رفعت قوسَ سمائي

رفعت قوسَ سمائي

يُزهى بتاج الهلالِ

يُزهى بتاج الهلالِ

I have raised the arch of my sky;

I have raised the arch of my sky;

it gleams with the crescent’s crown.

It glories in the crescent’s crown.

قد قلَّدتْه نقوشي

قد قلَّدتْه نقوشي

دُرَّ الدراري العوالي

دُرَّ الدراري العوالي

My inscriptions have garlanded it—

My carvings have adorned it

pearls of the lofty, shining stars.

With the pearls of the lofty, radiant stars.

ترى الأباريق فيه

ترى الأباريق فيه

تُهديك عذْبَ الزلالِ

تُهديك عذْبَ الزلالِ

There you see the ewers,

You see the ewers within it,

offering you sweet, limpid water.

Offering you sweet, limpid water.

قد زان قصريَ سعدٌ

قد زان قصريَ سعدٌ

بسعده المتوالي

بسعده المتوالي

My good fortune has adorned my palace

Saʿd has graced my palace

with its unbroken felicity.

With his continuing good fortune.

فدام يعمر ربعي

فدام يعمر ربعي

في كلّءِ مولى الموالي

في كلّءِ مولى الموالي

May it forever keep my halls flourishing,

So may he continue to inhabit my abode

under the protection of the Lord of lords.

Under the protection of the Lord of lords.