يا صالِحَ الجودِ الَّذي مَجدُهُ

أَفسَدَ مَجدَ الناسِ بِالجودِ

O generous man whose bounty outshone

O Salih of Bounty, you whose glory

The bounty of all others combined

Has eclipsed the glory of all men through generosity,

بَنَيتَ قَصراً مُشرِفاً عالِياً

بِطائِرَي سَعدٍ وَمَسعودِ

You built a towering, lofty palace

You have built a palace, commanding and high,

With the birds of Sa'd and Mas'ud

Under the twin omens of felicity and favor,

كَأَنَّما يَرفَعُ بُنيانَهُ

جِنُّ سُلَيمانَ بنِ داودِ

As if it were raised by the jinn of Solomon

As though its structure were being raised

Son of David in obedience resigned

By the Jinn of Solomon, son of David,

لا زِلتَ مَسروراً بِهِ سالِماً

عَلى اِختِلافِ البيضِ وَالسودِ

Ever joyous and safe within it you dwelled

May you never cease to be joyful within it, and safe,

Despite the differences of black and white

Throughout the alternation of the days and the nights.