1. للحبِّ قلبٌ نابضٌ ولسانُ

    وله حسامٌ صارمٌ وسنانُ

    Love has a beating heart and a tongue.

    And it has a sharp sword and a spearhead.

  2. للحبِّ وردته التي في عطره

    سرٌ به أوراقُها تزدانُ

    Love has its rose; within its fragrance

    Lies a secret that adorns its petals.

  3. للحبِّ خيمته الكبيرة تحته

    تلقى الأمانَ وتسعدُ الأوطانُ

    Love has its great tent; beneath it

    Homelands find safety and rejoice.

  4. الحب بستان الحيـاة وروضهـا

    بجمالـه تتـألـق الأكــوان

    Love is life's garden and its meadow.

    Through its beauty the worlds shine.

  5. ما قصة الحب التي هتفـت به

    شفة القصيـد وغنـت الأوزان

    What is the tale of love acclaimed by

    The lip of verse and sung by poetic meters?

  6. هي قصة الوطن الكبير تعانقت

    في ظلـه الواحـات والكثبـان

    It is the tale of the great homeland, where they embraced—

    The oases and dunes beneath its shade.

  7. وطن تجمـع بالعقيـدة شملـه

    وأقيم منه على الهـدى البنيـان

    A homeland whose people gathered together through faith,

    And whose edifice was raised upon right guidance.

  8. وطن عباءته الشمـوخ وثوبـه

    ثوب الإبـاء ودرعـه الإيمـان

    A homeland whose cloak is lofty pride and whose robe

    Is the robe of dignity, and whose armor is faith.

  9. وطن تبادله النجـوم ضياءه

    ألقاَ ويسقـط دونـه العدوان

    A homeland whose light the stars repay

    With radiance, and before which aggression falls.

  10. وطن له الربح الكبيـر بدينـه

    ولحاسديه البـؤس والخسـران

    A homeland whose faith brings it great gain,

    And misery and loss belong to those who envy it.

  11. وطن حبـاه الله خدمـة بيتـه

    شرفا له كـل الزمـان زمـان

    A homeland God honored with service to His House,

    An honor for it—all time is its time.

  12. في راية التوحيـد منـه حقيقـة

    كبرى عليها تثبـت الأركـان

    In its banner of divine oneness lies a truth

    So great, upon which the pillars stand firm.

  13. وطنٌ أتاك اليوم يرفـع رأسـه

    ويمد كف الحـب يـا سلطـان

    A homeland has come to you today, raising its head

    And extending the hand of love, O Sultan.

  14. بأبيـك بعـد الله قـام كيانـه

    نعم الأب الباني ونعـم كيـان

    Through your father, after God, it came into being;

    How fine the father who built it, and how fine the state!

  15. وافاك خادم مسجديك مرحب

    وتسابق الإخـوان والأعـوان

    The custodian of your two mosques came to you in welcome,

    And brothers and helpers raced one another.

  16. وبك احتفى رجل المواقف نايف

    وشعـاره التقديـر والعرفـان

    And Nayef, the man of firm stands, honored you,

    And his watchword is appreciation and gratitude.

  17. حيـاك منـه وفــاؤه وولاؤه

    وعطـاؤه الميمـون والإتقـان

    From him, his faithfulness and allegiance greeted you,

    And his blessed generosity and excellence.

  18. لله موكبـك الكريـم يـزفـه

    بإخائـه ووفـائـه سلـمـان

    Praise be to God for your noble procession, escorted

    By Salman with his brotherly love and faithfulness.

  19. ماجئت أنت وإنما جاء الرضـى

    لما أتيـت وغابـت الأحـزان

    It was not you who came; rather, contentment came

    When you arrived, and sorrows vanished.

  20. فرحت بمقدمك الكراسي التـي

    في كـل جامعـة لهـا عنـوان

    The academic chairs rejoiced at your arrival—those

    That bear a name in every university.

  21. ترعى العلوم بها وتلـك رعايـة

    فيها على إحسانـك البرهـان

    Through them you foster the sciences; such care

    Bears witness to your beneficence.

  22. واستبشرت موسوعـة عربيـة

    لبهائها فـي المكتبـات مكـان

    And an Arabic encyclopedia rejoiced;

    For its splendor there is a place in libraries.

  23. واستبشرت لغة العروبة لم تـزل

    بين اللغات بما بذلـت تصـان

    And the language of the Arabs rejoiced; it remains

    Safeguarded among languages through what you have given.

  24. خذها إليك مع المـودة دعـوة

    أن يستقـر بعدلـه المـيـزان

    Take this to yourself, with affection, as an appeal

    That the balance may hold steady in its justice.

  25. عد حيث كنت ولي عهدٍ قلبـه

    مستبشر يسمو بـه اطمئنـان

    Return to where you were, a crown prince whose heart

    Is joyful, uplifted by reassurance.

  26. عد حيث كنت فإنهـا لأمانـة

    كبرى لها عند المهيمـن شـان

    Return to where you were, for it is surely a trust—

    A great one, of consequence before the All-Watchful.

  27. والعصر بحـر هائـج متلاطـم

    تقتات فيه بمن هـوى الحيتـان

    And this age is a raging, surging sea,

    Where whales feed on those who fall.

  28. والمركب الميمون يعبـر سالم

    لمـا يحكـم عقلـه الـربـان

    And the blessed vessel crosses safely

    When the captain lets his reason rule.

  29. عد حيث كنت مع المليك مبارك

    لكما من الدين الحنيـف بيـان

    Return to where you were beside the king; blessed

    For you both is a clear message from the upright faith.

  30. فجميع ما في الأرض يصغر شأنه

    لمـا يجـود بنصـره الرحمـن

    For all that is on earth dwindles in importance

    When the Most Merciful bestows His aid.

  31. ما أجمـل الدنيـا وأحلاهـا إذ

    .صفت الرؤى وتكاتف الإخوان

    How beautiful the world, and how sweet, when

    Visions grew clear and brothers joined forces.