أنا ملْعَبُ الوصْلِ الذي يشرَحُ الصّدْرا

أنا ملْعَبُ الوصْلِ الذي يشرَحُ الصّدْرا

وبُرْجُ سَماءٍ يجْمَعُ الشّمْسَ والبَدْرا

وبُرْجُ سَماءٍ يجْمَعُ الشّمْسَ والبَدْرا

I am the playground of union that gladdens the heart,

I am the game of union that gladdens the chest,

And a heavenly tower that gathers the sun and the full moon.

And a tower of sky that brings together sun and moon.

حَفيظٌ على الأسْرارِ حتّى كأنّني

حَفيظٌ على الأسْرارِ حتّى كأنّني

دُعيتُ سَريراً أنّني أحفَظُ السِّرّا

دُعيتُ سَريراً أنّني أحفَظُ السِّرّا

I guard secrets so faithfully that it is as though I

A keeper of secrets as if I were called

Was called a couch because I safeguard the secret.

A bed to keep the secret.

إذا ما أجَلْتَ العيْنَ بينَ بَدائِعي

إذا ما أجَلْتَ العيْنَ بينَ بَدائِعي

وشاهَدْتَ حُسْناً يُذْهِلُ العَقْلَ والفِكْرا

وشاهَدْتَ حُسْناً يُذْهِلُ العَقْلَ والفِكْرا

When you let your gaze roam among my marvels,

When you gaze upon my marvels

And behold beauty that bewilders mind and thought,

And witness beauty that dazzles the mind and thought,

وقد مُدَّ سِتْرُ التِّبْرِ فوقي وأرسَلَتْ

وقد مُدَّ سِتْرُ التِّبْرِ فوقي وأرسَلَتْ

يدُ اليُمْنِ والتّوْفيقِ منْ تحْتِهِ سِتْرا

يدُ اليُمْنِ والتّوْفيقِ منْ تحْتِهِ سِتْرا

With a curtain of gold spread above me, and

And the veil of honor has been spread over me, and

The hand of good fortune and success having lowered a curtain beneath it,

The hand of prosperity and success cast a veil beneath it,

رأيْتَ جَواداً لا يَخافُ عِثارُهُ

رأيْتَ جَواداً لا يَخافُ عِثارُهُ

ومرْكَبَ سَعْدٍ لا يَجوعُ ولا يَعْرى

ومرْكَبَ سَعْدٍ لا يَجوعُ ولا يَعْرى

You see a steed with no fear of stumbling,

You see a steed that does not fear stumbling,

And a mount of good fortune that neither hungers nor goes bare.

And a mount of bliss that neither hungers nor strips bare.

كأنّي رياضٌ زارَها واكِفُ الحَيا

كأنّي رياضٌ زارَها واكِفُ الحَيا

فألْبَسَها وَشْياً وطيَّبها نَشْرا

فألْبَسَها وَشْياً وطيَّبها نَشْرا

I am like gardens visited by falling rain,

As if I were a garden visited by the rain of life

Which clothed them in brocade and perfumed them with fragrance.

So it clothed it in vegetation and sweetened it with blossoms.

وثامِنُ أمْلاكِ الجِهادِ أقامَني

وثامِنُ أمْلاكِ الجِهادِ أقامَني

فألْبَسَني عِزّاً ورفّعَ لي قَدْرا

فألْبَسَني عِزّاً ورفّعَ لي قَدْرا

And the eighth of the kings of jihad set me up,

And I am the eighth of the realms of jihad, it established me

Then clothed me in glory and exalted my rank.

So it clothed me in honor and elevated my worth.

ويَسْتَعْبِدُ الأحْرارَ جُودُ يَمينِهِ

ويَسْتَعْبِدُ الأحْرارَ جُودُ يَمينِهِ

ويُخْجِلُ وجْهُ الشّمْسِ غُرَّتَهُ الغَرّا

ويُخْجِلُ وجْهُ الشّمْسِ غُرَّتَهُ الغَرّا

And the generosity of his right hand enslaves free men,

The generosity of its right hand enslaves the free,

And the sun’s face puts his radiant brow to shame.

And the radiance of its sun outshines the red rose.

ولازالَ نَصْريَّ العُلا رائِقَ الحُلَى

ولازالَ نَصْريَّ العُلا رائِقَ الحُلَى

يُصاحِبُ جيشَ النّصْرِ رايَتُهُ الحَمْرا

يُصاحِبُ جيشَ النّصْرِ رايَتُهُ الحَمْرا

May he ever remain Nasrid in glory, splendid in adornment,

My victorious, sweet aid of the sublime

His red banner accompanying the army of victory.

Still accompanies the army of victory, its banner red.

ولازِلْت أفْقاً للقِبابِ ومَطْلَعا

ولازِلْت أفْقاً للقِبابِ ومَطْلَعا

يُريكَ البُدورَ الغُرَّ والأنْجُمَ الزُّهْرا

يُريكَ البُدورَ الغُرَّ والأنْجُمَ الزُّهْرا

And may I ever remain a horizon for domes and a place of rising,

And I remain a horizon for domes and a rising place

Showing you radiant full moons and shining stars.

That shows you the bright full moons and the blossoming stars.

إذا ما دَنا الإمْساءُ حُيِّيتَ بالمُنى

إذا ما دَنا الإمْساءُ حُيِّيتَ بالمُنى

ومهْما أتى الإصْباحُ حُيّيتَ بالبُشْرى

ومهْما أتى الإصْباحُ حُيّيتَ بالبُشْرى

When evening draws near, may you be greeted with all you desire,

Whenever night draws near I greet with wishes

And whenever morning comes, may you be greeted with glad tidings.

And whenever dawn comes I greet with good news.