ياO دارabode ملكٍkingship نرىwe see كلall الجمالbeauty بهاin it
يا دار ملكٍ نرى كل الجمال بها
وأسعدand the blessings الدهرof fortune تبدوappear منfrom جوانبهاits sides
وأسعد الدهر تبدو من جوانبها
O royal abode, in which we see all beauty,
O home of a king, where all beauty resides
And the blessings of fortune appear from its sides.
The happiest of eras, from all sides
كأنماas though جنةthe Garden الفردوسof Paradise اذwhen نزلتit descended
كأنما جنة الفردوس اذ نزلت
بأرضupon the land of غزنةGhazna تعجيلاahead of time لصاحبهاfor its lord
بأرض غزنة تعجيلا لصاحبها
As though the Garden of Paradise had descended
As if Paradise itself has descended
Upon the land of Ghazna, ahead of time for its lord.
Upon the land of Ghazna for its lord