بلغتَ المُنى في جَميعِ المَرامِ

بلغتَ المُنى في جَميعِ المَرامِ

وَبُقّيتَ كَهفاً لِهَذي الأنامِ

وَبُقّيتَ كَهفاً لِهَذي الأنامِ

May you attain your wishes in all you seek,

You have attained all hopes and wishes

and may you be preserved as a refuge for these people;

And remained a refuge for people

وَحوشيتَ مِن عَثراتِ الزمانِ

وَحوشيتَ مِن عَثراتِ الزمانِ

وَبوعدتَ عَن طُرُقاتِ الحمامِ

وَبوعدتَ عَن طُرُقاتِ الحمامِ

may you be spared the stumbles of time,

And been protected from the pitfalls of time

and kept far from death's visitations.

And avoided the paths of pigeons

وَلا زِلت في كل مطلوبةٍ

وَلا زِلت في كل مطلوبةٍ

مِنَ العزّ فَوق الذرا والسنامِ

مِنَ العزّ فَوق الذرا والسنامِ

And may you ever remain, in every pursuit

And still you are, in all that's sought

of glory, above the peaks and the hump.

Supreme over the lofty heights

وَهنّيتَ بِالعيدِ عيد السعودِ

وَهنّيتَ بِالعيدِ عيد السعودِ

وَكيد الحسودِ ورغم المسامي

وَكيد الحسودِ ورغم المسامي

May you be congratulated on the feast—a feast of good fortune,

You made the Feast of Ascent a celebration

of thwarting the envier and humbling the rival.

Despite the envy of enviers and plotters

فَقَد جاءَ يُخبِرنا فيك بال

فَقَد جاءَ يُخبِرنا فيك بال

بقاءِ وَما ترتجي مِن دوامِ

بقاءِ وَما ترتجي مِن دوامِ

For it has come, bringing us word of your

For he has come to tell us of you without ceasing

continued life and the endurance you hope for.

Of remaining and what you hope for to persist

وَإنّ الّذي بكَ من نعمةٍ

وَإنّ الّذي بكَ من نعمةٍ

تعلّ وتَنهلُ درَّ التّمامِ

تعلّ وتَنهلُ درَّ التّمامِ

And indeed, the blessing that is yours

And that which has come to you of blessing

drinks draught upon draught of perfection's milk.

Is sublime and flows perfectly to completion

وإِنَّكَ تنفذُ في كلِّ ما

وإِنَّكَ تنفذُ في كلِّ ما

تُشيرُ إِليه نفوذَ السّهامِ

تُشيرُ إِليه نفوذَ السّهامِ

And you pierce through all that

And you execute all that

you point toward, as arrows pierce.

You gesture towards with arrows’ precision

ولمّا فَضلت جميع الملوك

ولمّا فَضلت جميع الملوك

دَعَوناك فينا همام الهمامِ

دَعَوناك فينا همام الهمامِ

And since you have surpassed all kings,

And when you surpassed all kings

we have called you, among us, the hero of heroes.

We called you the quintessence of the pinnacle

وَما ضلّ عَن مأثُراتٍ أَقمت

وَما ضلّ عَن مأثُراتٍ أَقمت

عَلى الناسِ في النّاس غير النيامِ

عَلى الناسِ في النّاس غير النيامِ

None has overlooked the glorious deeds you established

And none strays from the impressive deeds you performed

above men, among men, save those asleep.

Among people, except the sleepers

وَكَم لَكَ مِن زَورةٍ في العدو

وَكَم لَكَ مِن زَورةٍ في العدو

وِ والحرب مشبوبة كالضرام

وِ والحرب مشبوبة كالضرام

How many an incursion you have made among the enemy,

And how many times did you charge the enemy

while war blazed like a raging fire;

With war raging furious as a fire

ومن وقفةٍ في مضيق القرا

ومن وقفةٍ في مضيق القرا

عِ وَالجيشُ مشتعلٌ بِاِنهِزامِ

عِ وَالجيشُ مشتعلٌ بِاِنهِزامِ

and how many a stand in the straits of combat,

And how you stood in the siege’s narrowness

while the army was aflame with rout!

With the army aflame in retreat

تُديرُ كُؤوسَ المَنايا كَما

تُديرُ كُؤوسَ المَنايا كَما

تُديرُ السُّقاةُ كؤوسَ المدامِ

تُديرُ السُّقاةُ كؤوسَ المدامِ

You pass around the cups of death as

You make death-cups rotate

cupbearers pass around the cups of wine.

As water-bearers rotate cups of wine

وَوجهُكَ في ظُلُماتِ القَتامِ

وَوجهُكَ في ظُلُماتِ القَتامِ

كَبدرٍ يُضيء سَواد الظلامِ

كَبدرٍ يُضيء سَواد الظلامِ

And your face amid the darkness of battle-dust

And your face in the darkness of battle

is like a full moon illuminating the blackness of the dark.

Is like a full moon illuminating the blackest night

وَأَنتَ عَلى ظَهرِ عالي التلي

وَأَنتَ عَلى ظَهرِ عالي التلي

لِ عَبلِ القوائمِ وافي الحزامِ

لِ عَبلِ القوائمِ وافي الحزامِ

And you ride upon the back of a high-necked steed,

And you on the back of a lofty hill

thick-legged and full of girth;

Sturdy of foot and secure of belt

كَأنّك مِنهُ عَلى يذبلٍ

كَأنّك مِنهُ عَلى يذبلٍ

وَإِلّا عَلى هَضبةٍ مِن شمامِ

وَإِلّا عَلى هَضبةٍ مِن شمامِ

as though, upon him, you were on Yadhbul,

As if you were mounted on a noble steed

or else upon a crag of Shamam.

Unless on a lofty plateau

يُخوّضهُ مُمتَطيهِ البحورَ

يُخوّضهُ مُمتَطيهِ البحورَ

وَيُعثِرهُ مِن كماةٍ بهامِ

وَيُعثِرهُ مِن كماةٍ بهامِ

His rider makes him wade through seas,

It carries its rider into seas

and makes him stumble over formidable champions.

And trips on rocks in its galloping pace

فَيا اِبنَ القلالِ قلالِ الجبالِ

فَيا اِبنَ القلالِ قلالِ الجبالِ

علاءً ويا اِبنَ البحورِ الطوامي

علاءً ويا اِبنَ البحورِ الطوامي

So, O son of peaks—the mountain peaks

Oh son of venerable mountains

in loftiness—and O son of overflowing seas,

Lofty and son of tumultuous seas

وَقَومٍ مَضوا لَم يَقولوا الخنا

وَقَومٍ مَضوا لَم يَقولوا الخنا

وَلَم يَسمَعوا كَلِمات الملامِ

وَلَم يَسمَعوا كَلِمات الملامِ

and of a people gone before, who spoke no obscenity

And a people who have passed never uttering lies

and heard no words of reproach;

Or hearing words of blame

نَقيّينَ مِن كلّ ما شانهمْ

نَقيّينَ مِن كلّ ما شانهمْ

بَريئين من كلِّ عارٍ وذامِ

بَريئين من كلِّ عارٍ وذامِ

untainted by anything that could blemish them,

Pure of all that would tarnish them

free of every disgrace and fault.

Innocent of any shame or blemish

وليِدُهُمُ في حِجىً كالكهولِ

وليِدُهُمُ في حِجىً كالكهولِ

وواحِدُهمْ مثلُ جيشٍ لُهامِ

وواحِدُهمْ مثلُ جيشٍ لُهامِ

Their young child is as wise as men of mature years,

Their young like elders in dignity

and one of them is like a vast army.

And each one like a ferocious army

يُرَوْن نِحافاً وأيديهمُ

يُرَوْن نِحافاً وأيديهمُ

مُحكَّمَةٌ في الأمورِ الجِسامِ

مُحكَّمَةٌ في الأمورِ الجِسامِ

They appear lean, yet their hands

They appear thin yet their hands

hold sway in momentous affairs.

Are capable in grave affairs

كرامٌ ولكنّهم بَذلةٌ

كرامٌ ولكنّهم بَذلةٌ

لأموالهم برّحوا بالكِرامِ

لأموالهم برّحوا بالكِرامِ

Generous, yet such lavish givers

Generous! But they spent their wealth freely in generosity

of their wealth that they have put the generous to shame.

I love you with the love of souls for life

أُحِبُّك حبَّ النّفوسِ الحياةِ

أُحِبُّك حبَّ النّفوسِ الحياةِ

وَحبّ الشِّفاءِ خلالَ السَّقامِ

وَحبّ الشِّفاءِ خلالَ السَّقامِ

I love you as souls love life,

And love of healing in sickness

and as one loves healing amid sickness.

And I care not if you are

وما إنْ أُبالِي إذا كنتَ مِنْ

وما إنْ أُبالِي إذا كنتَ مِنْ

ورائي إذا جاءني من أمامي

ورائي إذا جاءني من أمامي

And I care not, if you are

Behind me if you come before me

behind me, what comes at me from before me.

I was extremely unwilling

وكنتُ نفوراً شديد الإباءِ

وكنتُ نفوراً شديد الإباءِ

فَقادتْ بَنانُك منّي زمامي

فَقادتْ بَنانُك منّي زمامي

I was skittish, fiercely defiant,

But your resolve guided my reigns

then your fingertips guided my rein.

And I am the one you approved

وإنِّيَ ذاك الّذي ترتضيهِ

وإنِّيَ ذاك الّذي ترتضيهِ

وَجرّبتَه في الأمور العِظامِ

وَجرّبتَه في الأمور العِظامِ

And I am the one you approve,

And tested in grave matters

whom you have tested in momentous affairs.

As if I were your spear on the day of battle

كأنّي سِنانُك يومَ الطّعانِ

كأنّي سِنانُك يومَ الطّعانِ

وماضي لسانِك يومَ الخِصامِ

وماضي لسانِك يومَ الخِصامِ

As though I were your spearhead on the day of spear combat,

And my tongue your sword in altercation

and your tongue's keen edge on the day of dispute.

And if you struck once with vengeance

وإنْ كنتَ منتقماً مرّةً

وإنْ كنتَ منتقماً مرّةً

بكفّي أرَيْتُك كيف اِنتقامي

بكفّي أرَيْتُك كيف اِنتقامي

And should you ever seek vengeance,

With my palms did I show you my retaliation

I would show you, with my hand, how I take vengeance.

Whether you struck heads with my sharp blade

وإمّا ضربتَ بحدّي الرؤوس

وإمّا ضربتَ بحدّي الرؤوس

ضربتَ بغير البَليدِ الكَهامِ

ضربتَ بغير البَليدِ الكَهامِ

And if you strike heads with my edge,

Or the blunt edge of swords

you strike with a blade neither dull nor blunt.

And my tongue in defending you

وإنّ لسانِيَ في الذَّبَّ عن

وإنّ لسانِيَ في الذَّبَّ عن

ك يجري متى شئتَ مجرى حسامي

ك يجري متى شئتَ مجرى حسامي

And my tongue, in defending

Flows wherever you wish like my sword

you, moves whenever you wish as my sword does.

So take them! How many words

فَخُذها فَكَمْ كَلِمٍ قد قَصُرْ

فَخُذها فَكَمْ كَلِمٍ قد قَصُرْ

نَ أغنيننا عن طويلِ الكلامِ

نَ أغنيننا عن طويلِ الكلامِ

So take it: how many words, though brief,

Have sufficed, sparing us lengthy oration?

have spared us lengthy speech!

As if their prose were of a garden

كأنّ نَشاها نَشا روضةٍ

كأنّ نَشاها نَشا روضةٍ

وَإِلّا فَرائحةٌ من مُدامِ

وَإِلّا فَرائحةٌ من مُدامِ

As though its scent were the scent of a garden,

Or a scent of sweet wine

or else a fragrance of wine.

Circulating in all countries

لَها رَتَكٌ في جميعِ البلادِ

لَها رَتَكٌ في جميعِ البلادِ

كما أرْتَكَتْ جائلاتُ النّعامِ

كما أرْتَكَتْ جائلاتُ النّعامِ

It trots swiftly through all lands,

As ostriches’ fragrance circulates

as roaming ostriches trot.

So do not listen if you hear mediocre poetry

فلا تستمعْ إنْ سَمعتَ القريضَ

فلا تستمعْ إنْ سَمعتَ القريضَ

سِوى ما أنظّمهُ من كلامي

سِوى ما أنظّمهُ من كلامي

So do not listen, when you hear poetry,

Other than what I have composed in my words

except to the verse I weave from my own words.

Greetings - and you still remain

سَلامٌ وَلا زلتَ ملآنَ مِنْ

سَلامٌ وَلا زلتَ ملآنَ مِنْ

تحيّتنا أبداً والسَّلامِ

تحيّتنا أبداً والسَّلامِ

Peace! And may you remain filled

Filled with our greetings and peace forever

with our greeting and peace forever.