أَحَقُّ دارٍ وَأولى أَن نُهنِّئَها
دارٌ عَلى السَعدِ قَد شيدَت مَبانيها
Is there a home more deserving that we congratulate
A home built upon good fortune that raised its buildings
لَها الهَناءُ ولِلدُنيا بِمُلكِكُمُ
يامَن بِهِم تَفخَرُ الدُنيا وَمَن فيها
It has glory because of your kingdom
O you who the world and those in it take pride in
وَهَل يُهَنّا بِدارِ حَلَّها مَلِكٌ
دانَت لَهُ الأَرضُ قاصيها وَدانيها
Can a home ruled by a king be congratulated
The land near and far submitted to him
حَلَلتُموها فَحَلَّ الجودُ ساحَتَها
وَجاشَ بَحرُ العَطايا في نَواحيها
You made it your home so generosity spread in its field
And the sea of gifts surged in its surroundings
فَلا خَلَت مِنكُمُ أَوطانُها أَبَداً
فَإِنَّها صُوَرٌ أَنتُم مَعانيها
It will never lack you, for you are its essence
With you it gained honor that remains
زادَت بِكُم شَرَفاً تَبقى مَآثِرُهُ
عَلى الزَمانِ وَتَعظيما وَتَنويها
Across time with reverence and exaltation
Not time competes with its pride
فَلا الزَمانُ عَلى فَخرٍ يُنازِعُها
وَلا الكَواكِبُ في مَجدٍ تُدانيها
Nor the planets with its glory
Proudly it wanders above the Gemini constellation
تَختالُ تيهاً عَلى الجَوزاءِ شُرفَتُها
وَغَيرُ بِدعٍ أَن اِختالَت بِكُم تيها
Changing without precedent with you wandering proudly
When monuments compete in pride
إِذا تَفاخَرَتِ الآثارُ فَاحتَبَتِ ال
أَهرامُ لِلفَخرِ وَالإيوانُ طاليها
The pyramids vie in pride and the Iwan competes
Can they equal the king who ruled it
فَهَل يَعُدّانِ مُلكاً مِثلَ مالِكِها
أَو يَفخَرانِ بِبانٍ مِثلِ بانيها
Or the builder who built it
With the illuminated Commander of the Faithful its pillars climbed
بِالمُستَضيءِ أَميرِ المُؤمِنينَ عَلَت
أَركانُها وَسَمَت مَجداً مَراقيها
And its glory reached the highest heavens
God's Caliph on earth and its leader
خَليفَةُ اللَهِ في الدِنيا وَسائِسُها
بِحُسنِ سيرَتِهِ فيها وَراعيها
With his good conduct in it as its shepherd
The best of creation wherever it turned
خَيرُ البَرِيَّةِ ما شيها وَراكِبِها
نَعَم وَحاضِرِها طُرّاً وَباديها
Yes, and its resident whether settled or nomadic
With him it became a Kaaba of generosity where its visitors are felicitous
أَضحَت بِهِ كَعبَةً لِلجودِ يَسعَدُ را
جيها وَيُنعَشُ بِالإِحسانِ عافيها
And with kindness its inhabitants are vivified
No palm of misery touched his palm
ما صافَحَت كَفُّ بُؤسٍ كَفَّ آمِلِها
وَلا أَرى وَجهَ بَأسٍ مَن يُرَجّيها
Nor did I see a face of distress that hoped in it
And I knew for certain when I planted within it
وَقَد عَرَفتُ يَقيناً مِذ غَرَستُ بِها
مَدائِحي فيكُمُ أَن سَوفَ أَجنيها
My praises of you that I would reap them
Would a hand reaching out to a hand
وَهَل تَخيبُ يَدٌ مُدَّت أَنامِلُها
إِلى يَدٍ تَملَأَ الدُنيا أَياديها
That filled the world with its open palms, be disappointed
Revive with a breath of your generosity the life of my soul
رُدّوا بِنَفحَةِ جودٍ مِن عَطائِكُمُ
حَياةَ نَفسي فَقَد ماتَت أَمانيها
For without your wishes it died
Keep joy lasting for you in it and never
وَاِبقوا يَدومُ لَكُم فيها السُرورُ وَلا
تَزالُ آهِلَةً مِنكُم مَغانيها
Cease being populated with your melodies
At its doors hopes remain watching
تُمسي بِأَبوابِها الآمالُ مُحدِقَةً
حَتّى يَغصَّ بِوَفدِ الحَمدِ ناديها
Until the valley of praise is filled with its call
And you live in bliss without end
وَعِشتُمُ في نَعيمٍ لا اِنقِضاءَ لَهُ
وَغَبطَةٍ ما حَدا الأَظعانَ حاديها
And joy that no misfortunes limited
In a state that time does not humiliate its victor
في دَولَةٍ لا يُذِلُّ الدَهرُ ناصِرَها
وَلا تَروعُ اللَيالي مَن يُواليها
Nor do nights frighten its loyalist
Success is its guide in what it undertakes
فَالنُجحُ رائِدُها فيما تُحاوِلُهُ
وَالنَصرُ عاداتُها فيمَن يُعاديها
And victory is its norm against those who show enmity
