بِرَيَّة ريَّا رَوضَةٍ وَرِياضِ

بِرَيَّة ريَّا رَوضَةٍ وَرِياضِ

بها عَلما عِلْمٍ وأَعْدَلُ قَاضِ

بها عَلما عِلْمٍ وأَعْدَلُ قَاضِ

In Rayya is the fragrance of a garden and meadows.

In Rayya lies the fragrance of a garden and lush meadows,

In her are two beacons of learning and the most just of judges.

Wherein dwell two beacons of knowledge and a most just judge.

مَعاليهما فوقَ النُّجُومِ مُنِيفَةٌ

مَعاليهما فوقَ النُّجُومِ مُنِيفَةٌ

ورأيهما فِي المشرفيّة ماضِ

ورأيهما فِي المشرفيّة ماضِ

Their lofty merits tower above the stars,

Their noble heights tower above the stars,

And their judgment takes effect through Mashrafi swords.

And their judgment cuts sharper than the Mashrafiyya blades.

سَئمتُ حياتِي والمقامَ بطَنْجَةٍ

سَئمتُ حياتِي والمقامَ بطَنْجَةٍ

كأنَّ بِلادَ اللّهِ غَير عِرَاضِ

كأنَّ بِلادَ اللّهِ غَير عِرَاضِ

I have wearied of my life and of dwelling in Tangier,

I have grown weary of my life and of staying in Tangier,

As though God's lands were not vast.

As though God's lands were not vast and wide.

سَيُورِقُ عُودِي إِنْ سَكنتُ بريَّةٍ

سَيُورِقُ عُودِي إِنْ سَكنتُ بريَّةٍ

وَيسودُّ من فَوْدَيَّ كلُّ بياضِ

وَيسودُّ من فَوْدَيَّ كلُّ بياضِ

My bough will sprout leaves if I settle in Rayya,

My withered branch shall sprout leaves if I dwell in Rayya,

And all the whiteness at my temples will turn black,

And every strand of white upon my temples shall turn black.

لدَى قَمَرَيْهَا إِنَّ في غُرَّتَيْهِما

لدَى قَمَرَيْهَا إِنَّ في غُرَّتَيْهِما

هِداية عُميانٍ وَبُرْء مِرَاضِ

هِداية عُميانٍ وَبُرْء مِرَاضِ

Beside her two moons—indeed, in their radiant brows

In the presence of its two moons—for truly in their radiant brows

Are guidance for the blind and healing for the sick.

Lie guidance for the blind and a cure for the ailing.

أريّةُ مرعايَ المَرِيعُ وأَيْنُقي

أريّةُ مرعايَ المَرِيعُ وأَيْنُقي

وأَنتِ اِبنَةٌ فِي عِصمةِ ابنِ عِياضِ

وأَنتِ اِبنَةٌ فِي عِصمةِ ابنِ عِياضِ

O Rayya, my fertile pasture and my she-camels,

Rayya is my fertile pasture and the haven for my camels,

And you are a daughter in Ibn Iyad's keeping.

And you are a daughter safe within the protection of Ibn Iyad.