1. كيفَ يمتازُ من جَلالك يومٌ

    أيهَا القائدُ الجليلُ الأيَادي

    How can any one day stand out through your majesty,

    O commander, noble in your benefactions,

  2. وجَميعُ الأوقاتِ منكَ سعودٌ

    وجميعُ الأيَّامِ كالأعيَادِ

    When every hour brings good fortune from you,

    And every day is like a festival?

  3. أنتَ كالغيثِ والسُّرورِ نباتٌ

    وَكفَى بالسُّرور غِبَّ عِهَادِ

    You are like rain, and joy is its verdure;

    And joy suffices after successive rains.

  4. فانتِعاشُ النفُوسِ ينمُو سريعا

    وازدهَارُ القلوبِ في الإديادِ

    So the revival of souls grows swiftly,

    And the blossoming of hearts keeps increasing.

  5. تِلك تَلواتُ أصبحت ذات فخرٍ

    واعتزازٍ بِقامِع الأندادِ

    There is Telouet, now possessed of pride,

    And honor in the vanquisher of rivals.

  6. فإذا مَا البلادُ كانت رؤوسا

    فَهىَ تاجٌ على رُؤوس البِلاد

    So if the towns were heads,

    She would be a crown upon the heads of towns.

  7. خضَعَ الأطلسُ العظيمُ لها حتى

    تَدانَى من نعلِها ذو العِناد

    The mighty Atlas bowed to her, until

    The defiant one drew close to her sandal.

  8. فتَسامت على نَواصي ذُراهُ

    واستوَت فوقَه استِواءَ الرَّشَادِ

    So she rose above the forelocks of his peaks,

    And took her place above him with wisdom's poise.

  9. وهىَ في زيِّها الجديدِ فتاة

    جمعَت بينَ طارفٍ وتِلاَد

    And in her new attire she is a maiden

    Who has united the newly acquired with the inherited.

  10. ولهَذا من وصفِنا لبَهاها

    جعلتنَا نَهيمُ في كلِّ وَاد

    And so, in our description of her splendor,

    She has made us wander in every valley.

  11. قد رأت منكَ صورةًً للِّهامي

    نافذِ الأمر سيِّدِ الأسيَادِ

    She has seen in you an image of al-Lihami,

    Whose command prevails, the master of masters.

  12. ورأت منكَ راسماً لِخُطَاه

    ورَأت منك نَجدةَ الأجدَاد

    And she has seen in you one tracing his footsteps,

    And she has seen in you the valor of the forefathers.

  13. ولكُم قد تَبسَّمَ الدهرُ قِدما

    مِن عُصورِ الآباءِ والأحفَادِ

    And Time smiled upon you long ago,

    Since the ages of fathers and grandsons.

  14. وبنيتُم قِبَابَ عزٍّ ومَجدٍ

    فهنِيئا لكم بنِي الأمجَادِ

    And you have built domes of honor and glory;

    So congratulations to you, sons of the illustrious!