مَكان باعلى الفرقدين مكين

مَكان باعلى الفرقدين مكين

لَهُ العز خدن وَالكَمال قَرين

لَهُ العز خدن وَالكَمال قَرين

A station firmly established above the two Farqad stars;

A place firmly set at the height of the twin Farqad stars,

glory is its intimate, and perfection its companion.

Honor is its close friend, perfection its companion.

وَقَصر مُشَيَّد كل مجد لَهُ اِلى

وَقَصر مُشَيَّد كل مجد لَهُ اِلى

مَعاليهِ شَوق زائِد وَحَنين

مَعاليهِ شَوق زائِد وَحَنين

A towering palace—every kind of glory feels

And a lofty palace: all glory feels toward

an ever-growing longing and yearning for its heights.

Its heights a growing longing and yearning.

يَلوح عَلى الابصارِ كَالبَدرِ بَهجَة

يَلوح عَلى الابصارِ كَالبَدرِ بَهجَة

وَيَبدو بِهِ نور العُلا وَيَبين

وَيَبدو بِهِ نور العُلا وَيَبين

It gleams before the eyes, radiant as the full moon,

It gleams before the eyes, like the full moon in beauty,

and in it the light of loftiness appears and shines clear.

And the light of eminence appears within it, clear to see.

لَه مَنظرَ يَزهو وَشكل مرونَق

لَه مَنظرَ يَزهو وَشكل مرونَق

وَكل كَمال في عُلاهُ رَهين

وَكل كَمال في عُلاهُ رَهين

Its vista shines proudly, its form richly adorned,

It has a splendid aspect and a lustrous form,

and every perfection lies pledged within its sublimity.

And every perfection is held captive in its grandeur.

كان محياه سَماء محاسِن

كان محياه سَماء محاسِن

بِها البَدرُ يَجلو وَالنُجومُ تَزين

بِها البَدرُ يَجلو وَالنُجومُ تَزين

Its countenance is like a heaven of beauties,

Its face is like a sky of beauties,

where the full moon shines forth and the stars adorn it.

Where the full moon shines and the stars adorn.

وَما هُوَ اِلّا مُرتَع الصَفو نزهَة

وَما هُوَ اِلّا مُرتَع الصَفو نزهَة

عَلى دَفعِ أَحزان الفُؤادِ يَعين

عَلى دَفعِ أَحزان الفُؤادِ يَعين

It is nothing but a meadow of serenity, a delightful retreat

And it is but a pasture of serenity, a pleasant retreat

that helps drive the heart’s sorrows away.

That helps drive the heart's sorrows away.

رِياض زهت وَالمَجد في عرصاتِها

رِياض زهت وَالمَجد في عرصاتِها

مُقيم وَبرهان السُرور كَمين

مُقيم وَبرهان السُرور كَمين

Gardens bloom, while glory within their courts

Gardens have blossomed, and glory in their courtyards

abides, and proof of joy lies hidden there.

Abides, and the proof of joy lies hidden.

وَكل بناء بِالقِياس لحسنه

وَكل بناء بِالقِياس لحسنه

شَمال وَهذا في القِياس يَمين

شَمال وَهذا في القِياس يَمين

Every building, when measured against its beauty,

And every building, compared with its beauty,

is the left hand; this, by comparison, the right.

Is the left hand, while this, by comparison, is the right.

وَفي سوحه طير السُرور مغرّد

وَفي سوحه طير السُرور مغرّد

وَأَنعم بِبَيت لَيسَ فيه حَزين

وَأَنعم بِبَيت لَيسَ فيه حَزين

Across its courts the bird of joy sings,

And in its courtyards the birds of joy sing;

and how blessed a house in which no one is sad!

And how fine a house in which no one is sorrowful!

بَناه بِحَمدِ اللَهِ وَالشكر وَالرِضا

بَناه بِحَمدِ اللَهِ وَالشكر وَالرِضا

أَمير عَلى سرّ الاله أَمين

أَمير عَلى سرّ الاله أَمين

He built it in praise of God, with gratitude and contentment—

He built it with praise of God, gratitude, and contentment—

a prince, faithful guardian of God’s secret;

A prince, a faithful keeper of God's secret.

جناب مَنيع سيد مُتَواضِع

جناب مَنيع سيد مُتَواضِع

لَه في مَيادين السعود شُؤن

لَه في مَيادين السعود شُؤن

a personage unassailable, a humble lord,

An unassailable presence, a humble lord,

whose are weighty affairs in the arenas of felicity.

He holds distinction in the arenas of good fortune.

بِهِ نالَ عزا وَاِفتِخارا وَسوددا

بِهِ نالَ عزا وَاِفتِخارا وَسوددا

وَمَجداً بِه صَعب الحَديد يَلين

وَمَجداً بِه صَعب الحَديد يَلين

Through it he attained honor, pride, and lordly eminence,

Through it he gained honor, pride, and preeminence,

and glory before which stubborn iron yields.

And glory through which hard iron grows soft.

يَسير عَلى القَصاد سهل وَلوجه

يَسير عَلى القَصاد سهل وَلوجه

وَلكنَّهُ حِصن يعز حصين

وَلكنَّهُ حِصن يعز حصين

Gentle with petitioners, easy of access,

It is accessible to visitors, easy to enter,

yet he is a fortress mighty and impregnable.

Yet it is a stronghold, unassailable and well fortified.

يصيح لسان الحال فيه مؤرّخا

يصيح لسان الحال فيه مؤرّخا

بِهذا البنا نال السَماح حسين

بِهذا البنا نال السَماح حسين

Within it the tongue of circumstance cries out, giving its date:

The tongue of circumstance cries out about it, recording its date:

“Through this edifice, Husayn attained munificence.”

"Through this building, Husayn attained generosity."

فَلا زالَ في أَوج السِيادَة راقِيا

فَلا زالَ في أَوج السِيادَة راقِيا

وَكُل عَسير في حماه يَهون

وَكُل عَسير في حماه يَهون

May he never cease to rise at sovereignty’s zenith,

So may he ever rise at the summit of lordship,

and may every hardship within his sanctuary grow light.

And may every hardship grow easy under his protection.