أَلا يا قادِماً بِالخَير يَسعى

بَلَغت بعزِّ مقدمك السُعودا

O you who comes seeking goodness,

You have attained glory with your arrival.

لَقَد عَوّدتنا التَشريف قَبلاً

وَجُدت بِهِ لَنا كَرَماً وَجودا

You had accustomed us to honor before,

And were generous and kind to us.

فَإِن تَك غِبت عَن بَصَر وَسَمع

فَما زالَت لَكَ الأَحشا شُهودا

If you were absent from our sight and hearing,

You were still present to our hearts.

تُراقب مِنكَ طَلعة شَمس فَضلٍ

وَإِن بَلغ المَدى أَمَداً بَعيدا

We watch the rising sun of your grace,

Though it reaches far in its course.

وَما غَربت عَن الأَبصار شَمس

فَشَكّ الناظِرون بِأَن تَعودا

The sun never sets from our sight,

Lest those watching think it has returned.

فَدم بِالعزّ وَالإقبال وَاِسلم

فَإِنّ اللَه قَد خَذلَ الحَسودا

So stay with honor and welcome, and be safe,

For God has forsaken the envious.