1. أَنْتَ للْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرُ عِمَادِ

    وَمَلاَذٍ وَأَيُّ حِرْزٍ حَرِيزِ

    You are the Muslims' finest pillar

    and refuge—and what a secure stronghold!

  2. لَوْ رَأَى مَا شَرَعْتَ لِلْخَلْقِ فِيهِ

    عُمَرُ الْفَاضِلُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

    Had he seen what you instituted there for humankind—

    the virtuous Umar, son of Abd al-Aziz—

  3. لَجَزَى مُلْكَكَ الْمُبَارَكَ خَيْراً

    وَقَضَى بِالشُّفُوفِ وَالتَّبْرِيزِ

    he would have rewarded your blessed rule with good,

    and pronounced it superior and preeminent.

  4. فَاشْكُرِ اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ بِفِعْلٍ

    وَبِقَوْلٍ مُطّوَّلٍ أَوْ وَجِيزِ

    So thank God, as much as you can, through deeds

    and through speech, lengthy or brief.

  5. كُلُّ مَلْكٍ يُرَى بِصُحْبَةِ أَهْلِ الْ

    عِلْمِ قَدْ بَاءَ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْعَزِيزِ

    Every king seen keeping company with people of

    learning has indeed attained an exalted station.

  6. فَإِذَا مَا ظَفَرْتَ مِنْهُمْ بِإِكْسِي

    رٍ مَلأَتَ الْبِلاَدَ مِنْ إِبْرِيز

    Then, if you obtain from among them an elixir,

    you will fill the lands with pure gold.

  7. وَالْبَرَايَا تَبِيدُ وَالْمُلْكُ يَفْنَى

    أَيْنَ كِسْرَى الْمُلُوكِ مِع أَبْرَوِيزِ

    And people perish, and kingship passes away:

    where is the kings' Kisra, along with Abrawiz?