عَليكَ وليّ نِعمَتِنا سَلامي

وَفيكَ مَدائحي وَبك اِعتِصامي

My greetings of peace upon you, O guardian of our blessings,

In you are my praises and in you is my refuge,

وَفي النّعمِ الّتي جَلّلتَنيها

مَرادي في العَشيرة أَو مَسامي

And in the favors with which you have honored me,

Is my desire, whether in family or in society,

أَخَذنَ عَليَّ مُطّلَعَ الأماني

وَزِدنَ ولم يَرُمنَ عَلى مرامي

You have fulfilled my highest hopes,

And increased them, not stinting what I hoped for,

فَضَلتَ عَلى المُلوكِ وَقَد تَدانَوا

كَما فَضل الصباحُ على الظلامِ

You surpassed kings even though they drew close,

As the dawn surpasses the darkness,

بِإِقدامٍ يهابُ اللّيثُ منهُ

وَإنعامٍ يبرِّحُ بِالكرامِ

With courage the lion fears,

And generosity that delights the generous,

فَكَم أَغنيتَ أَرضاً حلّ فيها

غَمامةُ راحَتَيك عَن الغمامِ

So you have enriched a land that became

Covered by the clouds of your comfort instead of clouds of sorrow,

وَكَم رُمناكَ لِلجَدوى علينا

فَما رُمناك ممتنع المرامِ

And how often we wished you well, for our own good,

Not wishing you to be unyielding,

وغرثان الجوانح من قبيحٍ

وظمآن الجوارح من حرامِ

The chests are filled with vileness

And the limbs thirst for forbidden drink,

تُضلُّ سَبيلَه كَلِمُ الدَّنايا

وَتَنبو عنهُ أَخلاقُ اللّئامِ

The words of this life lead them astray,

And they are warned away from the manners of scoundrels,

تَلفّت يا مَليكَ النّاس شرقاً

وَغَرباً هَل تَرى لك من مسامِ

Look around you, O king of the people, east

And west, do you see any who compare to you?

وَهَل أَبقى الإلهُ لَكم عدوّاً

يُحاذَرُ منه في هَذا الأنامِ

And has God left for you any enemy

To beware of in these times?

وَولِّ عَظيمَ شُكرك مَن تولّى

لَك النَّفَحات بِالنّعمِ العظامِ

Give abundant thanks to the one who assumed

Responsibility for sending you magnificent blessings,

وَما النّيروزُ إِلّا خَيرُ يومٍ

أَتَت بُشراهُ فيك بِخَيرِ عامِ

For New Year’s Day brings only the best of days,

Its good tidings for you are the best year,

يخبّر في عطائِك بِالأماني

وَيُؤذنُ في بقائِكَ بالدوامِ

It tells of your wishes being fulfilled,

And it announces the permanence of your reign,

وَعيشٍ كالزّلالِ العذبِ لمّا

رَماهُ المزنُ صُفِّقَ بالمُدامِ

And a life as sweet as pure, chilled wine,

When vintage is poured sparkling into goblets,

فَلا طَرَقت بِما تَخشى اللّيالي

وَلا همّت عُهودك بِاِنصِرامِ

So no nights threaten what they dread,

Nor do your days intend to end,

وَلا بَرِحت شُؤونك كلّ يومٍ

تقلّبُ في كمالٍ أَو تَمامِ

Nor do your affairs cease, each day,

To alternate between perfection and completeness,

فَلَيسَ على الزمانِ إِذا تَجافت

نَوائبُهُ حريمك مِن مَلامِ

So time cannot be blamed if its ups

And downs do not touch your sanctum.