جاءَ الرَبيعُ وأنتَ زَهرُ جِنانِه

جاءَ الرَبيعُ وأنتَ زَهرُ جِنانِه

بل وَردُهُ الفَيّاح في نَيسانِهِ

بل وَردُهُ الفَيّاح في نَيسانِهِ

Spring has come, and you are the bloom of its gardens,

Spring arrived and you are the flower of its gardens

Nay, its fragrant rose in its April.

Even its blooming rose in April

وافيتما متصاحَبين وحبذا

وافيتما متصاحَبين وحبذا

وَفدٌ سَعيدٌ طابَ سعدُ قِرانِهِ

وَفدٌ سَعيدٌ طابَ سعدُ قِرانِهِ

You both arrived together—what a delight:

We met, happy companions, blessed union

A happy company, whose union is blessed with good fortune:

A joyous delegation, its wedding was felicitous

خير الرجال أُلي الشهامة والعُلى

خير الرجال أُلي الشهامة والعُلى

وأَجَلُّ فَصلٍ من فصول زَمانِهِ

وأَجَلُّ فَصلٍ من فصول زَمانِهِ

The best of men possessed of chivalry and eminence,

The best of men are those of valor and nobility

And the noblest season among the seasons of his time.

The finest season of the seasons of time

هَذا رَسول الدولةالعظمى الَّتي

هَذا رَسول الدولةالعظمى الَّتي

هي دَوح مَجدٍ وهو من اغصانِهِ

هي دَوح مَجدٍ وهو من اغصانِهِ

This is the envoy of the great state, which

This is the messenger of the great state

Is a spreading tree of glory, and he is one of its branches.

Which is a towering glory and he is one of its branches

دَوحٌ سَقاهُ الفضلُ أَعذبَ مآئِهِ

دَوحٌ سَقاهُ الفضلُ أَعذبَ مآئِهِ

فجرت مياهُ العزّ في عِيدانِهِ

فجرت مياهُ العزّ في عِيدانِهِ

A spreading tree that excellence watered with its sweetest water,

A palm tree watered by merit with its sweetest waters

So the waters of honor flowed through its boughs.

So the waters of honor flowed through its rivers

طابَت مغارِسُهُ فاثمرت المُنى

طابَت مغارِسُهُ فاثمرت المُنى

وَشَذا المعارف فاح من بستانِهِ

وَشَذا المعارف فاح من بستانِهِ

Its planting grounds were fertile, so hopes bore fruit,

Its roots prospered and bore wished-for fruits

And the fragrance of learning wafted from its garden.

And knowledge diffused its fragrance from its garden

قد زار مدرسةً زهَت بمزارِهِ

قد زار مدرسةً زهَت بمزارِهِ

وَتَرَفَّعت شرفاً برفعة شانهِ

وَتَرَفَّعت شرفاً برفعة شانهِ

He has visited a school that shone with his visit,

He visited a school which shone from his visit

And rose in honor through his lofty standing.

And was ennobled by the loftiness of his rank

بيتُ المعارف قد غدا بِلقآئِهِ

بيتُ المعارف قد غدا بِلقآئِهِ

بيتَ المفاخر في اِرتفاع مكانِهِ

بيتَ المفاخر في اِرتفاع مكانِهِ

The house of learning has become, through meeting him,

The house of knowledge has become, by his visit

A house of glories, exalted in its standing.

The house of glories, lofty in position

عزَّت مَبانيهِ فكاد أَساسُها

عزَّت مَبانيهِ فكاد أَساسُها

يَعلو الى الشُرُفات من بُنيانهِ

يَعلو الى الشُرُفات من بُنيانهِ

Its buildings grew exalted, so their foundation almost

Its buildings were honored, their foundations almost

Rose to the balconies of its edifice.

Reached to the roof from the height of its structure

اهلاً بزائرنا الكَريم فانهُ

اهلاً بزائرنا الكَريم فانهُ

اهلٌ ليُنزِلَهُ الفَتى بجَنانِهِ

اهلٌ ليُنزِلَهُ الفَتى بجَنانِهِ

Welcome to our noble visitor, for he

Welcome our noble visitor, he deserves

Is worthy to be lodged in a young man's heart.

To be hosted by the young man in his gardens

لا يُدعَ ضيفاً في حِمانا إِنَّهُ

لا يُدعَ ضيفاً في حِمانا إِنَّهُ

في بَيتهِ منهُ وفي اوطانِهِ

في بَيتهِ منهُ وفي اوطانِهِ

Let him not be called a guest in our domain; indeed he

He should not be called a guest with us, he is

Is in his own home here, and in his native lands.

In his own home, among his own people