عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ وَمَنْ عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ إِذَا

يُعْنَى بِعَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَمِّهِ السَّامِي

Abd al-Salam, and who is Abd al-Salam when

he devotes himself to his exalted uncle, Abd al-Aziz?

إِذْ ذَاكَ صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ الْبَرِّ مَوْضِعُهُ

مَنْ قَلْبُهُ مَوْضِعٌ لَمْ يُصْمِهِ رَامِ

Since that uncle is his righteous father's brother, his position

is that of one whose heart is a fortress no archer can strike.

عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بِذَا تَحْوِي الْوَرَى خَدَماً

وَذُو النَّبَاهَةِ مُحْتَاجٌ لِخُدَّامِ

O Abd al-Salam, by this you draw all mankind as servants,

and the man of eminence is surely in need of servants.

دُمْ سَنَداً لِذَوِي قُرْبَاكَ مُعْتَمِداً

وَبَحْرُ فَخْرِكَ غَمْرٌ طَافِحٌ طَامِ

Remain a steadfast support for your kin, a trusted pillar,

as the ocean of your glory swells, overflowing and surging.

فَإِنَّ زَهْرَةَ ذِي الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا

وَمَا يَرُوقُ بِهَا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامِ

For truly, the splendor of this world and its adornments,

and all that delights within it, are but a jumble of dreams.

وَقَدْ رَجَوْتُ لِسَلاَّمٍ سَلاَمَتَهَا

فَحَقَّقَ اللهُ مَا أَرْجُو لِسَلاَّمِ

And I have prayed for Sallam to be safe from its illusions,

so may Allah fulfill all that I hope for Sallam.