سَلامٌ لا تُشابِهُهُ الدراري

سَلامٌ لا تُشابِهُهُ الدراري

وَلا الرَوضُ المُطَرّزُ بِالبَهارِ

وَلا الرَوضُ المُطَرّزُ بِالبَهارِ

A greeting the shining stars cannot match,

A peace unmatched by gardens

Nor the meadow embroidered with yellow blossoms;

Or meadows graced with flowers galore

وَودّ لا نَفادَ لضهُ وَشَوقٌ

وَودّ لا نَفادَ لضهُ وَشَوقٌ

إِلى عَلياكَ لَيسَ بِذي اِقتِصارِ

إِلى عَلياكَ لَيسَ بِذي اِقتِصارِ

And affection without end, and longing

Love without end for you I profess

For your exalted station, knowing no bounds.

And longing that knows no bound

إِلى ابنِ الخوجَةِ الفَذّ المُعَلىّ

إِلى ابنِ الخوجَةِ الفَذّ المُعَلىّ

فَريدِ العَصرِ طول الافتِخارِ

فَريدِ العَصرِ طول الافتِخارِ

To Ibn al-Khoja, the peerless, exalted one,

For Al Saud’s most noble son

The unique one of his age, the height of pride.

Pride of the age, trophy beyond compare

نَعمتُ بِقُربِهِ حيناً وَلَكِن

نَعمتُ بِقُربِهِ حيناً وَلَكِن

عُيونُ الدَهرِ تَطلُبُنا بِثارِ

عُيونُ الدَهرِ تَطلُبُنا بِثارِ

I delighted in his nearness for a time, and yet

For a time, his company I knew

The eyes of Time pursue us for vengeance.

But the eyes of fate seek retaliation

عَسى فَضلُ الإِلَهِ يُديل مِنها

عَسى فَضلُ الإِلَهِ يُديل مِنها

وَيَجمَعُنا عَلى وِفقِ اِختَيارِ

وَيَجمَعُنا عَلى وِفقِ اِختَيارِ

May God's grace grant us victory over them,

May God’s grace spill over

And bring us together as we wish.

And bring us together again, as He wills