Sol 6.1

  1. عادَتْ عَلَيْكَ عوائِدُ الأَعوامِ

    فِي العِزِّ والإِجلالِ والإِعظامِ

    May the recurring blessings of the years return to you

    amid glory, reverence, and high honor.

  2. وعَمَرْتَ هَذَا الملكَ منتهياً بِهِ

    أَمَدَ الدهورِ وغايةَ الأَيَّامِ

    And may you sustain this kingdom, bringing it

    to the furthest reach of ages and the limit of days,

  3. في صحّةٍ مصحوبةٍ بتمامِ

    وسلامَةٍ موصولةٍ بدوامِ

    in health attended by wholeness,

    and well-being joined to permanence.

  4. وقهرْتَ أَشياعَ الضلالِ مُؤَيَّداً

    بنوافِذِ الأَقْدارِ والأَحكامِ

    And may you subdue the partisans of error, upheld

    by the unfailing decrees of fate and judgment.

  5. وبلغتَ حَيْثُ نَوَتْ لقصدِكَ هِمَّةٌ

    موصولَةُ الإِنْجادِ والإِتهامِ

    And may you reach wherever a will devoted to your purpose aims,

    unceasing in its journeys through Najd and Tihama.

  6. متذلِّلٌ لَكَ عزُّ كلِّ مُمَنَّعٍ

    متسهِّلٌ لَكَ صعبُ كلِّ مَرَامِ

    The might of every unassailable one bows before you;

    every difficult goal grows easy for you,

  7. حَتَّى تَبَوَّأَ بالمشارِقِ طاعَةً

    مأْمولَةً من مُعْرِقٍ وشآمِي

    until you gain in the eastern lands an allegiance

    long hoped for from Iraqi and Syrian alike,

  8. وتَرُدَّ نائِي الملكِ فِي أَوْطانِهِ

    من عهدِ كلِّ مُتوَّجٍ فمُقامِ

    and restore far-flung dominion to its homelands,

    as in the days of every crowned and enthroned ruler,

  9. وتُنِيخَ رَحْلَ العِزِّ غيرَ مُدَافَعٍ

    بمعاهِدِ الأَخوالِ والأَعمامِ

    and bring glory's saddle to rest, unopposed,

    at the dwellings of maternal and paternal uncles,

  10. وتحلَّ بالحَرَمَيْنِ منك كتائِبٌ

    مأْمونَةُ الإِحلالِ والإِحرامِ

    and may battalions of yours encamp in the Two Sanctuaries,

    trusted in both unconsecrated and consecrated states.

  11. فَبِكَ استعاذَ الملكُ من سَطْوِ العِدى

    وغَدَا بسيفِكَ باهِرَ الأَعْلامِ

    For in you sovereignty sought refuge from the enemies' onslaught,

    and through your sword its banners grew resplendent.

  12. وبنورِ وجهِكَ أَشْرَقَتْ سُبُلُ الهُدى

    وانجابَ عنها غَيْهَبُ الإِظلامِ

    And by the light of your face the paths of guidance shone,

    and the gloom of darkness lifted from them.

  13. وبجودِكَ اتَّصَلَتْ أَمانِيُّ الورى

    بالنُّجْحِ وانْفَصَمَتْ عُرى الإِعدامِ

    And through your generosity the hopes of humankind were joined

    to success, and the bonds of destitution snapped.

  14. فليَشْكُرَنَّ الدينُ أَنْ أَوْليتَهُ

    عطفَ الشقيقِ وخُلَّةَ الأَرحامِ

    So let the faith surely thank you for granting it

    a brother's tenderness and the intimacy of blood kin.

  15. فصدعْتَ عنه الجوْرَ صَدْعَةَ ثائِرٍ

    ونظمتَ فِيهِ العَدْلَ أَيَّ نظامِ

    For you shattered oppression away from it with an avenger's stroke,

    and set justice within it in the finest order.

  16. فاسعَدْ بأَضعافِ الجزاءِ وخُذْ بِهِ

    أَوْفى الحظوظِ وأَوفَرَ الأَقسامِ

    So rejoice in multiplied reward, and take through it

    the fullest fortunes and the most abundant shares.

  17. وليهنِكَ الفوزُ الَّذِي أَحرزْتَهُ

    نُسْكاً بأَزْكى قُرْبَةٍ وصِيامِ

    And may the triumph you attained bring you joy,

    through worship, with the purest devotion and fasting.

  18. وليهنِكَ الفِطْرُ الَّذِي استقبلتَهُ

    لَهِجاً بخيرِ تحيةٍ وسلامِ

    And may the Feast of Fast-Breaking you welcomed bring you joy,

    repeating the finest greetings and wishes of peace,

  19. مستبشِراً بالحاجِبِ النَّدْبِ الَّذِي

    فِي بُرْئِهِ بُرْءٌ منَ الأَسقامِ

    rejoicing in the gallant chamberlain,

    in whose recovery lies a cure for sickness.

  20. بَدْرُ المعالي شَفَّهُ بعضُ الَّذِي

    مَا زالَ يلْحَقُ كُلَّ بَدْرِ ظَلامِ

    The full moon of lofty virtues, worn thin by some of what

    has ever befallen each full moon of the night.

  21. وشَكَاةُ ضِرْغامٍ جديرٌ كَرُّها

    من جسمِ ضرغامٍ إِلَى ضرغامِ

    And a lion's ailment is fit to pass in turn

    from the body of one lion to another lion.

  22. حَمِيَتْ جوانِحُ صَدْرِهِ شوقاً إِلَى

    لَمْعِ الأَسِنَّةِ فِي الهجيرِ الحامِي

    His breast's inner ribs burned with longing for

    the gleam of spearheads in the blazing midday heat.

  23. وشَكا اعتلالاً حينَ هامَ تَذَكُّراً

    نحو الطِّعانِ ونحوَ ضرب الهامِ

    And he complained of illness as remembrance made him yearn

    for spear-combat and for blows upon heads.

  24. وأَنا الزعيمُ بأَنَّ عاجِلَ بُرْئِهِ

    فِي قَرْعِ طبلٍ أَوْ صَلِيلِ لِجامِ

    And I guarantee that his swift recovery lies

    in the beating of a drum or the ring of a bridle,

  25. أَوْ لُبسِ دِرْعٍ أَوْ تَهَادِي سابِحٍ

    أَوْ مَدِّ رُمْحٍ أَوْ بريقِ حُسامِ

    or donning mail, or a gliding steed's swaying gait,

    or leveling a spear, or a keen sword's flash.

  26. خَوَّاضُ أَهوالِ الحروبِ مساورٌ

    غُلْبَ الليوثِ مُضَعْضِعُ الآجامِ

    He plunges into war's terrors, assailing

    thick-necked lions and laying low their thickets.

  27. مستقبَلٌ بالنُّجحِ ممنوعُ الحِمَى

    ماضِي الطِّعانِ مُؤَيَّدُ الإِقدامِ

    Greeted by success, his domain inviolate,

    forceful in spear-combat, upheld in his daring.

  28. أَمَّ العُداةَ فصالَ صَوْلَ حِمامِ

    وسَقَى العُفاةَ فصابَ صَوْبَ غمامِ

    He made for the enemies and charged with death's assault,

    and watered supplicants, pouring like a rain cloud.

  29. ولَرُبَّ مُبْهَمَةِ الفروجِ تَمَزَّقَتْ

    غَمَّاؤُها عن وجْهِهِ البَسَّامِ

    How many a crisis, its outlets sealed,

    had its dense gloom torn from his smiling face!

  30. حازَتْ لَهُ الهِمَمُ السَّنِيَّةُ مَنْزِلاً

    فِي الفخْرِ أَعْجَزَ خاطِرَ الأَوهامِ

    Lofty ambitions won him a station

    in glory beyond imagination's reach.

  31. وتهلَّلَتْ منهُ المكارِمُ والنَّدَى

    والبأْسُ عن مَلِكٍ أَغرَّ هُمامِ

    From him beamed noble deeds and generosity,

    and valor, revealing a radiant, valiant king.

  32. أَعطَى السِّيادَةَ حَقَّها حَتَّى اغْتَدَتْ

    منهُ الحِجابَةُ فِي المَحَلِّ السَّامِي

    He gave sovereignty its due, until

    through him the chamberlainship attained an exalted station.

  33. وحَوَى عن المنصُورِ غُرَّ شمائِلٍ

    قادَتْ لَهُ الدُّنْيا بِغَيْرِ زِمامِ

    And he gained from al-Mansur illustrious traits

    that led the world to him without a rein.

  34. يا ربَّنا فاحْفَظْ عَلَيْنا مِنهُما

    ذُخْرَ الرجاءِ وعُدَّةَ الإِسلامِ

    Our Lord, preserve for us, in them both,

    the treasure of hope and the safeguard of Islam.

  35. يا مُوسِعَ الرَّاجِينَ إِفضالاً ويا

    مَأْوَى الغريبِ وكافِلَ الأَيتامِ

    O you who lavish bounty on the hopeful, and O

    refuge of the stranger and guardian of orphans!

  36. أَعْجِزْ بجهدي أَنْ يَفي بالعهدِ من

    مِنَنٍ عَلَيَّ لراحتَيْكَ جِسامِ

    How powerless my effort is to repay the debt of

    the immense favors your two palms have bestowed upon me!

  37. فَلأَفْخَرَنَّ عَلَى الزمانِ وأَهلِهِ

    بِصِلاتِ جودٍ من نداكَ كِرامِ

    So I shall surely boast before Time and its people

    of the noble, generous gifts your bounty grants.

  38. أَصْبَحْنَ لي دونَ اللِّئامِ وِقَايَةً

    وإِلَى علاكَ وَسيلَتِي وذِمامِي

    They have become my shield against the ignoble,

    my way to your lofty rank and my bond of protection.

  39. والعدلُ فِي حكمِ المكارِمِ والعُلا

    أَن يُشفَعَ الإِنعامُ بالإِنعامِ

    And justice, in the judgment of noble deeds and high rank,

    is that favor should be followed by favor.

  40. فلأَشكُرَنَّكَ أَوْ تَجِيءَ مَنِيَّتِي

    ولأَرْجُوَنَّكَ أَوْ يُحَمَّ حِمامي

    So I shall surely thank you until my death comes,

    and surely hope in you until my destined death is decreed.

  41. ولأَصْرِمَنَّ علائِقَ الأَمَلِ الَّذِي

    يقتادُني لِسِواكَ أَيَّ صِرامِ

    And I shall surely sever the bonds of any hope that

    leads me to anyone but you—with utter finality.