الفتحُvictory منتظمٌin orderly succession والدهرُand time مبتسمُsmiling
الفتحُ منتظمٌ والدهرُ مبتسمُ
وظلُّand the shade of شمسِShams (sun) المعاليal-Ma'ali (lofty honors) كلهُall of it نِعَمُblessings
وظلُّ شمسِ المعالي كلهُ نِعَمُ
Victory comes in orderly succession, and time smiles.
Victory is systematic, and time smiles,
And the shade of Shams al-Ma'ali is all blessings.
And the shadow of the sun of glories is all blessing.
والعدلُand justice منبسطٌwidespread والحقُّand right مُرْتَجَعٌrestored
والعدلُ منبسطٌ والحقُّ مُرْتَجَعٌ
والشِّعْبُand the rift ملتئمٌhealed والجورُand oppression مُصْطَلَمُuprooted
والشِّعْبُ ملتئمٌ والجورُ مُصْطَلَمُ
And justice spreads, and right is restored.
Justice is widespread, and truth is restored,
And the rift is healed, and oppression uprooted.
And the people are united, and tyranny is suppressed.
ألقتْhas yielded مقاليدَهاits keys الدنياthe world إلىto مَلِكٍa king
ألقتْ مقاليدَها الدنيا إلى مَلِكٍ
ماnot زالceased وقفاًreserved exclusively عليهِfor him المجدُglory والكرمُand generosity
ما زال وقفاً عليهِ المجدُ والكرمُ
The world has yielded its keys to a king
The world has surrendered its reins to a king,
For whom glory and generosity have always been reserved:
Glory and generosity still stand for him.
شمسِShams (sun) المعاليal-Ma'ali (lofty honors) وغيثand the rain of المشرقينthe two easts ومَنْand one who
شمسِ المعالي وغيث المشرقين ومَنْ
بهin him يتيهُtakes pride العُلىhigh glory والمُلْكُand kingship والحشَمُand the retinue
به يتيهُ العُلى والمُلْكُ والحشَمُ
Shams al-Ma'ali, rain for the two easts, and one
The sun of glories, the rain of the two holy sites, the one
In whom high glory, kingship, and the retinue take pride.
Through whom grandeur, kingdom and modesty are lost.
هوhe الإِمامُthe imam هوhe القَرْمُthe noble chief الهمامthe valiant هوhe الthe (continued next line)
هو الإِمامُ هو القَرْمُ الهمام هو ال
بَدْرُfull moon التمامُfullness هوhe الصمصامُthe keen-edged sword والعلمُand the banner
بَدْرُ التمامُ هو الصمصامُ والعلمُ
He is the imam, he is the noble, valiant chief, he is the
He is the Imam, the zealous hero, the
full moon in its fullness; he is the keen-edged sword and the banner.
Full moon of perfection, the resolute and the banner.
هوhe الغمامُthe rain cloud الذيwhich تُخشىare feared صواعقُهُhis thunderbolts
هو الغمامُ الذي تُخشى صواعقُهُ
قهراًwith overwhelming force وترجُوand hope for نداهhis bounty (dew) العُرْبُthe Arabs والعَجَمُand non-Arabs
قهراً وترجُو نداه العُرْبُ والعَجَمُ
He is the rain cloud whose thunderbolts are feared
He is the cloud, whose lightning is feared
For their crushing force; Arabs and non-Arabs hope for his bounty.
By force, and its brightness is hoped for by Arabs and non-Arabs.
هوhe المقيمُthe one who stays وقدand already سارَتْhave traveled مآثِرُهُhis glorious deeds
هو المقيمُ وقد سارَتْ مآثِرُهُ
كأنَّas though علياهُhis lofty glory منfrom دنياهُhis earthly life تنتظِمُis strung together
كأنَّ علياهُ من دنياهُ تنتظِمُ
He stays in place, though his glorious deeds have traveled,
He is the establisher, and his achievements
As though his lofty glory were strung together from his earthly life.
Have proceeded as if his loftiness was systematic from his world.
والماءُand water منfrom جودِهِhis generosity المبذولِfreely bestowed منسَكِبٌpouring forth
والماءُ من جودِهِ المبذولِ منسَكِبٌ
والنارُand fire منfrom بأسِهِhis might المرهوبِdreaded تضطرمُblazes
والنارُ من بأسِهِ المرهوبِ تضطرمُ
And water pours from his freely bestowed generosity.
Water from his abundant generosity overflows,
And fire blazes from his dreaded might.
And fire from his feared might blazes.
والأرضُand the earth منfrom صدرِهِhis breast والريحُand the wind منfrom يدِهِhis hand
والأرضُ من صدرِهِ والريحُ من يدِهِ
والرَّوْضُand the meadow منfrom خُلْقِهِhis character للخَلقِto creation يبتسمُsmiles
والرَّوْضُ من خُلْقِهِ للخَلقِ يبتسمُ
And earth is from his breast, and wind from his hand.
The earth is from his chest, the wind from his hand,
And through his character, the meadow smiles upon creation.
And the meadow from his creation smiles at the creation.
اللهُGod جارُكَyour protector ياO مَنْone whose جارُthe neighbor of حضرتِهِhis court
اللهُ جارُكَ يا مَنْ جارُ حضرتِهِ
يلقىfinds السعودَgood fortunes عليهupon him الدهرَthroughout time تزدَحِمُcrowd together
يلقى السعودَ عليه الدهرَ تزدَحِمُ
God is your protector, O you whose court's neighbor
O you whose neighbor is his Excellency’s sanctuary,
Finds good fortunes crowding upon him throughout time.
You will meet eternal success crowded upon you.
أَبْشِرْrejoice فقدfor indeed جاءَhas come نصرthe help of اللهGod مُؤْتَنِفاًanew
أَبْشِرْ فقد جاءَ نصر الله مُؤْتَنِفاً
وعاشرَand accompanied الفتحَthe conquest منشوراًunfurled لهُfor it عَلَمُa banner
وعاشرَ الفتحَ منشوراً لهُ عَلَمُ
Rejoice, for God's help has come anew,
Receive good news, for God's victory has come renewed
And has joined the conquest, its banner unfurled.
And the tenth conquest has lived with a flag raised for it.
ياO مَنْone who إذاwhen اعتصَمَتْsought refuge صيدُthe proud ones among الملوكِkings بهِin him
يا مَنْ إذا اعتصَمَتْ صيدُ الملوكِ بهِ
أمسىhe spends the evening وأصبحَand spends the morning بالرحمنِin the All-Merciful يعتصِمُhe seeks refuge
أمسى وأصبحَ بالرحمنِ يعتصِمُ
O you who, when proud kings seek refuge in you,
O you, if the prey of kings seek refuge in him,
Seek refuge in the All-Merciful, evening and morning.
He spends the night and morning by the Merciful protected.
أَبْلِwear out الجديدينِthe two ever-new ones (day and night) بالعمرِwith life الجديدِrenewed ودُمْand endure
أَبْلِ الجديدينِ بالعمرِ الجديدِ ودُمْ
للملكِfor kingship يخدِمُكَserves you التوفيقُsuccess والقَسَمُand allotted fortune
للملكِ يخدِمُكَ التوفيقُ والقَسَمُ
Wear out day and night with renewed life, and remain
Inform the new comers with the new age, and let
For kingship, with success and allotted fortune serving you.
Success and destiny serve you.