لا زِلتَ يَومَ النَدى خَرّاجَ غاياتِ

وَدُمتَ يَومَ الوَغى وَلّاجَ غاياتِ

You still are, on the day of dew, ransacker of aspirations,

And you still are, on the day of turmoil, embracer of aspirations.

وَليَهنَئِ المُلكَ ما أَظهَرتَ مِن هِمَمٍ

لِلجِدِّ وَالجودِ مِن نارٍ وَجَنّاتِ

So may the kingdom be congratulated for what you have shown of resolves

For seriousness, generosity, fire and heavens.

تَحمي وَتَهمي بِعَينٍ أَو بِجودٍ يَدٍ

فَالناسُ ما بَينَ رَعيٍ أَو مُراعاةِ

You protect and aspire with an eye or generosity of a hand,

For people are between sheep or solidarity.

مُواصِلُ المَجدِ لا يَنفَكُّ مِن شَغَفٍ

وَالوَصلُ يَنقُصُ مِن بَعضِ الصَباباتِ

The persistently glorious does not cease from fervor,

And connection diminishes from some of the youth.

هَذي البِداياتُ قَد نِلتَ السَماءَ بِها

فَما يَظُنُّ العِدى هَذي النِهاياتِ

These are the beginnings, you have attained the sky through them,

So what do the enemies expect of these endings?

عَطاءَ مَن لا يَظُنُّ الجودَ يُفقِرُهُ

وَحَربُ مَن لا يَظُنُّ الحَربَ تاراتِ

The generosity of those who do not expect generosity impoverishes them,

And the war of those who do not expect war destroys them.

اللَهُ جارَكَ وَالآجالُ كاشِرَةٌ

عَنِ القَواضِبِ مِن عُصلِ الثَنِيّاتِ

God is your neighbor, and the lifespans are butting

Off the ships from the plant of the tiny boats.

وَقَد تَداعَت بِها الأَبطالُ وَاِعتَرَفَت

وَالطَعنُ بَينَهُمُ مِثلُ التَحِيّاتِ

And through it the heroes have come together and acknowledged

And the piercing among them is like greetings.

وَقَد تَهادَت سُيوفَ الهِندِ إِذ خُضِبَت

كَالشَربِ حينَ تَهادى بِالزُجاجاتِ

And the Indian swords have presented each other when dyed

Like the drinking when it is presented with cups.

فَكَم بَرَدَت بِماءِ السَيفِ غُلَّتَها

وَالسَيفُ ماءٌ لِنيرانِ الحَزازاتِ

So how many their passions have cooled with the water of the sword,

And the sword is water for the fires of hot coals.