شرفُ الدولةِ بحرٌ زاخِرْ

وهِزبرٌ كلما صالَ هَصَرْ

The glory of the state is a fecund sea

And a party whenever it is victorious

يُمسكُ الغَيْثُ ومن راحَتهِ

صَيِّبُ المعروف في المَحْل دررْ

It holds back the rain, and in its comfort

The good pours forth in that place like pearls

وإذا يُسْألُ مَنْ فارسُها

يومَ تحطيم القنا قِيلَ عُمَرْ

And if asked who was its knight

On the day of crushing defeat, it was said Omar

مَلكِ بَرٌّ بمنْ يَسألُه

وهو بالمُذنب ذي الجُرم أبَرْ

A righteous king to those who ask him

And he is gentle to the guilty, the sinner

لا يَحُلُّ الجهْلُ من حَبْوتِه

كلما ناوشهُ الخطبُ وقَرْ

Ignorance cannot seize his resolve

Whenever worries and sorrows bite

خَشن النَّجدةِ لا كِبْرٌ به

لينُ الملمسٍ من غيرِ خُوَرْ

Rough of composition without conceit

Gentle of touch without decay

لا أهَنِّيهِ بتجْديدِ عُلاً

كل فخر بعُلاهُ يَفْتَخِرْ

I do not congratulate him on renewing glory

All pride in its glory boasts