يا دارَ مَجدٍ عَلى العَلياءِ قَد بُنِيَت

وَأُسِّست بِالتّقى لا نالَها تلَفُ

O abode of glory built on the heights

Founded on piety, unobtainable for the negligent

بِحِكمَةٍ أَلفَت تبنى مرصفةً

نَعم وجَانبَها التبذيرُ وَالسّرفُ

With wisdom it built a lasting edifice

Yes, and extravagance and profligacy avoided it

مِن جَوهَرِ العزِّ قَد صاغوا لَها لَبِناً

لَها الجَواهِرُ وَهيَ الدرّةُ الصّدفُ

From the essence of honor they constructed bricks for it

It has gems and it is the lustrous pearl

كَقبّةِ الفلكِ العالي بِها اِرتَفَعَت

بُروجُ جاهٍ لَها العَلياءُ تَكتَنِفُ

Like the dome of the sublime sky in its loftiness

The mansions of prestige surround it protectively

قُصورُها مِن جِنانِ الخُلدِ قَد نُقِلَت

وَمِن جِنانِ الهَنا شيدَت لَها غُرَفُ

Its palaces were transported from the gardens of eternity

And from the gardens of bliss chambers were built for it

كَأَنّها الرّوضَةُ الغنّاءُ مزهرةٌ

تَميسُ أزهارُها إذ عمّها الترفُ

It is as if it were the verdant garden in full bloom

Its flowers thrive as luxury encircles it

دارٌ بِها تُدرَكُ الآمالُ كامِلةً

وَعِندَها يَحصُلُ الإِكرامُ وَالتحفُ

An abode in which hopes are attained completely

And in which benevolence and gifts are obtained

وَعِندَها تَخضَعُ الآسادُ مُطرِقَةً

مِن شِدّةِ الخَوفِ خيلوا أَنّهم خَرفوا

And in which lions bow down reverently

Out of intense fear they imagined they were senile

تيهي عَلى الدورِ فَخراً حَيثُ كُنت على

مَبناكِ قَد يُحمَدُ الإِنفاقُ والكلفُ

Wandering around the houses proudly wherever you were

For your edifice expenditures and efforts may be praised

وَكُنتِ في الدورِ بَدراً خيلَ منزلةً

لِشَمسِ مَجدٍ على الآفاق ينكشفُ

You were among the houses like a full moon among mansions

For a sun of glory diffusing light over horizons

الضّيغَمُ الأسَدُ الرّئبالُ مُنفَرِداً

لَهُ الأُسودُ بِهذا الأَمرِ تَعتَرِفُ

The formidable lion prevailing alone

For him the lions in this matter defer

عَليُّ قَدْرٍ وَجاهٍ كاِسمِهِ وذُرىً

وَهِمّةٍ بِجَميلِ العَزمِ تَتّصِفُ

‘Ali of high status, glory and progeny

And ambition characterized by excellent resolve

لا زِلتِ عالِيَةً لا زِلتِ عامِرَةً

وَأَنتِ كَهفُ الرّجا لِلنّاسِ وَالكنفُ

You have remained lofty, you have remained prosperous

For people you are the cave of hope and refuge

وَطالَ بانيكِ عُمراً وَاِبنُهُ معهُ

وَدامَ سَعدكِ لا يُدرى لَهُ طَرفُ

Long live your founder and his son with him

And may your good fortune last, its limit unknown

وَدامَ فيكِ لِمِثلي ما يُسَرُّ بِهِ

وما بِهِ تُشتفى الآلامُ والدنفُ

And may there remain in you, for the likes of me

That which delights, and remedies pains and troubles

وَكلُّ ما نَرتَجي أَرَّخت من مِنَحٍ

وَالمَجدُ فيكِ وَفيكِ العِزُّ والشرفُ

And may you continue to bestow all that we hope for

Glory is in you, honor and nobility in you