1. بِيُمنكَ تُمِّمَ القَصرُ السَعيدُ

    وَجاءَ كَما تَشاءُ وَما تُريدُ

    By your blessing, the happy palace was completed,

    And came to be as you wish and desire.

  2. يَتيهُ عَلى القُصور بِحُسنِ فالٍ

    يَكونُ تَمامَهُ مُلكٌ مَديدُ

    It vaunts itself above palaces with a fair omen:

    A long reign shall be its fulfillment.

  3. يُسَرّ لَهُ المؤَازِرُ وَالموالي

    وَيُبهَرُ عِندَ رُؤيَته الحَسود

    The supporter and loyal followers rejoice in it,

    And the envious one is dazzled at its sight.

  4. كَساهُ جَلالُكَ المَعورفُ بَدراً

    فَأشرَقَ مَنزِلٌ واِخضَرّ عودُ

    Your renowned majesty clothed it in a full moon,

    So a dwelling shone and a bough grew green.

  5. وَكانَ السَرو يَنُفُهُ فَلَمّا

    رأى عَلياكَ حُقّ لَهُ السجودُ

    And the cypress used to overtop it; but when

    It saw your exalted rank, prostration became its duty.

  6. وَأَصبَحَ وَالسُرورُ لَهُ سوّارٌ

    وَما الدّرّ النَظيم وَما العُقودُ

    And it came to wear joy as a bracelet—

    And what are strung pearls, and what are necklaces?

  7. وَما لِلرَونَق المَلَكي شَبهٌ

    فَتُشبِهُهُ المَوالي وَالعَبيدُ

    And royal splendor has no equal

    That masters and slaves might emulate.

  8. أَبا لِزهراء أُم بالشهب هَذا

    يُقاسُ فَحُسنُهُ حُسنٌ فَريدُ

    With al-Zahra or the shooting stars is this

    To be compared? For its beauty is a beauty without peer.

  9. فَساحَةُ ساحَةٍ وَرياضُ أُنسٍ

    وَقَصرٌ باهِرٌ فيها مَشيدُ

    A spacious courtyard and gardens of delight,

    And a dazzling palace erected within it.

  10. تَبارَت فيهِ أَفكارٌ فَجاءَت

    بِهِ في حُسنِهِ مَثَلٌ شَرودُ

    Ideas vied over it, and so brought forth

    In it a paragon of beauty famed far and wide.

  11. وَذا تأسيسُ والدكَ المُعَلّى

    وَأَنتَ بحجره شبلٌ وَليدُ

    And this was founded by your exalted father,

    While you were a newborn lion cub in his lap.

  12. يَقولُ إِذا رآكَ هُناكَ هَذا

    يَسودُ وَفي مَحاسِنِهِ يَزيدُ

    He would say when he saw you there: 'This one

    Shall rule and grow in his virtues.'

  13. وَما تُخطي الفِراسَةُ حينَ جاءَت

    مِنَ المَهدي إِن سادَ الرشيدُ

    And discernment does not err when it comes

    From al-Mahdi, if al-Rashid gains dominion.

  14. وَشادَ الصادِقُ المَلِكُ المُفَدّى

    مَعاليَ لا تَزالُ وَلا تَبيدُ

    And al-Sadiq, the king ransomed with lives, raised

    Lofty achievements that neither fade nor perish.

  15. فَدامَ لَهُ الهَناءُ بِها وَدامَت

    سَعادَتُهُ وَدانَ لَهُ العَبيدُ

    So may his joy in them endure, and may

    His happiness endure; and may the slaves submit to him.

  16. وَزادَ اللَهُ دَولَتَهُ جَلالا

    يُلازِمُهُ وَتَخدمُهُ السُعودُ

    And may God increase his reign in majesty

    That abides with him, while good fortunes serve him.

  17. وَقَد وافاكَ شَوّال يُهَنّي

    بِأَنَّ طُلوعَ بَدرِكَ فيهِ عيدُ

    And Shawwal has come to you, offering congratulations,

    For your full moon's rising within it is a feast.

  18. فَطِب عَيشاً واِسلَم وَأبشِر

    بَعيدٍ في تَهانيكُم يَعودُ

    So live well, be safe, and rejoice

    In a feast returning amid congratulations to you,

  19. يَقولُ عَلى مَدى الدوَران اِسعَد

    وَأرّخ تُمِّمَ القَصرُ السَعيدُ

    Saying throughout time's turning: 'Be happy!'

    And record the date: 'The happy palace was completed.'