ألا قُلْ لسَعْدِ المُلْكِ دام علاؤه

وقد يَعطِف المَولَى الكريمُ على العَبدِ

Oh say to Saad of the kingdom, may his glory last,

And the Bounteous Lord may show favor to His servant,

أَعِدْ نظَراً يا سَعْدُ نَحْوي فإنّما

صلاحُ الوَرى لا زالَ من نَظَرِ السَّعْد

Look again towards me, O Saad, for the welfare of the land,

Will not cease from the outlook of Saad,

ودُمْ لي وللعلياء والبأسِ والنّدَى

وللدّينِ والدُّنيا وللمُلْكِ والمَجْد

And live on for me and for the noble and valor and dew,

For the faith and the world and the kingdom and glory,

بلَغْتَ من الدّنيا وإن رَغِمَ العِدا

مَراتبَ قد أدركْتَها صاعِدَ الجَدّ

You have attained from this world, though the enemy dislikes it,

Ranks you have reached, ascending in excellence,

وأعظَمُ ممّا نِلْتَ ما ستنالُه

من العزِّ إنّ الألْفَ يَبدأُ من فَرْد

And greater than what you have attained is what you will attain

Of honor, for thousands begin with one.