شربت شمولاً من شتيتٍ مشوبةً

شربت شمولاً من شتيتٍ مشوبةً

بشهد شذاها عنبرٌ وقُرُنْفُلُ

بشهد شذاها عنبرٌ وقُرُنْفُلُ

I drank wine from a mouth with spaced teeth, mingled

I drank the cup of life in sips, sweetened

With honey; its fragrance was ambergris and clove.

With the honey of its scent - amber and carnation.

طمست الهوَى لما بَدا طالعُ الهُدى

طمست الهوَى لما بَدا طالعُ الهُدى

وطلعةُ سلطانُ بن سيف تهلَّلُ

وطلعةُ سلطانُ بن سيف تهلَّلُ

I effaced passion when the rising star of guidance appeared,

When the guiding star rose up the passions faded;

And the countenance of Sultan bin Saif beamed.

The morning star of Sultan bin Sayf shone clear.

ومن مثل سلطان بن سيف وولدِه

ومن مثل سلطان بن سيف وولدِه

وفاءً وحلماً في الموازين تثقلُ

وفاءً وحلماً في الموازين تثقلُ

And who is like Sultan bin Saif and his son

None can equal Sultan bin Sayf and his son

In loyalty and forbearance, weighty in the scales?

In patience and mercy - the scales bear their weight.

هربت لديهم إذ هدوني إلى الهُدى

هربت لديهم إذ هدوني إلى الهُدى

وأهدوا هدايا من هِباتٍ تُعَجَّلُ

وأهدوا هدايا من هِباتٍ تُعَجَّلُ

I fled to their side when they led me to guidance,

To their guidance I fled when they showed me the way,

And they offered gifts from bounties promptly bestowed.

And granted me gifts of their bounty so swift.

لأنكَ يا سلطان لا زِلْتَ لابساً

لأنكَ يا سلطان لا زِلْتَ لابساً

لآلِىء مجدٍ لا تَرِثُّ فتبذلُ

لآلِىء مجدٍ لا تَرِثُّ فتبذلُ

For you, O Sultan, have never ceased to wear

For you, Sultan, still wear the mantle

Pearls of glory that never grow worn enough to be cast aside.

Of glory's honor, no moth-holes can rend.