1. يا حادِيَ الجِمالْ

    عرِّجْ على سَلا

    O driver of camels,

    turn aside toward Salé;

  2. قدْ هامَ بالجَمالْ

    قَلْبي وما سَلا

    indeed, enthralled by beauty

    is my heart, and it has not forgotten.

  3. عرِّجْ على الخَليجِ

    والرّمْلِ والحِمَى

    Turn aside toward the bay,

    and the sand and the sanctuary,

  4. في المَنْظَرِ البَهيجِ

    بالبِيضِ كالدّمَى

    amid the delightful scene,

    with fair women like figurines,

  5. والأبْطَحِ النّسيجِ

    منْ صَنْعَةِ السّما

    and the pebbly plain, woven

    by the handiwork of heaven.

  6. للّهِ منْ خِلالٍ

    تخْتالُ في حُلَى

    God be praised for such qualities,

    parading in adornments!

  7. لمْ تُلْفِ في اعْتِدالْ

    عنْهُنّ مَعْدِلا

    You have not found, in perfect proportion,

    an alternative to them.

  8. وطُفْ منَ الرِّباطِ

    برُكْنِ طائِفِ

    And from Rabat, make a circuit

    around a pilgrim's corner,

  9. بمَنْزِلِ اغْتِباطِ

    دارِ الخَلائِفِ

    at an abode of delight,

    the dwelling of the caliphs,

  10. مُقَدّسِ المَواطي

    جمّ المَعارِفِ

    sacred in its pathways,

    rich in learning.

  11. كمْ منْ سنا هِلالٍ

    بأفْقِهِ انْجَلَى

    How many a crescent's radiance

    has shone upon its horizon,

  12. أنْحَى على الضّلالِ

    فانْجابَ وانْجَلى

    assailing error,

    so it dispersed and cleared away!

  13. جَنَى النّعيمِ دانِ

    والبَحْرُ والغَديرْ

    The fruit of bliss is close at hand,

    and the sea and the pool;

  14. أهِلّةُ الشّوانِي

    في أفْقِهِ تَسيرْ

    the crescents of the galleys

    sail along its horizon.

  15. وقَهْوَةُ الدِّنانِ

    يُديرُها مُديرْ

    And the wine of the casks

    is passed around by a cupbearer,

  16. أغَرُّ كالغَزالِ

    مُقَلّدُ الطّلا

    radiant as a gazelle,

    with an adorned neck,

  17. يسْطو ولا يُبالي

    بالأسْدِ في الفَلا

    who pounces, heedless

    of lions in the wilderness.

  18. أوْلَى إلَيْكَ أوْلَى

    منْ ذِكْرِ معْهَدِ

    Better for you, far better,

    than recalling a haunt

  19. أكْثَرْتَ فيهِ قوْلا

    في كلّ مشْهَدِ

    of which you have spoken so much

    at every gathering:

  20. خُذْ في امْتِداحِ موْلَى

    ندْبٍ مؤيّدِ

    take up the praise of a lord,

    gallant and upheld,

  21. مُمَجّدِ الجَلالِ

    مُشَهّرِ العُلا

    of exalted majesty,

    of renowned eminence,

  22. قدْ فاقَ في كَمالِ

    وراقَ مُجْتَلَى

    who has surpassed all in perfection

    and is lovely to behold;

  23. مُوافِقُ الخَليلِ

    في الإسْمِ والسِّماتِ

    matching al-Khalil

    in name and traits,

  24. ذي المَنْظَرِ الجَميلِ

    الرّائِقِ الصّفاتِ

    of beautiful appearance,

    of exquisite qualities,

  25. مُكرَّمِ الدّخيل

    ومُجْزِلِ الهِباتِ

    whose protected guest is honored,

    and lavish in gifts,

  26. ومُحْسِبُ النّوالِ

    لمَنْ توسّلا

    and giving bounty in abundance

    to whoever seeks his favor,

  27. ورافِعُ المَعالي

    سُحْباً مُضَلّلا

    and raising lofty honors

    as clouds casting shade.

  28. يا مَنْ عُلاهُ درّتْ

    بكُلِّ نائِلِ

    O you whose eminence has flowed

    with every gift,

  29. خُذْها إليْكَ جرّتْ

    ذيْلَ الخَمائِلِ

    take it to yourself; it has trailed

    the hem of luxuriant groves,

  30. وفي حُلاكَ أزْرَتْ

    بقَوْلِ قائِلِ

    and, in praising your graces, has eclipsed

    the words of one who said:

  31. يا مَنْزِلَ الغَزالِ

    حُيّيتَ منزِلاً

    "O dwelling of the gazelle,

    hail to you as a dwelling!

  32. فَما أرَى بسالٍ

    عنْهُ وإنْ سَلا

    For I do not think I shall forget

    him, even if he forgets."