سَقَتْ سارِياتُ السُّحْبِ ساحَةَ فاس

سَقَتْ سارِياتُ السُّحْبِ ساحَةَ فاس

سَواكِبَ تكْسو السّرْحَ حُسْنَ لِباسِ

سَواكِبَ تكْسو السّرْحَ حُسْنَ لِباسِ

May the night-roaming clouds water the grounds of Fez,

The clouds' water-carriers rained down on the square of Fez

pouring down, clothing the trees in beautiful raiment.

The stars adorned the pasture with beauty's dress

وسارَ بتَسْليمي لسُدّةِ فارِسٍ

وسارَ بتَسْليمي لسُدّةِ فارِسٍ

نَسيمٌ سَرى للسّلسَبيلِ بكاسِ

نَسيمٌ سَرى للسّلسَبيلِ بكاسِ

And my greeting was carried to the threshold of Faris

And with my greeting a gentle breeze flowed to the water-seller with a cup

by a breeze that traveled by night to Salsabil with a cup.

The lamp of the night journey is a sun borrowing light from the brilliance

سِراجُ السّرى شمْسٌ سَما قبَسُ السّنا

سِراجُ السّرى شمْسٌ سَما قبَسُ السّنا

كَسا ساطِياتِ الأُسْدِ لِبْسَةَ باسِ

كَسا ساطِياتِ الأُسْدِ لِبْسَةَ باسِ

A lamp for night journeys, a sun whose radiant flame rose high,

Like the lions with their majestic garments of might

he clothed the charging lions in a garb of might.

I was charmed by its pasture’s strut and grew familiar

أنِسْتُ بمَسْرَى سَيْبِهِ وتأنّسَتْ

أنِسْتُ بمَسْرَى سَيْبِهِ وتأنّسَتْ

بساحَتِهِ نفْسي وأسْعِدَ ناسِي

بساحَتِهِ نفْسي وأسْعِدَ ناسِي

I found comfort in the flow of his bounty, and so did

With its square, and my soul was made happy, causing my people to forget

my soul in his courtyard; and my people were made glad.

I facilitated the path of ease, and my envoy was granted success

ويُسِّرْتُ لليُسْرى ويُسِّرَ مُرْسَلي

ويُسِّرْتُ لليُسْرى ويُسِّرَ مُرْسَلي

وسُدِّدَ سَهْمي واسْتَقامَ قِياسي

وسُدِّدَ سَهْمي واسْتَقامَ قِياسي

And I was enabled to attain ease, and my envoy was aided;

My arrow was guided straight and my aim held true

and my arrow was aimed true, and my reasoning became sound.