ما ترى في الرياض أشباهي

ما ترى في الرياض أشباهي

يسحَرُ العقلَ حُسْنِي الزّاهي

يسحَرُ العقلَ حُسْنِي الزّاهي

In all the gardens, you see none like me;

You see none like me in the gardens.

my radiant beauty bewitches the mind.

My radiant beauty enchants the mind.

زان روضي أميره سعدٌ

زان روضي أميره سعدٌ

وهو نجل الغني باللهِ

وهو نجل الغني باللهِ

Saʿd—its prince—has adorned my garden,

Sa'd, its prince, adorned my garden,

and he is the son of al-Ghani bi-llah.

And he is the son of al-Ghani bi-llah.

دامَ منه بمرتَقَى عزٍّ

دامَ منه بمرتَقَى عزٍّ

آمرٌ بالسُّعود أو ناهي

آمرٌ بالسُّعود أو ناهي

From him, may there ever remain, at the height of my glory,

May there ever remain, from him, at the heights of glory,

one who commands me to good fortune—or restrains me.

One who enjoins good fortune or forbids.