1. أَهلاً بِها شُمطَ الذَوائِبِ وَالذُرى

    تَعشو إِلى نيرانِها نارُ القِرى

    Welcome to them, with grizzled tresses and crests!

    The fire of hospitality gropes toward their fires.

  2. شُهُباً إِذا مَدَّ الظَلامُ رِواقَهُ

    جَعَلَت ظَلامَ اللَيلِ صُبحاً نَيِّرا

    Meteors—when darkness spreads its canopy,

    they turn the darkness of night into a radiant dawn.

  3. تُذكى لَدى مَلِكٍ يُرَجّى جودُهُ

    وَتَخافُ مِن سَطَواتِهِ أُسدُ الشَرى

    They are kindled before a king whose bounty is hoped for,

    and the lions of al-Shara fear his onslaughts.

  4. الصالِحِ المَلِكِ الَّذي بِسَماحِهِ

    أَمسى الثَرا وَطأً لِمَن وَطِىءَ الثَرى

    Al-Salih, the king through whose generosity

    wealth has become easy ground for whoever treads the earth.

  5. لا زالَ شَملُ المُلكِ مُنتَظِماً بِهِ

    وَالعِزُّ مُمتَدُّ الرَواقِ كَما تَرى

    May the realm remain united through him,

    and glory's canopy remain outstretched, as you see.