أَعَزَّكَ اللهُ ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزْ

أَعَزَّكَ اللهُ ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزْ

عِزّاَ بِهِ يَسْكُنُ كُلُّ أَزِيزْ

عِزّاَ بِهِ يَسْكُنُ كُلُّ أَزِيزْ

May God exalt you, son of Abd al-Aziz,

May Allah grant you might, O son of Abd al-Aziz,

With might that stills all clamor,

A might by which every rumbling roar is stilled,

حَتَّى تَرَى مِنْ عِزَّةِ اللهِ فِي

حَتَّى تَرَى مِنْ عِزَّةِ اللهِ فِي

حِصْنٍ حَصِينٍ وَبِحِرْزٍ حَرِيزْ

حِصْنٍ حَصِينٍ وَبِحِرْزٍ حَرِيزْ

Until, through God's might, you find yourself in

Until you find yourself, by the might of Allah, within

A strong fortress and a secure refuge.

An impenetrable fortress and a well-guarded sanctuary.

أَوْجَزْتُ فِي قَصْدِ الدُّعَاءِ لَكُمْ

أَوْجَزْتُ فِي قَصْدِ الدُّعَاءِ لَكُمْ

إِذَا كُنْتَ أَهْلاً لِلْكَلاَمِ الْوَجِيزْ

إِذَا كُنْتَ أَهْلاً لِلْكَلاَمِ الْوَجِيزْ

I was brief in the prayer I intended for you,

I have been brief in my earnest prayer for you,

If you are worthy of concise speech.

For you are one worthy of concise speech,

وَقُلْتُ لاَ آلُوكَ مُعْتَذِراً

وَقُلْتُ لاَ آلُوكَ مُعْتَذِراً

قَدْرُ ابْنِ زَاكُورٍ كَزِبْلِ الْمَعِيزْ

قَدْرُ ابْنِ زَاكُورٍ كَزِبْلِ الْمَعِيزْ

And I said, sparing no effort for you, in apology:

And I said, sparing no effort in my apology to you:

Ibn Zakur's worth is like goats' dung.

The worth of Ibn Zakour is but the dung of goats.