لصادق رعيه القصر السعيد — Mahmoud Qabadu

لِصادقِ رَعيهِ القصرُ السعيدُ

حِمىً لشبابِ دَولته مُعيدُ

For Sadiq, true in his care, stands the blessed palace;

A sanctuary renewing the youth of his reign.

تجدّدُ فيهِ للعلياءِ مغنى

عَلى نصرٍ وتأييدٍ مشيدُ

Within it a dwelling for high glory is renewed,

Built upon victory and support.

وَعادَ به نديُّ العدلِ حفلاً

تَدورُ بقطبِ مركزه السعودُ

Through it, justice's assembly has become thronged,

With good fortunes revolving around its central pivot.

تنادمُهُ البشائرُ والتهاني

فَيصبح كلّ يومٍ فيه عيدُ

Glad tidings and congratulations keep it company,

So every day within it becomes a feast.

عليه رونقا ملكٍ وجدٍّ

تُليحُهما المصانعُ والنجودُ

Upon it shine the twin splendors of sovereignty and fortune,

Revealed by its edifices and lofty chambers.

فَيومضُ للبصائرِ منه نورٌ

وَللأبصارِ إبريزٌ جسيدُ

From it a light flashes upon inner vision,

And solid, pure gold upon the eyes.

يَروعُ جلالةً وَيَروقُ حسناً

فَبينا الطرفُ يلمحه يحيدُ

It awes in majesty and delights in beauty;

Even as the eye glimpses it, it turns away.

وَلِم لا وَالحضارةُ ملء عصرٍ

جَلاه وَباع مُنشئه المديدُ

And why not, when civilization, filling an age,

Has burnished it, along with its founder's far-reaching skill?

فَما غمدانُ والإِيوانُ إلّا

مثالٌ وهو ممثولٌ فريدُ

Ghumdan and the Iwan are nothing but

An image, while it is a matchless embodiment.

تأنّقَ فيهما عربٌ وعجمٌ

وَدونَهما لَه شأوٌ بعيدُ

Arabs and non-Arabs lavished artistry upon those two,

Yet its attainment leaves them far behind.

تجيدُ لِحسنها وصفاً حلاه

وَيحصرُ دون أدناها المجيدُ

Its ornaments eloquently describe their beauty,

While the finest describer falters before their least detail.

فَيُنشَدُ مِن تحمّسها قصيدٌ

عبيدُ رُواتها منها عبيدُ

From their heroic fervor a poem is recited;

Its reciters are servants, and ʿAbid is among them.

تَصدّق مِنه دعوى كلّ حسنٍ

وَما مثلُ الشهودِ لها شهودُ

Every claim to beauty is confirmed by it,

And no testimony equals direct witnessing.

وَكيفَ يرومُ وصفٌ منه كنهاً

وَليسَ له بمعهودٍ نديدُ

How could a description seek its essence,

When it has no known peer?

تَرى الأبصارَ من أممٍ شخوصاً

إِليهِ فما لها طرف رديدُ

You see eyes staring from close at hand

Toward it, with no returning glance.

وَليسَ حجابُه إلّا كمالاً

كليلاً دونه البصرُ الحديدُ

Its only veil is its perfection,

Before which even keen sight grows dull.

وَما يُجدي مجالٌ في مقالٍ

إِذا لَم تَكتَنِف منه حدودُ

What use is scope for discourse,

If its boundaries cannot be encompassed?

أقيمَ يمين دارِ الملك منهُ

لِكعبةِ مَجدِها ركنٌ سعيدُ

To the right of the royal dwelling, from it was raised

A blessed pillar for the Kaaba of its glory.

رَبا عن أن يحجَب وهو طودٌ

بِسرو إن هفَت ريحٌ تميدُ

It rises beyond concealment, a mountain,

By cypresses that sway whenever a breeze stirs.

زَهاه اِسمُ المروءةِ فَاِستطالت

وَأَضحت خُنزوانتها تفيدُ

The name of noble virtue graced it, and they grew tall;

Their proud bearing now proved of use.

وَمنذُ رَأته أَحرزها جميعاً

بِرافِع سمكهِ طفقت تحيدُ

Since they saw it encompass all that virtue,

They began to shrink before its lofty roof.

تَهافَت تستقيلُ بلثمِ تربٍ

تَمسّحُ فوقه منها خدودُ

They tumble down, seeking pardon by kissing earth,

Upon which their cheeks are rubbed.

تُحاذِرُ أن ترى مستشرفاتٍ

لِغيرِ رِضا مواليها العبيدُ

They fear being seen with heads raised—

Servants, without their masters' approval.

وَليسَ لها مذلّقةُ العوالي

فَيوليها حراسته الوصيدُ

They possess no sharpened spearheads

For the threshold to entrust its guarding to them.

بَعيداً نسبة سروٍ وسمرٍ

وِإن لِكليهِما اِهتزّت قدودُ

Far apart is the kinship of cypress and lance,

Though the slender forms of both may sway.

وَما الأرهافُ في قدّ وحدّ

سواء عِندما تُحمى الحدودُ

Slenderness of stature and sharpness of edge

Are not alike when borders are defended.

فَكَيفَ ترى مُطاولةً صعاداً

لَديه وَلا يعفِّرها الصعيدُ

How, then, can you see tall spears competing

Beside it, without the earth dusting them?

تَنكّبُ عَن حدائقَ محدقاتٍ

بِهِ كالهدبِ عَن حدقٍ تذودُ

They stand apart from gardens encircling

It, guarding it like lashes around eyes.

خَضيلاتٌ مقيلاتٌ حفالٌ

رَوافلُ ملدها في الوشي خودُ

Dewy, sheltering at noon, luxuriant gardens,

Trailing their robes, their supple branches maidens in brocade.

عَرائسُ صيغَ من نهرٍ وزهرٍ

لَها الحليُ الخلاخلُ والعقودُ

Brides whose ornaments are fashioned from streams and flowers:

Their jewelry, their anklets, and their necklaces.

وَبثّ لها بِساطٌ من نثارٍ

دَنانيرُ الشموسِ به نقودُ

For them a carpet of scattered treasure is spread;

The suns' dinars are its coins.

إِذا وادي النسيمِ جَرى عليهِ

تَرى لُججاً لها حبب نضيدُ

When the stream of the breeze flows over it,

You see deep waters with neatly ordered bubbles.

مَواشِطُها بلابلُ مطرباتٌ

مَحاسِنها وهنّ لها سمودُ

Their hairdressers are nightingales, enchanted by

Their beauties, singing merrily in their service.

تفنّن في لحون مطربات

فَمعبدُ يستعيدُ ويستفيدُ

They vary their delightful melodies,

So Maʿbad asks for an encore and learns.

تَوقّى لَفح هاجرةٍ بأيكٍ

يُسرهِدها كما حضنَ الوليدُ

They are sheltered from noon's scorching heat by a grove

That nurtures them as an infant is cradled.

فَعاليهنَّ سُندسُهُ برودٌ

وَأسفلهنّ سلسالٌ برودُ

Above them, its fine silk forms mantles;

Below them flows cool, limpid water.

جَلت للجنّةِ العليا مثالاً

كأن لَم يعدُهُ إلّا الخلودُ

They reveal an image of the highest Paradise,

As though nothing escaped it but immortality.

يَروحُ نَسيمُها فينا ويغدو

فَتَبتهجُ التهائمُ والنجودُ

Their breeze visits us morning and evening,

And lowlands and uplands rejoice.

تَبثُّ طلائعَ البشرى فَتزهى

لَها في كلّ رابيةٍ بنودُ

It sends forth the advance guard of glad tidings;

On every hill its banners shine.

تُهنّي قُطرنا بِعميمِ أمنٍ

وَيمنٍ حفّ ظلّهما مديدُ

It congratulates our land on all-embracing security

And prosperity, their ample shade surrounding it.

يُقصّرُ عنهُ جهدُ الشكرِ لمّا

يضاعفُ مدّه القصرُ السعيدُ

Even the utmost gratitude falls short of it, when

The blessed palace doubles its reach.

عَليهِ من حدودِ العدلِ سدٌّ

نَبت عنهُ المكائد والجدودُ

Around it stands a rampart formed of justice's bounds;

Schemes and fortunes rebound from it.

سَما منهُ لمختبطٍ منارٌ

وَلِلحامي حقيقتهُ ردودُ

From it a beacon rises for the seeker of aid,

And defenses for the guardian of his rightful charge.

فَسرّى عَن فقيرٍ ضنكَ عيش

وَخفّف عن وقيرٍ ما يؤودُ

Thus it relieved the poor man's straitened life

And lightened what weighed upon the burdened.

وَشرّدتَ البغاةَ فبين سمع

وَباصرة الجَدالةِ هم مثودُ

And you scattered the rebels; between the ear

And eye of the earth they are cast away.

وَنيطَ لجيدِ مَن يبغي جزاءً

تَعلم عفّة منه المريدُ

Around the transgressor's neck a penalty was hung,

From which the defiant learn restraint.

فَما من منزعٍ في قوسِ بغي

وَلا مرمىً لذي جنفٍ سديدُ

There is no drawing of rebellion's bow,

Nor any straight shot for one inclined to injustice.

تَرى الألوادُ أموالَ الرعايا

فَتحسبُ أنّها شهب رصودُ

The obstinate foes see the subjects' wealth

And imagine it to be meteors lying in wait.

فَأَظفارٌ مقلّمة وأيدي

مُغلّلةٌ وَجَمرات خمودُ

Thus claws are clipped, and hands

Are fettered, and embers extinguished.

جَلاءٌ ما جَلت عنقاءُ فتكٍ

بِهم وفقيدُ ما اِختطفت رديدُ

Exiles are those whom violence's phoenix drove away

Among them; whatever it snatched away is restored.

فَلا يأوي إِلى سبدٍ شريدٌ

وَلا يلوي على لبدٍ طريدُ

No fugitive shelters among hair-bearing livestock,

Nor any outlaw turns toward woolly herds.

مآثرُ همّة عنيت بمجدٍ

وَرأيٌ للهوى لا يستقيدُ

These are the exploits of resolve devoted to glory,

And judgment that does not submit to desire;

وَعَزمُ مروءةٍ تهوى المَعالي

وَعن سننِ المكارم لا تحيدُ

The determination of noble virtue that loves high attainments

And never strays from generosity's paths;

وَتدبيرٌ هو الإكسيرُ فعلاً

وَما إبريزُه إلّا المجودُ

And governance that is truly an elixir,

Whose pure gold is nothing but glories.

يُسدّدُ أَو يقاربُ في سدادٍ

لِثغرٍ منه سامَ السرحَ سيدُ

It hits the mark, or approaches it with sound judgment,

At a frontier where a wolf has preyed upon the grazing flock.

وَيُنعشُ مِن عثارٍ في اِغترارٍ

بِإرخاءِ العنانِ له مزيدُ

It lifts men from stumbling in heedlessness,

Which slackening the rein would only increase.

فَقد زَاحت به فتنٌ غواشٍ

لَها ظللٌ مِنَ الأهواء سودُ

Through it, enveloping seditions have departed,

With their dark canopies of passions.

بِحال ما أنو شروانَ فيهِ

وَبزرجمهرهُ رأيٌ مفيدُ

In a plight where neither Anushirwan

Nor his Buzurgmihr offers useful counsel.

وَما كرِعايةٍ للعدلِ مبقٍ

وَلَيس لَه كإغفالٍ مُبيدُ

Nothing preserves like care for justice,

And nothing destroys it like neglect.

وَعدلُ اليومِ أَجدى من سنين

لَها مَرعى بلا عدلٍ مئيدُ

One day's justice is more beneficial than years

Of fertile pasture without justice.

وَما يفري بيمنِ الحيفِ صَلتٌ

كَما يَفري بمقسطةٍ غميدُ

No bared blade cuts with injustice's favor

As a sheathed one cuts with equity.

إِذا عدلُ المليكِ حَمى وأثرى

وَقفّرت الرعايا والجنودُ

When the king's justice protects and enriches,

While subjects and soldiers are left destitute.

فيا للّهِ مِن عصر ومصر

طَريفهُما به ينسى التليدُ

How wondrous, by God, an age and a land

Whose new achievements make the old forgotten!

أَجدّت فيهما سننُ المعالي

فَمسقى الدّين والدنيا مهيدُ

The ways of high attainment are renewed in both,

And religion's and worldly life's watering-place is made ready.

بِأوطانٍ وَأَوطارٍ توطّى

وَتقصرُ إثرَ أوتارٍ تقيدُ

With homelands and aspirations made easy,

And pursuits curtailed after feuds are restrained.

وَأنديةٌ بِها قولٌ وفعلٌ

وَعقد لجى وَإِجماع عقيدُ

And assemblies where there are words and deeds,

A profound compact and firmly bound accord.

تَسيرُ بذِكرها الركبانُ شرقاً

وَغرباً ما سَرى المثل الشرودُ

Riders carry their renown eastward

And westward, wherever far-ranging proverbs travel.

بِها تَغدو الفجاجُ الغبرُ خضراً

وَيُمسي المربعُ الممحالُ بيدُ

Through them, dusty passes become green by morning,

And evening finds the barren pasture a waste.

وَيورقُ كلّ عودٍ لاِبتهاج

وَيونقُ كلّ مرتٍ من يرودُ

Every branch puts forth leaves in joy,

And every bare tract delights the seeker of pasture.

أَلَم تَر كيفَ زانَ الأرضَ روضٌ

تُحاكُ مِن السماءِ له برودُ

Have you not seen how a garden adorns the earth,

For which mantles are woven from the sky?

وَكيفَ تنظّم الأزهارُ عقداً

نثارُ السحبِ جوهره الفريدُ

And how the flowers arrange a necklace

Whose matchless jewels are the clouds' scattered gifts?

تُسابقُ من رواق فاختيٍّ

لِطاووسي ما اِفترش الصعيدُ

What carpets the earth vies, from dove-gray splendor

To peacock hues spread upon the ground.

كَأدمع مجهشاتٍ من سرورٍ

خَضيلاتُ الورود لها خدودُ

Like the tears of women sobbing with joy,

The dewy roses have cheeks.

كأنّ ضرائراً في الأرضِ سيقت

من اِبناءِ السماء لها نقودُ

As though rival brides upon the earth had received

Their bridal payments from the sons of heaven.

وَزفّت وهيَ في حللٍ وحليٍ

يَغارُ الوشيُ منها والعقودُ

They were led forth in robes and jewels

That make brocade and necklaces jealous.

فَوافَت والنعيمُ يلوح منه

عَليها نضرةٌ ولها شهودُ

They arrived, with bliss revealing

Freshness upon them, witnessed by all.

تنافسُ في ولادٍ وَاِحتفالٍ

يَجدُّ فكلّها حال ولودُ

They compete in bringing forth and celebrating;

Renewal continues, and every state is fruitful.

فَليسَ يُرى لمحلٍ من محلٍّ

وَلا للخصبِ مِن خصمٍ يذودُ

No place can be seen for drought,

Nor any opponent to drive fertility away.

فَإِن يَكن المزيدُ رديفَ شكرٍ

فَما سفرُ المزيدِ إذاً بعيدُ

If increase follows gratitude,

Then increase's journey is not far.

أَلَم تَر أنّها مِن كلّ فجٍّ

عميقٍ قَد تَواترتِ الوفودُ

Have you not seen that from every

Deep pass, delegations have arrived in succession?

شَواحٍ جُردها تفلي الفيافي

وَإثرَ بَريدها يقفو بريدُ

Wide-striding, their sleek steeds comb the deserts,

And courier follows after courier.

تَبثُّ الشكرَ بينَ يدي مليكٍ

مطوّقةٌ بِنعماه الجيودُ

They pour forth gratitude before a king,

Their necks garlanded with his blessings.

سَرت بِمدارجِ الأنفاسِ منهم

فَلَو سَكتوا لأنطقت الجلودُ

It travels along the pathways of their breath;

Were they silent, their skins would speak.

وَكَم لِلصادقِ الأسمى مزايا

إِذا عدّت فلا مثلٌ عديدُ

How many distinctions belong to exalted Sadiq!

When counted, no comparable number is found.

فَلَم يُجهل لهُ في الحلمِ فضلٌ

وَلَم يُعرف له فيه نديدُ

His excellence in forbearance has never been unknown,

And no equal to him in it has been known.

وَلم يُغرر بلينِ الصفحِ منه

فَيُنكر بأسُه الخَشنُ الحديدُ

Nor does the gentleness of his pardon mislead,

So that his rugged, steely might might be denied.

إِذا ما المعلواتُ على سباقٍ

رَهنّ فخلصهنّ له عتيدُ

When high honors are offered in a race

As stakes, their choicest are ready for him.

يُجلّي ما درى في ربط جأشٍ

وعزمٍ لا ينهنهه كؤودُ

He takes the lead, as is known, in steadfast courage,

And resolve that no arduous obstacle restrains;

وعفوٍ عندَ حردٍ واِقتدار

أبى أَن يسبقَ العذل الوعيدُ

And pardon amid anger and power,

Refusing to let threats precede reproach;

وَحسنِ طويّةٍ ووفاءِ عهدٍ

وَوعدٍ نجزهُ صدقٌ وجودُ

And goodness of heart and fidelity to a covenant,

And a promise fulfilled by truth and generosity.

فَرائدُ نظّمت في عقدِ فخرٍ

بِإِحداها يسوّدُ من يسودُ

Unique gems arranged in a necklace of pride,

By any one of which a ruler is made a lord.

فَيا ملكاً يباهي الملك منهُ

بِمانِحِه مآثرَ لا تبيدُ

O king through whom sovereignty boasts

Of its bestower of undying exploits!

أَيادٍ عالياتِ الكعبِ تُنسي

إِياداً كعبها لمّا يجودُ

Favors of exalted standing make us forget

Iyad and its Kaʿb when he gives.

بِما ينهى إليكَ منَ التهاني

عَلى مرِّ الجديدينِ الجديدُ

With the congratulations conveyed to you,

Fresh through the passing of night and day,

سَيَبلغ صيتُ دولتكَ الثريّا

وَيأوي مجدَها ركنٌ شديدٌ

Your reign's renown shall reach the Pleiades,

And a mighty pillar shall shelter its glory.

وَتَطوي شرّدَ الأمثالِ نشراً

مَساعيكَ المنيرات الخلودُ

They shall surpass far-ranging proverbs in renown—

Your radiant, enduring endeavors.

تَؤيّدهنَّ أملاكٌ صعود

وَتُجريهنّ أفلاكٌ سعودُ

Ascending angels strengthen them,

And auspicious spheres carry them onward.

فَتهطعُ نخوةُ العُظماء لمّا

تَصعّر مِن إيالتك الخدودُ

The pride of great men bows when

Cheeks turn haughtily from your governance.

وَتُعمرها وَتغمرها بعدلٍ

وَفضلٍ تُبتنى بِهما المجودُ

You give it life and flood it with justice

And excellence, through which glories are built.

فَتغترفُ الممالكُ من جَداها

وَيعرفُ أنّ منزعكَ السديدُ

Kingdoms draw from its bounty,

And your course is recognized as the sound one.

دَليلُ رسوخِ ملكك صدقُ قصدٍ

لنفعِ الخلقِ أنتَ له عقيدُ

Proof of your sovereignty's firmness is a sincere purpose

To benefit creation, to which you are devoted.

فَكَم جلّى جلاها اللَّه عنّا

بِرأفتكَ الظليلُ بها الوجودُ

How many a grave calamity God has cleared from us

Through your compassion, whose shade shelters existence!

وَكشّف ظلمةَ البؤسي بنعمى

فَأبصرَ موقعَ الشكرِ الكنودُ

He dispelled misery's darkness with blessings,

And the thankless saw where gratitude was due.

وَكفكَف أيدياً بُسِطت لبغيٍ

عَوى بِسفيهها فيه الرشيدُ

He restrained hands stretched out for aggression,

Against whose foolishness the prudent cried out.

فَفاءَت بعدَ أَن زاغَت لهديٍ

قلوبٌ وَاِنسرى الظنُّ الفنودُ

After straying, hearts returned to guidance,

And unfounded suspicion cleared away.

عِنايةُ خالقٍ بكَ لا تمارى

وَهَل في ضوءِ باهرةٍ جحودُ

The Creator's care for you cannot be disputed;

Can there be denial in dazzling light?

بِصادقِ فَجرِها كُشفت لندبٍ

قَديماً وَاِمترى فيها البليدُ

By its true dawn it was disclosed to a noble man

Long ago, while the dull-witted doubted it.

وَهَذا القصرُ قد جلّى ضُحاها

أَلَم تَر أنّه بهتَ العنيدُ

This palace has now revealed its forenoon;

Have you not seen the obstinate dumbfounded?

بِعينِ الحاسِدينَ يَراه كلٌّ

وَحاشا أَن يكونَ له حسودُ

Everyone sees it with the eyes of the envious—

Yet far be it that anyone should envy it.

وَلَكن ملءُ أبصارٍ حلاهُ

وَأفئدةٍ فكلّ مستجيدُ

Rather, its adornments fill eyes

And hearts, and everyone finds it excellent.

قَد اِستقبلتَ فيه هلال نحرٍ

لِنحرِ عداكَ خنجره حريدُ

Within it you welcomed the crescent of Sacrifice,

Its dagger fierce for slaughtering your foes.

وَأمّا حينَ أهوى للثريّا

وَأطربنا فمضراب وعودُ

But when it inclined toward the Pleiades

And delighted us, it became plectrum and lute.

أَصاخ إِلى تَهانينا بأذنٍ

كَمخلبِ قشعمٍ أنحى يصيدُ

It listened to our congratulations with an ear

Like an old eagle's talon, swooping to hunt.

وَحيّا باِنحِناءتهِ محيّاً

تَهلّل بشرهُ للعيدِ عيدُ

With its bow it saluted a face

Whose radiant cheer is a feast for the feast.

وَواجَهك الربيعُ به وعامٌ

لَهُ عهدٌ بخالقه جديدُ

Through it, spring greeted you, and a year

Whose covenant with its Creator is new.

فَبان كِلاهُما عَن فألِ يمنٍ

بِما تُبديه فيهِ وما تعيدُ

Both revealed an omen of good fortune

In what you begin within it and what you renew.

وَإِن شبابَ ملككَ في اِقتبالٍ

وَمربع قطركَ الخضر المجودُ

The youth of your sovereignty is in its prime,

And your land's spring pasture is green and rain-blessed.

وَطاعَتكَ الّتي فُرِضَت علينا

تَقرّب للإله بِها العبيدُ

And obedience to you, prescribed for us,

Brings servants nearer to God.

وَإِنّ العذرَ في تقصير مدحٍ

لِقصركِ دون واجبه مديدُ

The excuse for falling short in praise

Of your palace, below its due, is ample.

وَإِنّك في حِمى عزّ تهنّا

بِأَعوامٍ فأعوامٍ تعودُ

Within the sanctuary of might, may you rejoice

In years upon years returning,

كَعامٍ قيلَ لمّا أرّخوه

لِيعمُر قَصرك العامُ السعيدُ

Like a year of which they said when dating it:

May the happy year fill your palace with life.

وَقد أَغناهُ عَن توسيمِ عيبٍ

يُعيدُ كمالهُ أسٌّ حميدُ

It has spared it the stigma of a flaw;

A worthy foundation renews its perfection.

وَعينُ اللّه تكلؤه برعي

فَلا عينٌ تعيّنه تكيدُ

God's eye watches over it with care,

So no eye casting evil upon it can scheme.

بَقيتَ وَشمسُ فضلكَ لا توارى

وَقصركَ مِن مشارِقها عديدُ

May you endure, with the sun of your favor never hidden,

And your palace numbered among its rising-places.

تُشيدُ لكلِّ مكرمةٍ مناراً

وَربُّ العرشِ يدعم ما تشيدُ

You raise a beacon for every noble deed,

And the Lord of the Throne supports what you raise.

وَتَجلو كلّ شارقة فخاراً

يُجدّد نشره الأبدُ الأبيدُ

At every dawn you reveal a glory

Whose fame everlasting eternity renews.

وَلا داني حِمى ريحٍ ونجمٍ

لِصولِ علاك حيٌّ أو ركودُ

May no neighboring domain of wind or star,

Active or still, withstand your soaring might.

وَلا عَن طاعَةٍ لكَ وَاِنقيادٍ

تَخلّفتِ القلوبُ ولا الجهودُ

And from obedience and submission to you,

May neither hearts nor endeavors fall behind.

وَلا سمعٌ عَداهُ ولا لسانٌ

وَلا بصرٌ ثناء والشهودُ

May no ear turn away, nor any tongue,

Nor any eye, from praise and witnessing.

وَلا ضَحتِ المكارمُ عن ظلالٍ

لِدولتكَ الحقيق لها الخلودُ

May noble virtues never lose the shade

Of your reign, to which immortality is due.

وَدام بِعَهدها يأوي البرايا

وَريفُ الأمنِ والعيش الرغيدُ

May there continually shelter all creatures under its covenant

The ample shade of security and comfortable life.

وَيَجلو أسعداً ما أرّخوه

لِصادقِ رعيهِ القصرُ السعيدُ

And may the date they inscribed disclose greater joy:

For Sadiq, true in his care, stands the blessed palace.