماعيل من

    أخجل الأبحر والغيث الهتونا

    from the bounty of Yahya son of Ismail, who

    has put the seas and pouring rain to shame.

  13. الهزبرُ الطاهر الملك الذي

    يعطى المال الوفا لا مئينا

    The lion, the pure one, the king who

    gives wealth in thousands, not hundreds.

  14. مثله ما كان فيمن قد مضىٍ

    وبعيد مثل يحيى أَن يكونا

    None like him existed among those who have passed,

    and it is unlikely that Yahya's like will ever be.

  15. جعل الله عليه آيةً

    من رضاه وهو حسبُ المسلمينا

    God has placed upon him a sign

    of His favor; he is the Muslims' mainstay.

  16. فهو إن غاب استكانوا جزعاً

    وإذا جاء استطاروا فَرحينا

    For when he is absent, they sink down in anguish,

    and when he comes, they take wing in joy.

  17. من رآهم عندما يلقونهُ

    قال ما هذا سرور بل جنونا

    Whoever sees them when they meet him

    says, 'This is not joy, but madness!'

  18. هذه قد تركت أطفالها

    يتضاغون بناتٍ وبنينا

    This woman has left her children

    crying out, both girls and boys,

  19. وأتت تسعى وهذا تاركٌ

    كلما عرَّ وما كان ظنينا

    and come hurrying; this man abandons

    all that [unclear], though he was not mistrusted.

  20. يحلفُ الأيمان قد عّددها

    ليرى وجهك خمسينَ يمينا

    He swears oaths, counting them out,

    to see your face—fifty oaths.

  21. بعضُهم يركب بعضاً كي يروا

    وجه يحيى ويقولوا قد رأينا

    Some climb upon others so they may see

    Yahya's face and say, 'We have seen him!'

  22. ليس ذا منهم ولكن حّملوا

    من هواكم فوق ما قد يقدرونا

    This is not of their own making; rather, they are burdened

    with love for you beyond what they can bear.

  23. إن ربَّ العرش ألقى حبهم

    لك في الماء وفي ما يشربونا

    The Lord of the Throne has cast their love

    for you into the water and whatever they drink.

  24. فإذا ما شرب الماء امرؤ

    ينتج الماء له فيك شجونا

    So whenever someone drinks water,

    the water engenders in him longings for you.

  25. أَنت يا يحيى كريمٌ والذي

    أنت ترجوه يحبُّ الأكرمينا

    You, O Yahya, are generous, and He whom

    you hope in loves the most generous.

  26. لا تخفْ شيئا لديه فالسخا

    عنده محوُ ذنب المذنبينا

    Fear nothing before Him, for generosity

    in His sight wipes away the sinners' sin.

  27. زادكَ اللهُ من العمرِ على

    عمر البدر ورا البد سنينا

    May God add to your lifespan beyond

    the full moon's lifetime—years beyond eternity [reading uncertain].

  28. وإذا ما الخلق أعطوا كتبهم

    يوم حشر فامدد الكفَّ اليمينا

    And when people are given their books,

    on the Day of Gathering, stretch out your right hand.

  29. تعطه فيها وملكاً دائماً

    من رضاه ذلك الملك اليقينا

    You will receive it in that hand, and an everlasting kingdom

    through His favor—that is the kingdom assured.

  30. ربِّ قد أتيتهُ الملك ولم

    تجعل الغير له فيه معينا

    My Lord, You have granted him kingship and have not

    made anyone else his helper in it.

  31. فتولَّ الهمَّ عنه كلهُ

    واكفهِ أَمر العدا والمفسدينا

    So take all his cares upon Yourself,

    and spare him the trouble of foes and corrupters.