1. أَنتَ الَّذي تَحيي البِلادَ حَليما

    فَاهدِ السُعودَ إِلى العِبادِ كَريما

    You are the one who revives the lands with forbearance;

    so generously bestow good fortune upon the people.

  2. يا اِبنَ الَّذي شَهِدَ الزَمانُ لِفَضلِهِ

    فَيا أبانَ يَجلُّهُ تَعظيما

    O son of him whose merit Time has attested,

    so, O Aban, it reveres him in homage:

  3. ذاكَ العَليُّ مُحَمدُ الفَردُ الَّذي

    أَحيى التَمدنَ يَنشُرُ التَعليما

    that exalted Muhammad, the peerless one who

    revived civilization, spreading education.

  4. هَل تَذكُرنَّ عَلى البعادِ تَلَطُفاً

    عَبداً عَلى عَهدِ الخُلوصِ مُقيما

    Will you, though far away, kindly remember

    a servant steadfast in his pledge of devotion?

  5. إِن لَم تُطِل شَرَفتَ الإِقامَةِ عِندَنا

    فَلَقَد أَقَمتَ لَنا الفَخارَ قَويما

    Though you did not prolong your stay among us, you honored it;

    for you have indeed made our pride stand firm.

  6. أَحيى حُلولُ رِكابك الشامَ الَّتي

    لَبِسَت بِزورِتكَ الجَلالَ أَديما

    The arrival of your cavalcade revived al-Sham, which

    donned majesty as a covering at your visit.

  7. وُرُؤسُ لُبنانَ المُلامسةُ السَما

    خُفِضَت أَمامَكَ تَظهَرُ التَكريما

    And Lebanon's summits, which touch the sky,

    were lowered before you to show honor.

  8. قَد زُرتُهُ مِن مَصر تَسكُبُ فَوقَهُ

    نيلاً مِن الفَضلِ المُبين عَميما

    I have visited it from Egypt; you pour over it

    a Nile of manifest, all-embracing bounty.

  9. وَبِكُل رابِيَةٍ جَعَلَت لِفَخرِهِ

    هَرَماً مِن الشرف الرَفيعِ عَظيما

    And on every hill it raised, to its glory,

    a mighty pyramid of lofty honor.

  10. وَكَسَوتَهُ حللَ الأَشعَّةِ فَاِزدَهَت

    تِلكَ الحَصى فيهِ تَظنُّ نُجوما

    And you clothed it in robes of rays, so resplendent grew

    those pebbles within it, which you would take for stars.

  11. لَولا مَهابتكَ العَظيمةُ فَوقَهُ

    رقصَ الجَمادُ يَجوّدُ التَرنيما

    Were it not for your mighty, awe-inspiring presence above it,

    lifeless matter would dance, singing beautifully.

  12. أَخُلاصةَ الحلم المفيض عَلى المَلا

    لُطفاً بِهِ يَشفي الفُؤادَ كَليما

    O essence of forbearance, showering upon humankind

    kindness through which the wounded heart is healed,

  13. لاذَت بِساحَتِكَ الأَعاظِمُ تَرتَجي

    لَحظاً شَريفاً لِلهَناءِ مُديما

    the great have sought refuge in your court, hoping for

    a noble glance that makes happiness endure.

  14. سُلِبَت بِمَنظَركَ العُقولُ وَقَد رَأت

    مَجدَ العُلى اِتخَّذَ الوَداعَةَ سِيَما

    Minds were stolen away by the sight of you, having seen

    lofty glory take gentleness as its hallmark.

  15. أَلبَستَ عَصراً أَنتَ كَوكَبُ فَخرِهِ

    عقداً يَطوِّقُ جيدَهُ مَنظوما

    You adorned an age whose star of pride you are

    with a strung necklace encircling its neck.

  16. بِكَ أَحدقت مقلُ البَريَّةِ تَجتَلي

    وَجهاً أَنيساً بِالسُعودِ وَسِيما

    The eyes of humankind surround you, beholding

    a kindly face, handsome with good fortune.

  17. أَلقاكَ تَنهَبُ كُلَ قَلبٍ في المَلا

    وَلَقد عَهدتكَ تنصرُ المَظلوما

    I find you stealing every heart among the people,

    yet I have known you to champion the oppressed.

  18. ردَّ القُلوبَ لِأَهلِها أَنتَ الَّذي

    تَهِبُ السَعادَةَ وَالرَفاهَ كَريما

    Return the hearts to their owners—you are the one

    who generously grants happiness and well-being.

  19. وَإِذا عَطفت فَخُذ فوادي إِنَّني

    قَدَمتهُ وَقفاً إِلَيكَ قَديما

    And if you show kindness, then take my heart; indeed, I

    offered it to you as an endowment long ago.