يا صورة راقَ حسنُ منظرها

سبحان خلاَّقِها مُصوّرها

O image of pleasing beauty,

Glory to its Creator, its Shaper,

قُدّر فيها السّماحُ والمكرماتُ

الغريباتُ من مُقدّرها

Who destined within it generosity and kindness,

Wondrous things from its design.

ومَن له ذكرُها أبو حَسَنٍ

يُبدي بحُسناهُ فضلَ جوهرِها

One whose mention is Abu Hassan

Reveals through his beauty the excellence of its essence.

إذا تَباهى الملوك من يَمنٍ

فأنت يا ذهلُ عين مَفخَرِها

When kings boast from Yemen,

You, Dhahal, are the eye of its pride.

ورثتَ بالأزْدَ والمُلوك ونبْ

هان عُلاها أبي مُعمّرِها

You inherited through the Azd and kings

Its loftiness made long-lasting by my aged ancestor.

وفزت يا ذهلُ في وراثته

من خير أقسامها بأوفَرِها

You have succeeded, O Dhahal, in your inheritance

The best of its shares in abundance.

وأنتم سادةُ العتيك بكم

يُفخَر في غيبها ومَحضرِها

You are the masters of glory through whom

Pride is taken in its absence and presence.

في كل أرض لكم خطيبُ نَدى

يخطبُ بالمهد فوقَ منبرِها

In every land you have a herald of dew

Who seeks your hand atop its pulpit.

وفي رقاب الورى لكُم مِننٌ

ما سَمعَ الناس صوتَ منكرِها

And over the necks of creation you have favors

The likes of which no ears have heard rejected.

وأنت يا ذهلُ في النّدى مَثل

ما بني ركبانها وسُمَّرِها

And you, O Dhahal, are an example in glory,

As are its riders and its knights.

فابقَ وأولادك الكرام مَعاً

مَدى سِنيّ الدنيا وأشهرِها

So remain, you and your noble children together,

For the lifetime and months of this world.