قَد شادَ بِاليُمن ديمتري مَقامٌ هُنا

قَد شادَ بِاليُمن ديمتري مَقامٌ هُنا

عَهد السُعود عَلى آفاقِهِ كُتِبا

عَهد السُعود عَلى آفاقِهِ كُتِبا

Dimitri has auspiciously built an abode here;

Demetrius erected a dwelling here in prosperity

A covenant of good fortune was inscribed upon its horizons.

The era of Al Saud is inscribed on its horizons

ما زالَ لِلنور في أَرجائِهِ سَكَنٌ

ما زالَ لِلنور في أَرجائِهِ سَكَنٌ

حَتّى تَلمَّع في أَرجائِهِ ذَهَبا

حَتّى تَلمَّع في أَرجائِهِ ذَهَبا

Light has always had a dwelling within its reaches,

The light continued to reside in its corners

Until it gleamed as gold throughout its reaches.

Until gold glittered in its corners

رُكنٌ لِرُكنِ بَني شَلهوب ننظرُهُ

رُكنٌ لِرُكنِ بَني شَلهوب ننظرُهُ

بِالأُنس مُبتَسِماً لِلفَضلِ مُصطَحِبا

بِالأُنس مُبتَسِماً لِلفَضلِ مُصطَحِبا

A pillar for the mainstay of the sons of Shalhoub, we behold it,

It looks upon the children of Shalhoub family with intimacy

Smiling with conviviality, keeping company with excellence.

Smiling amiably, accompanied by grace

لَولا وَقارق تَسامى فَوقَ ساحَتِهِ

لَولا وَقارق تَسامى فَوقَ ساحَتِهِ

لَكانَ يَرقُص في ضيفانِهِ طَرَبا

لَكانَ يَرقُص في ضيفانِهِ طَرَبا

Were it not for the dignity that rose above its courtyard,

If not for its dignified loftiness above its courtyard

It would dance among its guests for joy.

It would dance joyously among its guests

قَد أَبهَجوهُ بِتاريخٍ فَقالَ لَهُم

قَد أَبهَجوهُ بِتاريخٍ فَقالَ لَهُم

أَهلاً بِكُم قَد أَتيتُم مُربعاً رَحبا

أَهلاً بِكُم قَد أَتيتُم مُربعاً رَحبا

They delighted it with a chronogram, so it said to them:

They delighted it with history, so it said to them

“Welcome! You have come to a spacious abode.”

Welcome, you have come to a spacious, wide open place