يا ثغرُ حيّيت بِالمُرابِط

كَم لَك مِن حاسدٍ وغابِط

O mouth that I greeted with a kiss

How many envious and spiteful ones you have

أَوقدَ فيكَ الأميرُ نوراً

يَهدي إِلى الرشدِ كلّ خابِط

The prince has ignited in you a light

That guides to righteousness everyone who gropes

حاطَكَ لكن بسورِ عزمٍ

لِعملِ الحاسدينَ حابِط

Yet he has surrounded you with a fence of resolve

Against the foiled deeds of the envious

تَخفقُ أَحشاؤُهم ولكن

فُؤادكَ المطمئنّ رابِط

Their intestines writhe but

Your serene heart is steadfast

يُمسي بكَ الدينُ وَهو عالٍ

وَيصبحُ وَهو هابِط

Religion spends the night with you exalted

And wakes while abased

عمّرَكَ اللّه مِن رباطٍ

مُرابطٌ فيهِ خيرُ ضابِط

May God make you endure from a fortress

Where the best guardian keeps vigil