عَبْدُservant of العَزيزِthe Mighty خَليفةُcaliph of اللهِGod الذيwho
عَبْدُ العَزيزِ خَليفةُ اللهِ الذي
ظَفِرَtriumphed الهُدىguidance منْهُfrom him بفَوْزِthrough the success of قِداحِهِhis lot-arrows
ظَفِرَ الهُدى منْهُ بفَوْزِ قِداحِهِ
Abd al-Aziz, God's caliph, the one
through whom guidance triumphed with his winning lot-arrows.
ولِذاكَand for that reason ماwhat أهْدَتْoffered as a gift عُلاهُhis eminence هَديّةًa gift
ولِذاكَ ما أهْدَتْ عُلاهُ هَديّةً
قدhas أعْرَبَتْexpressed عنْabout بأسِهِhis valor وسَماحِهِand his generosity
قد أعْرَبَتْ عنْ بأسِهِ وسَماحِهِ
And so what his eminence offered as a gift
has spoken of his valor and generosity.
حَيَّgreeted بِهاwith it وَطَنَthe homeland of الجِهادِjihad تحيّةًa greeting
حَيَّ بِها وَطَنَ الجِهادِ تحيّةً
أبْدَتْrevealed عُهودَthe pledges of نَشاطِهِhis vigor ومَراحِهِand his exuberance
أبْدَتْ عُهودَ نَشاطِهِ ومَراحِهِ
With it he greeted the homeland of jihad—a greeting
that revealed the pledges of his vigor and exuberance.
فالخَيْلُso the horses عنْof أعْراقِهِhis bloodlines والتّمْرُand the dates عنْof
فالخَيْلُ عنْ أعْراقِهِ والتّمْرُ عنْ
أخْلاقِهِhis character والطِّيبُand the perfume عنْof أمْداحِهِhis praises
أخْلاقِهِ والطِّيبُ عنْ أمْداحِهِ
So the horses speak of his bloodlines, and the dates of
his character, and the perfume of his praises.
ورَقيقُهاand its slaves منfrom لَيْلِهِhis night أنْجُمُstars of التُّقىpiety
ورَقيقُها من لَيْلِهِ أنْجُمُ التُّقى
وكِتابُهاand its book منْfrom فَجْرِهِhis dawn وصَباحِهِand his morning
وكِتابُها منْ فَجْرِهِ وصَباحِهِ
And its slaves are stars of piety from his night,
and its book is from his dawn and morning.
وسِلاحُهاand its weaponry ماضٍkeen مَضاءَthe keenness of عَزيمةٍresolve
وسِلاحُها ماضٍ مَضاءَ عَزيمةٍ
أوor سابِغٌample واقٍprotective سُبوغَthe fullness of صَلاحِهِhis righteousness
أو سابِغٌ واقٍ سُبوغَ صَلاحِهِ
And its weaponry is keen with the keenness of resolve,
or ample and protective, as ample as his righteousness.
جَدّدْتَyou renewed عهْدَthe pledge of أبيكَyour father فيin إمْدادِهاsupporting it
جَدّدْتَ عهْدَ أبيكَ في إمْدادِها
لمّاwhen قَبَسْتَyou drew النّورَthe light منْfrom مِصْباحِهِhis lamp
لمّا قَبَسْتَ النّورَ منْ مِصْباحِهِ
You renewed your father's pledge in supporting it,
when you drew the light from his lamp.
لازالَmay ... ever remain سعْيُكَyour striving فيin الخِلافَةِthe caliphate ناجِحاًsuccessful
لازالَ سعْيُكَ في الخِلافَةِ ناجِحاً
تَسْتَمْطِرُseeks rain الدّنْياthe world مَهَبَّthe windward quarter رِياحِهِits winds
تَسْتَمْطِرُ الدّنْيا مَهَبَّ رِياحِهِ
May your striving in the caliphate ever prosper,
as the world seeks rain from the quarter where its winds blow.
ولِواءُand the banner of نَصْرِكَyour victory يسْتَهلُّpours down غَمامةًa cloud
ولِواءُ نَصْرِكَ يسْتَهلُّ غَمامةً
تَذَرُleaves الفُتوحَconquests جُثىًin heaps بقُضْبِby the shafts of رِماحِهِits spears
تَذَرُ الفُتوحَ جُثىً بقُضْبِ رِماحِهِ
And may your banner of victory pour down like a cloud
that leaves conquests in heaps by the shafts of its spears.