يا حبّذا منزلٌ ومرتَبَعُ

طابَ لنا اليوم فيه مجتمَعُ

Oh how delightful, this abode and its precinct

Has become congenial for us today, a place we frequent

حيثُ النسيم انبرى على مَهَلٍ

يعتنق الغصن وهو يمتنع

Where the breeze gently stirs at a leisurely pace

Embracing the branch though it shows some restraint

والروض فينان بالندى خَضِلٌ

والمرج رَحْبُ النِطاق متسع

The meadow, arrayed in its dewy green mantles

With the vast, wide-open plains, a sight so pleasant

والنهر بين الغصون مُطرد

وموجه تابع ومُتَّبَعُ

The river, flowing between branches so verdant

Its waves follow on, in constant movement

والطير جذلان في جوانبه

فصادحٌ بعضه ومنتجع

The birds gathered on its banks, chirping with delight

Calling to each other, a euphonious regiment

في معشر لم تزل مآثرهم

تتلى بأوج العُلى وتُسْتَمَعُ

In a company whose glorious deeds

Are recited, exalted, and always lent an attentive ear

فهم لطيب الجدود قد نزعوا

وفي رياض العلوم قد رتعوا

For they have partaken of the finest ancestries

And in the gardens of knowledge, they have long taken their share