لِيَهْنِ الضِّياعَ وكُتَّابَها

لِيَهْنِ الضِّياعَ وكُتَّابَها

وعُمّالَها ثم أربابَها

وعُمّالَها ثم أربابَها

May the estates and their scribes be gladdened,

Let the neglected government offices and their clerks rejoice,

and their officials, then their owners,

And their workers and managers.

طُلُوعُ السعودِ بديوانِها

طُلُوعُ السعودِ بديوانِها

غَداةَ تقلَّدتَ أسبابَها

غَداةَ تقلَّدتَ أسبابَها

by the rise of auspicious stars in their bureau,

The rise of the Saud with its administration

on the morning you assumed charge of their affairs.

On the morning you assumed responsibility for its affairs,

وَرَدْتَ على رَشَدٍ دارَها

وَرَدْتَ على رَشَدٍ دارَها

وفتَّحتَ باليُمن أبوابَها

وفتَّحتَ باليُمن أبوابَها

You entered their house with sound judgment,

And you returned it to proper guidance and improved its condition,

and opened their doors with good fortune,

And opened its doors with good fortune,

وأحييتَ بالعزِّ عمَّالَها

وأحييتَ بالعزِّ عمَّالَها

ودرَّعتَها فيه جِلبابَها

ودرَّعتَها فيه جِلبابَها

and revived their officials with honor,

And revived its workers with strength,

and clothed them in their mantle of that honor.

And protected it therein with its robes.

فأضحت بذكرك معمورةً

فأضحت بذكرك معمورةً

وقد رام غيرُك إخرابَها

وقد رام غيرُك إخرابَها

Thus they flourished through your renown,

So it has flourished with your mention,

though another had sought their ruin.

While others sought to destroy it.

تداركها بك نُصحُ الوزير

تداركها بك نُصحُ الوزير

فشدّ بحزمِك أطنابَها

فشدّ بحزمِك أطنابَها

The minister's sincere counsel rescued them through you,

Your sincere advisor hastened to save it through you,

so with your resolve it tightened their tent ropes,

So you firmed its loose ends with your wisdom,

وصان بعدلِك أموالَها

وصان بعدلِك أموالَها

وكفَّ به منك إنهابَها

وكفَّ به منك إنهابَها

and safeguarded their wealth with your justice,

And protected its funds with your justice,

and through it prevented you from giving them up to plunder.

And with it prevented its pillaging from you.

فلا زلتَ في نِعَمٍ شاكراً

فلا زلتَ في نِعَمٍ شاكراً

عليهنَّ ذا العرش وهَّابَها

عليهنَّ ذا العرش وهَّابَها

So may you ever remain amid blessings, giving thanks

So you remained grateful for its blessings,

for them to the Lord of the Throne, their bountiful giver.

From the Lord of the Throne who provided it.

أبا الصقرِ تفديك نفسُ امرِئٍ

أبا الصقرِ تفديك نفسُ امرِئٍ

دعتك لتفريج ما نابَها

دعتك لتفريج ما نابَها

O Abu al-Saqr, may a man's soul be your ransom—

Abu Al-Saqr, a soul redeems you,

it called on you to relieve what befell it,

Who called on you to relieve its troubles.

ومَتَّتْ إليك بذِمَّاتها

ومَتَّتْ إليك بذِمَّاتها

ومثلُكَ قدَّمَ إيجابَها

ومثلُكَ قدَّمَ إيجابَها

and appealed to you by its binding claims;

And leaned on you with its covenants,

and one like you has put honoring them first.

And you granted its request.

لقد أنشبتْ حادثاتُ الزمان

لقد أنشبتْ حادثاتُ الزمان

مخالبَها بي وأنيابَها

مخالبَها بي وأنيابَها

Indeed, the calamities of time have sunk

The tribulations of time have indeed

their claws and fangs into me.

Sunk their claws and fangs into me.

ونالت عُداتي بطول المُقام

ونالت عُداتي بطول المُقام

على عطلتي فيَّ آرابَها

على عطلتي فيَّ آرابَها

And my enemies have gained, through my long spell

And my enemies have taken advantage of my long absence

of idleness, their ends against me.

To desolate my dwellings.

وقد مكَّنتكَ من العارفاتِ

وقد مكَّنتكَ من العارفاتِ

جُدودٌ توليتَ أحسابَها

جُدودٌ توليتَ أحسابَها

And you have been enabled to bestow kindnesses

Your ancestors enabled you to take care of such matters,

by forefathers whose noble legacy you have taken up.

When you assumed responsibility for its accounts.

فلا تنسيَنَّ عِداتٍ مضتْ

فلا تنسيَنَّ عِداتٍ مضتْ

فقِدماً تلبَّستَ أثوابَها

فقِدماً تلبَّستَ أثوابَها

So never forget promises of the past,

So do not forget enemies now past,

for long ago you donned their robes.

When you donned its robes long ago.