1. رتبُ العزِّ وَالتُقى

    بِكَ عزَّت تَحقّقا

    The ranks of glory and piety

    have truly gained honor through you.

  2. أَيُّها الكَوكَب الَّذي

    مِن سَما الفَضل أَشرَقا

    O star who

    shone from the heaven of excellence,

  3. وَبَدا نور سَعدهِ

    ناسِخاً ظُلمة الشقا

    and whose light of good fortune appeared,

    dispelling the darkness of misery,

  4. وَالَّذي رتبة العُلى

    أَخذت عَنهُ مَوثِقا

    and from whom the rank of eminence

    has taken a solemn pledge,

  5. وَعَلى غَيرِهِ غَدَت

    صَعبة لَيسَ تُرتَقى

    while for others it has become

    difficult, beyond their reach!

  6. يا لَهُ غُصن دَوحَة

    مُثمر العزّ مورِقا

    What a branch of a mighty tree he is,

    bearing glory as fruit and putting forth leaves!

  7. قَد زَكا أَصل فرعه

    وَحَوى الفَضل مُطلَقا

    The root of his branch has flourished,

    and encompassed excellence without limit:

  8. شَرَف لَم يَفُز بِهِ

    قَطُّ إِلّا مَن اِتّقى

    an honor never attained

    except by one who is pious.

  9. كَيفَ لا وَهوَ خالد

    دامَ يَحيا مُوَفَّقا

    How could it be otherwise, when he is Khalid?

    May he live on, favored with success,

  10. لِنَرى رَوض فَضلِهِ

    يانِعَ الزَهر مونِقا

    so we may see the garden of his excellence,

    its blossoms flourishing, a delight to behold.

  11. يا اِبن من طيب ذِكره

    عطّر الكَون معبقا

    O son of him whose fragrant remembrance

    perfumed the universe, spreading its scent,

  12. وَالَّذي يَنتَمي إِلى

    بابِهِ كُلّ مَن رَقى

    and to whose

    door all who rise in rank belong:

  13. اِجمَع العلم لا تَقُل

    شَمله قَد تَفَرَّقا

    gather knowledge; do not say,

    'Its unity has fallen apart.'

  14. وَاِلتقِ البحر كي تَرى

    درّه خَير مُلتَقى

    And meet the sea, so you may see

    its pearls, the finest thing to encounter.

  15. وَاِبذل الفَضل لا تَكُن

    مِن تَلاشيهِ مُشفِقا

    And bestow your bounty; do not be

    afraid that it will vanish.

  16. كُلّ شَيءٍ يَقلّ ما

    دُمتَ إِيّاه مُنفِقا

    Everything diminishes as long as

    you continue spending it;

  17. وَأَخو العلم عِلمه

    زادَ ما مِنهُ أَنفَقا

    but the learned man's knowledge

    grows as he gives of it.

  18. فَاِهن بِالرُتبة الَّتي

    مِنكَ قَد رامَت اللقا

    So rejoice in the rank that

    has sought an encounter with you:

  19. رُتبة زانَها الكَما

    ل جَمالاً وَرَونَقا

    a rank adorned by

    perfection with beauty and splendor.

  20. وَاِبقَ بِالعزّ لا بَرح

    تَ لَكَ العزّ وَالبقا

    And remain in glory—may you live on;

    may glory and lasting life be yours!

  21. وَغَدا السَعد ساعِداً

    لَك وَالرفق مرفقا

    And may good fortune become a helper

    to you, and kindness a comfort,

  22. ما اِستهلّت سَحائب ال

    بشر إِذ جادَ مغدقا

    as long as rain pours from the clouds of

    gladness when he gives abundantly,

  23. وَحمام الحِمى شَدا

    بِالتَهاني مشوّقا

    and the doves of the sanctuary sing

    congratulations, stirring longing;

  24. أَو بَدا الزَهر مِن حدا

    ئقِهِ الزُهر محدقا

    or flowers appear from

    his radiant gardens, encircling;

  25. أَو شَدا العلم قائِلاً

    بِكَ إِذ عَزَّ وَاِرتَقى

    or knowledge sings, declaring,

    since through you it gained honor and rose:

  26. يا أولي الفَضل أَرّخوا

    رُتبتي العزّ وَالتُقى

    'O people of excellence, record the date:

    My rank is glory and piety.'