1. حَجُّكَ أَرْضَى رَبِّكِ العِليَّا

    وَسَرَّ فِي روضَةِ النَّبِيَّا

    Your pilgrimage pleased your Lord Most High,

    And gladdened the Prophet in the garden;

  2. وفَاضَ بِالنَّدَى عَلَى وادِي الهُدى

    فَردَّهُ بَعْدَ الصَّدى روِيَّا

    And overflowed with dew upon the valley of guidance,

    Leaving it well-watered after thirst.

  3. أَكْبر أَهْلُ البَيْتِ فِي أُنْسِيَةٍ

    طَافَتْ بِهِ إِلمَامهَا العلَوِيَّا

    The people of the House, in fellowship, honored

    Her sublime visit, as that fellowship enfolded them,

  4. وبسطَها يدُ المُوَاسَاةِ الَّتِي

    أَسعدَتِ الحَرِيبَ وَالشَّقِيَّا

    And her extending the hand of compassion, which

    Brought happiness to the dispossessed and the wretched.

  5. زَعِيمَةُ النَّهْضَةِ هَلْ زرْتِ حِمى

    وَلَمْ تيسِّري لَهُ الرُّقِيَّا

    Leader of the renaissance, have you visited a domain

    Without making progress easier for it?

  6. وَهَل رَأَيْتِ مُسْتَضاماً معُوزا

    وَلَمْ تَكونِي المُنْصِفَ الكَفِيَّا

    And have you seen someone oppressed and needy

    Without being a just and capable helper?

  7. وهلْ شَهِدتِ ظُلْمَةً غَاشِيَةً

    وَلَمْ تَكونِي الكَوْكَبَ الدرِيا

    And have you witnessed an engulfing darkness

    Without being the radiant star?

  8. الجَهْلُ وَالبُؤْسُ تعقبتهما

    وَقَدْ أَزَالاَ الخُلقَ الشَّرْقِيَّا

    Ignorance and misery—you pursued them both;

    And they had destroyed the moral character of the East.

  9. فَما رحِمتِ المال فِي حرْبِهِما

    وَمَا ادَّخَرْتِ عَزمَكِ القَوِيَّا

    So you spared no wealth in fighting them,

    Nor held back your powerful resolve.

  10. أَدَّيتِ فَرضاً زُدْتِهِ نَوافِلاَ

    بِهَا أَقْتَفَيْتِ أَصلَكِ الزَكِيَّا

    You fulfilled a duty, adding voluntary devotions to it,

    Through which you followed the example of your virtuous lineage.

  11. أَبُوكِ سُلْطَانٌ وَمَنْ فِي عَصْرِهِ

    ضَارِعَ ذَاكَ المُحْسِنِ السَّرِيا

    Your father was Sultan—and who in his time

    Matched that noble benefactor,

  12. الأَروعَ المِقْدَامَ فِي ذيادِهِ

    عَنْ قَوْمِهِ وَالورعَ التقيَّا

    Magnificent and valiant in defending

    His people, and devout and God-fearing?

  13. تَابَعْتِهِ فَضْلاً وَنُبْلاً فاسلَمِي

    وَلْيَبْقَ ذِكْرُهُ المَجِيدُ حَيَّا

    You followed him in virtue and nobility—so may you be safe,

    And may his glorious memory remain alive.

  14. أَهْلاً وَسلاً بِالَّتِي نورُ الهُدَى

    يَسطَعُ فِي اسْمِهَا وَفِي المُحَيَّا

    Welcome, welcome to her! The light of guidance

    Shines in her name and in her countenance.

  15. سَعِيتِ سَعياً مثمراً مبارَكاً

    وَعدتِ عوْداً راضِياً مرْضِيَّا

    You strove with fruitful, blessed effort,

    And returned contented and well-pleasing.