1. أَذكى السَلام عَلى ربى الفَيحاء

    وَعَلى وَزير المَجد أَلف ثَناءِ

    The most fragrant greetings upon al-Fayha's hills,

    And upon the minister of glory, a thousand praises.

  2. هَيَ جَنة مِن تَحتِها الأَنهارُ وَالأَ

    شجارُ وَهُوَ الفائِضُ الآلاءِ

    She is a paradise; beneath her are the rivers and the

    trees; and he overflows with blessings.

  3. مِن كُلِ فاكِهَةٍ بِها زَوجان في

    كُلٍّ مِن الأَنحاءِ وَالأَحيا

    Within her are two kinds of every fruit, in

    every region and quarter.

  4. قالَت لَكُم في الأَرضِ حَبَّة نزهةٍ

    رشدي بِها يُحيي المَلا وَصفاءِي

    She said: 'For you on earth is a seed of delight;

    Rushdi within her revives the people and my serenity.'

  5. قُلنا نَعَم إِنَّ المُشيرَ مُحمَداً

    هُوَ فيكِ مثل الروح في الأَحياءِ

    We said: 'Yes, indeed, Marshal Muhammad

    is within you like the soul within the living.'

  6. مَولىً تَقَلَّدَ بِالوَلاءِ مُعظَّماً

    وَعَلَيهِ لِلعَلياءِ خَيرُ لِواءِ

    A lord invested with allegiance, held in honor,

    And he bears the finest banner for exalted glory.

  7. جَعلَ الصِيانَةَ في حِماكِ رَهينةً

    وَالفَضلَ مثل الماءِ في الأَرجاءِ

    He made protection captive within your sanctuary,

    And bounty like water throughout the regions.

  8. يا سالِبَ الأَلبابِ يا نَبعَ الهَدي يا

    زينةَ الوُزَراءِ وَالعُلَماءِ

    O captor of minds, O fount of guidance, O

    ornament of ministers and scholars!

  9. كُنا بِظلكَ في دمشقَ وَحَولَنا

    الهالات مِن أَنواركَ الغَراءِ

    We were in your shade in Damascus, and around us

    were halos from your radiant lights.

  10. وَلَئن بَعدنا عَن ذراكَ فَفوقنا

    مِن افقكَ المَرفوع خَيرُ بَهاءِ

    And though we have grown far from your heights, still above us

    is the finest splendor from your lofty horizon.

  11. وَاليتنا لُطفاً بِأَحسَن مِنَّةٍ

    مِن فَيضِ فضَلِ أَكفكَ البَيضاءِ

    You have favored us kindly with the finest boon,

    From the outpouring of your white palms' bounty.

  12. قَصر اللِسان عَن التَشَكُر سَيدي

    فَأَعطِف وَضمنهُ لِفَرط دُعاءِي

    The tongue has fallen short of giving thanks, my lord;

    So be gracious, and include it, for my abundant prayers.

  13. كَيفَ السَبيل إِلى القِيام بِحَقِهِ يا

    مفحمَ الخَطباءِ وَالشُعَراءِ

    What way is there to fulfill his due, O

    silencer of orators and poets!

  14. لا زالَ لُطفَك لِلحَشاشَة مُنعِشاً

    مثل النَسيم عَلى جَبينِ الماءِ

    May your kindness never cease to revive life's remaining spark,

    Like the breeze upon the water's brow.