سلامٌ وتسليمٌ بدا وثناءُ

سلامٌ وتسليمٌ بدا وثناءُ

وإخلاصُ وُدٍّ لم يَشُبْهُ رِياءُ

وإخلاصُ وُدٍّ لم يَشُبْهُ رِياءُ

Peace, salutation, and praise have come forth,

Greetings of peace and devotion are manifest, and praise

And sincere affection untainted by ostentation,

And sincerity and affection without pretense or display

وحُسن ودادٍ مُخلصٍ ومودَّةٌ

وحُسن ودادٍ مُخلصٍ ومودَّةٌ

ومحضُ تحيَّاتٍ به وصَفاءُ

ومحضُ تحيَّاتٍ به وصَفاءُ

And the beauty of sincere affection, and love,

And goodwill of pure and earnest devotion

And pure greetings therein, and purity,

And sincere salutations and clarity gleam and portray

وذِكرُ أيادٍ من عظيم كرامةٍ

وذِكرُ أيادٍ من عظيم كرامةٍ

ونُبل هوىً لا يعتريه فنَاءُ

ونُبل هوىً لا يعتريه فنَاءُ

And remembrance of favors born of great generosity,

Mention of great generosity and noble deeds

And noble love that never fades,

And passionate fervor that fades not away

ومحضُ مديحٍ ليس يُحصىً عِدادُهُ

ومحضُ مديحٍ ليس يُحصىً عِدادُهُ

خلاصة وُدٍّ زانَهُ ووفاءُ

خلاصة وُدٍّ زانَهُ ووفاءُ

And pure praise beyond all counting,

And pure eulogy beyond measure or account

Adorned by the essence of affection and fidelity,

Quintessence of devotion its constancy on display

إلى ملِكٍ لم يَسْلُني عنه غيره

إلى ملِكٍ لم يَسْلُني عنه غيره

وإن عَمَّني منه نَدّى وسخاءُ

وإن عَمَّني منه نَدّى وسخاءُ

To a king whom no other has made me forget,

To a king none asked me of but him

Even if that other's bounty and generosity envelop me.

Though from him I found favor and largesse each day

إلى ملِكٍ لم أَنْسَهُ قط ساعةً

إلى ملِكٍ لم أَنْسَهُ قط ساعةً

مدَى الدَّهرِ حتى لا يكونَ جفاءُ

مدَى الدَّهرِ حتى لا يكونَ جفاءُ

To a king whom I have never forgotten for a single hour,

To a king I never forgot for a moment

Throughout all time, so that no estrangement may arise.

Throughout time, loyalty prevailed in every way

إلى ملكٍ زانَتْ بطلعة وجهه

إلى ملكٍ زانَتْ بطلعة وجهه

أماكن ما مرَّت عليها ذُكاءُ

أماكن ما مرَّت عليها ذُكاءُ

To a king whose countenance has beautified

To a king whose radiant visage illumed

Places over which Dhukāʾ, the sun, has never passed.

All places whereon his perception held sway

ومَن مالُه مالي ومالي مالُه

ومَن مالُه مالي ومالي مالُه

ومَن مدحه بعد الصلاة دعاءُ

ومَن مدحه بعد الصلاة دعاءُ

And one whose wealth is mine, and mine is his,

He whose wealth was my wealth and mine his

And one whose praise, after prayer, is supplication.

And praising him after prayer my homage and way

هو الملك القَرْم الجواد بَلَعْربٌ

هو الملك القَرْم الجواد بَلَعْربٌ

له الحمدُ والمدحُ اللُّبابُ جزاءُ

له الحمدُ والمدحُ اللُّبابُ جزاءُ

He is the king, the noble chief, the generous Balʿarab;

Al-Qarm Al-Jawwad Bala'arb he is the king

Gratitude and the choicest praise are his recompense.

To him belong praise and eulogy come what may

بنفسي كريمٌ حازَ مجداً وسؤدَداً

بنفسي كريمٌ حازَ مجداً وسؤدَداً

وآباؤه أمثالُه كُرَماءُ

وآباؤه أمثالُه كُرَماءُ

May my life ransom a noble man who attained glory and eminence,

Noble of soul, glorified with honor and might

And his forefathers, like him, are noble men.

And fathers of his like, magnanimous were they

فَصِيحٌ متى ينطِقْ يجد كل مُفصحٍ

فَصِيحٌ متى ينطِقْ يجد كل مُفصحٍ

أخا منطق تعنو له الفُصَحاءُ

أخا منطق تعنو له الفُصَحاءُ

Eloquent: whenever he speaks, every articulate speaker finds

Eloquent, when he speaks all orators feel

A master of speech before whom the eloquent bow.

Brother to his tongue, though fluent their say

بليغٌ متى تبدُو البلاغةُ منه في

بليغٌ متى تبدُو البلاغةُ منه في

ندىِّ المعالي يَخْجَلُ البُلغَاءُ

ندىِّ المعالي يَخْجَلُ البُلغَاءُ

Eloquent: whenever his eloquence appears in

Articulate, when his eloquence is revealed

The assembly of noble attainments, the eloquent are abashed.

Orators abashed, though skilled in their display

وعن وصف جَدْواه ومدح خِلاله

وعن وصف جَدْواه ومدح خِلاله

تجىءُ بلاغاتٌ لها الشعراءُ

تجىءُ بلاغاتٌ لها الشعراءُ

And in describing his bounty and praising his virtues,

To describe his excellence and praise his merit

The poets bring forth eloquent expressions for them.

Poets must bring eloquence great in every way