اليومtoday طبقfilled افقthe horizon الدولةthe realm النورُlight
اليوم طبق افق الدولة النورُ
واوضحتand brightened فلقthe dawn الملكkingship التباشيرُglad tidings
واوضحت فلق الملك التباشيرُ
Today light has filled the horizon of the realm.
And glad tidings have brightened the dawn of kingship.
فكلso every عينeye إليكtoward you اليومtoday طامحةgazing upward
فكل عين إليك اليوم طامحة
وكلand every قلبheart بماin what خولتyou were granted مسرورjoyful
وكل قلب بما خولت مسرور
So every eye is raised toward you today,
And every heart rejoices in what you have been granted.
اقبلتyou came forward فيin خلعrobes of honor السلطانthe sultan زينهاadorned them
اقبلت في خلع السلطان زينها
ذيلa train علىacross انجمstars الزهراءal-Zahra (the radiant one) مجرورtrailing
ذيل على انجم الزهراء مجرور
You came in the sultan's robes of honor, adorned
By a train trailing across the stars of al-Zahra.
كأنماas though نسجتهاyou wove them فيin الرياضthe gardens بداappeared
كأنما نسجتها في الرياض بدا
غيثrain فرونقهاso their splendor بالحسنwith beauty مغمورdrenched
غيث فرونقها بالحسن مغمور
As though you had woven them in the gardens—there appeared
Rain, and so their splendor is drenched in beauty.
ورحتand you went forth فوقatop جوادa steed كالعقابlike an eagle جرىraced
ورحت فوق جواد كالعقاب جرى
والجودand generosity فيin سرجهits saddle والمجدand glory والخيرand goodness
والجود في سرجه والمجد والخير
And you went forth on a steed that raced like an eagle,
And in its saddle were generosity, glory, and goodness.