يا حَبذا زَمَنٌ عَليك سَعيدُ

لَك فيهِ قَد نظر العَزيز سَعيدُ

O what a blessed time upon you, prosperous one

For you the Almighty looked with favor, prosperous one

وَلحفظ قلعته اصطَفاك فَهابَها

بطلٌ مهول في الحُروب شَديد

To guard his fortress, he chose you, so it was awed

A formidable hero in fierce battles, unyielding

لِم لا وَأَنتَ لَها أَجلُّ مهندسٍ

نالَت بِهِ ما تَشتَهي وتُريد

Why not, when you are for it the finest engineer

Through whom it obtained what it desires and wants

وَبَذلت فيها يا محمد همةً

قَد بان عَنها مِن علاك بَعيد

And you exerted in it, O Muhammad, great effort

Which has revealed from your elevation distant

نعمَ المحافظ أَنتَ وَالشَهم الَّذي

هُوَ في المَعارف وَالفنون فَريد

What an excellent protector you are, and the noble one

Who in knowledge and arts is unmatched

فَاركض بِخَيلك في مَيادين الهَنا

وصِلِ المَسرةَ فَالعدوّ طَريد

So race with your horses in fields of glory

And join the delight, for the enemy is outcast

وَانصر برأيك أَمر ملكٍ ما لهُ

إِلّا امتداح مليكه تَوحيد

And support with your judgement the command of a king who

Has none but praise of his majestic lord's oneness

ما قال مَجد علاك يا بشرى فَقَد

أَرَّختُهُ حفظ القِلاع مَجيد

Glory did not say your glory, O good tidings, for

You made guarding fortresses magnificent