لئنthough indeed أخنىbrought ruin الزمانtime عَلىupon عكاظUkaz
لئن أخنى الزمان عَلى عكاظ
فأمسىso it became وهوwhile it was مندرسeffaced النواحيthe precincts
فأمسى وهو مندرس النواحي
Though time has brought ruin upon Ukaz,
So it came to lie with its precincts effaced,
فقدyet indeed أضحىhas become بمدرسةthrough the school النجاحal-Najah
فقد أضحى بمدرسة النجاح
رفيعlofty الذكرrenown مزدانadorned المراحthe grounds
رفيع الذكر مزدان المراح
Yet through al-Najah School it has become
Lofty in renown, its grounds adorned.
لقدindeed قامstood up العلاexalted glory فيهاwithin it خطيباًas an orator
لقد قام العلا فيها خطيباً
وقالand said العلمknowledge حيّcome! علىto الفلاحsuccess
وقال العلم حيّ على الفلاح
Indeed, exalted Glory stood within it as an orator,
And Knowledge said, 'Come to success!'
واذنand called out عَندَلِيبُnightingale المجدglory لماwhen
واذن عَندَلِيبُ المجد لما
بداappeared منfrom افقهits horizon نورlight الصباحmorning
بدا من افقه نور الصباح
And glory's nightingale called out when
The light of morning appeared from its horizon,
بمدرسةat a school لهاfor it التمتgathered المعاليlofty honors
بمدرسة لها التمت المعالي
وآضتand became شمسهاits sun ذاتpossessing اتضاحclarity
وآضت شمسها ذات اتضاح
At a school where lofty honors gathered,
And its sun became plainly visible.