1. حُلِيّ الملوك وتيجانُها

    وبيتُ المعالي وايوانُها

    The ornaments of kings and their crowns,

    and the house of lofty honors and their hall,

  2. وبأس الكُماة وإقدامها

    وحُلم الكفاة وإحسانها

    and the valor of champions and their daring,

    and the forbearance of capable men and their beneficence—

  3. توارثنها الأزدُ حتى انتهت

    إلى أن حوى الإِرثَ نَبهانُها

    the Azd inherited them in succession, until they passed

    to their Nabhan, who possessed the inheritance:

  4. أمير العتيك تسامى به

    كهُول العَتيك وشبَّانها

    the prince of al-Atik, through whom rose high

    the mature men of al-Atik and its young men.

  5. أنبهان إِنك من عصبةٍ

    نماها إلى المجد قحطانُها

    O Nabhan, you are indeed of a clan

    whose Qahtan raised it to glory.

  6. همُ العين في يعرب كلّها

    وأنت من العَين إنسانها

    They are the eye of all Ya'rub,

    and you are the pupil of that eye.

  7. إذا طلبت مكرمات العُلى

    بدا في جبينك عُنوانها

    When the noble deeds of lofty glory are sought,

    their sign appears upon your brow.

  8. وأنت إذا صَعبت حاجةٌ

    أتى من بيمينك إمكانُها

    And as for you, whenever a need proves difficult,

    its fulfillment comes from your right hand.

  9. فعشت وبُلّغتَ من سيّدٍ

    مناكَ وسرَّكَ لُقيانها

    So may you live and, lord that you are, be granted

    your wishes, and may their attainment delight you.

  10. ولا زال يغدوك في نعمةٍ

    شباب الحيَاة ورَيعانُها

    And may you always be visited each morning, in well-being,

    by life's youth and its prime.