1. عليكِ يا رَيَّةُ السلامُ

    ولا عَدَا رَبْعَكِ المطَرْ

    Peace be upon you, O Rayya,

    and may the rain never pass your dwelling by.

  2. مُذْ حَلَّ في قصرِكِ الإمامُ

    فقُربُكِ السؤلُ والوَطَرْ

    Since the imam took residence in your palace,

    nearness to you is the wish and the goal.

  3. والدَّوْحُ في روضكِ الأَنيقْ

    للشكْر قد حَطَّتِ الرُّؤُوسْ

    And the great trees in your lovely garden

    have bowed their heads in gratitude.

  4. والغصنُ في نَهْرهِ غَريقْ

    وفي حَلاهُ كما عروسْ

    And the bough is immersed in its river,

    and in its finery is like a bride.

  5. والجوُّ من وجهِكَ الشّريقْ

    تحسُدُهُ أَوْجُهُ الشموسْ

    And the sky, lit by your radiant face,

    is envied by the faces of the suns.

  6. وأَعْيُنُ الزَّهْرِ لا تَنامُ

    تَسْتَعْذِبُ السُّهْدَ والسَّهَرْ

    And the eyes of the flowers never sleep,

    finding sleeplessness and night vigil sweet.

  7. تَنْفُثُ مِنْ تحتِها الغَمامُ

    تَرقيكَ من أَعْيُنِ الزَّهَرْ

    The clouds breathe out from beneath them,

    shielding you with charms from the flowers’ eyes.

  8. عَروسةٌ أَنْت يا عَقيلَهْ

    تُجْلَى على مَظْهرِ الكَمالْ

    You are a bride, O noble lady,

    unveiled in perfect splendor.

  9. مَدَّتْ لكِ الكفَّ مُسْتقيلَهْ

    تمسَحُ أَعْطافَك الشَّمَالْ

    Its palm outstretched to you, seeking pardon,

    the north wind caresses your sides.

  10. والبَحْرُ مرْآتُكِ الصَّقيلّهْ

    تَشِفُّ عنْ ذلكَ الجَمَالْ

    And the sea is your polished mirror,

    revealing that beauty.

  11. والحَلْيُ زَهْرٌ لَهُ انتظامُ

    يُكَلِّلُ القُضْبَ بالدُّرَرْ

    And the jewelry is flowers, arrayed in order,

    crowning the boughs with pearls.

  12. قد راقَ من ثغرهِ ابتسامُ

    والوردُ في خَدِّها خَفَرْ

    A smile from its mouth is enchanting,

    and the rose on her cheek is a modest blush.

  13. إِنْ قيلَ مَنْ بَعْلُها المفَدَّى

    وَمَنْ لَهُ وَصْلُها مُباحْ

    If asked who her cherished husband is,

    and who is permitted union with her,

  14. أقولُ أسنَى الملوكِ رِفْدَا

    مُخَلَّدُ الفَخْر بالصِّفاحْ

    I say: the most splendid of kings in bounty,

    whose glory is immortalized by sword-blades:

  15. مُحَمَّدُ الحمدِ حينَ يُهْدَى

    ثناؤُهُ عاطِرَ الرياحْ

    Muhammad the praiseworthy—when it is offered,

    his praise wafts fragrant on the winds.

  16. تُخْبِرُ عن طيبهِ الكِمامُ

    والخُبْرُ يُغْني عن الخَبَرْ

    The flower-calyxes tell of his fragrance,

    and firsthand knowledge dispenses with report.

  17. فالسعْدُ والرُّعْبُ والحُسَامُ

    والنصْرُ آياتُهُ الكُبَرْ

    For good fortune, terror, and the sword,

    and victory are his mighty signs.

  18. ذو غُرةٍ تَسْحَر البُدُورَا

    وطلعةٍ تُخْجِلُ الصّباحْ

    He has a radiant brow that enchants the full moons,

    and a countenance that puts the morning to shame.

  19. كم رايةٍ سَامَها ظهورَا

    تُظَلِّلُ الأَوجُهَ الصِّبَاحْ

    How many a banner he has raised aloft,

    shading the beautiful faces.

  20. وكم ظَلامٍ جَلاهُ نُورَا

    أَظْفَرَ بالفَوزِ والنجاحْ

    And how much darkness he has dispelled with light,

    bringing triumph and success.

  21. الطَّاهرُ الظَّاهرُ الهُمامُ

    أَعَزُّ من صَالَ وافْتَخَرْ

    The pure, the victorious, the valiant,

    the mightiest of those who charged and took pride.

  22. لِسَيْفِهِ في العِدى احتكِامُ

    جرَى بِهِ سابِقُ القَدَرْ

    To his sword belongs judgment over the foes,

    as fate had already decreed.

  23. يا مُرسِلَ الخيرِ في الغِوارِ

    لو تَطْلُبُ البحْرَ تَلْحَقُ

    O sender of goodness amid the raids,

    if you pursued the sea, you would overtake it.

  24. لَكَ الجواري إذا تجاري

    سَوابقَ الشُّهْبِ تسْبِقُ

    Yours are the ships: when they race

    the swiftest shooting stars, they outstrip them.

  25. تَسْتَنُّ في لُجَّةِ البِحارِ

    فالكُفرُ مِنْهُنَّ يَفْرَقُ

    They gallop through the depths of the seas,

    so unbelief trembles before them.

  26. فَالدَّيْنُ وَلْيُقْصَرِ الكلامُ

    بسيفِكَ اعْتَزَّ وانتصَرْ

    Thus the faith—and let words be brief—

    has grown mighty and triumphed through your sword.

  27. كذاكَ أَسْلافُكُ الكرامُ

    هُمْ نصَروا سَيِّدَ البَشَرْ

    Likewise, your noble forebears:

    they aided the master of humankind.