ومهما رام أن يَرْقى مداها

ومهما رام أن يَرْقى مداها

سواهُ أظهرَتْ فيه قُصورَهْ

سواهُ أظهرَتْ فيه قُصورَهْ

And whenever someone seeks to rise to its heights—

No matter how he strives to extend his reach

Someone other than him—it reveals his shortcomings.

His shortcomings in it are revealed

ولا زالتْ تنمِّقُ بالعطايا

ولا زالتْ تنمِّقُ بالعطايا

رياضَ المجدِ أو تبني قُصورَهْ

رياضَ المجدِ أو تبني قُصورَهْ

And may it never cease adorning with gifts

It continues to adorn with gifts

The gardens of glory, or building its palaces.

The gardens of glory or building its palaces