يَا جَنَّةً أَهْدَتْ إِلَيَّ سَلاما

يَا جَنَّةً أَهْدَتْ إِلَيَّ سَلاما

أَهْدَيْتِ بَرْداً لِلحَشَى وَسَلامَا

أَهْدَيْتِ بَرْداً لِلحَشَى وَسَلامَا

O paradise that sent me greetings,

O paradise, you brought me peace

You bestowed coolness and peace upon my heart.

You gifted me coolness for my heart and tranquility

فِي العِدْوَةِ العُلْيَا جَلَسْتِ مَلِيكَةً

فِي العِدْوَةِ العُلْيَا جَلَسْتِ مَلِيكَةً

بِالعِزِّ وَالإِجْلالِ تَأْبَى الذَّامَا

بِالعِزِّ وَالإِجْلالِ تَأْبَى الذَّامَا

On the upper bank you sat, a queen,

You sat enthroned in the highest spot

In might and majesty, scorning reproach.

With glory and reverence, refusing blame

بَسَطَتْ عَلَى العَبْرَيْنِ رَايَةَ فَخْرِهَا

بَسَطَتْ عَلَى العَبْرَيْنِ رَايَةَ فَخْرِهَا

وَعَدَا الأَجَارِعَ فَيْئُهَا وَتَرَامَى

وَعَدَا الأَجَارِعَ فَيْئُهَا وَتَرَامَى

She spread the banner of her pride across both banks,

You unfurled over the meadows your banner of pride

And her shade crossed the sandy flats and stretched afar.

And your tents stretched over the dunes

أَجْرَيْتِ وَادِيكِ المُبَارَكَ بِالنَّدَى

أَجْرَيْتِ وَادِيكِ المُبَارَكَ بِالنَّدَى

وَرَكِبْتِ مِنْ مَتْنِ الفَخَارِ سَنَامَا

وَرَكِبْتِ مِنْ مَتْنِ الفَخَارِ سَنَامَا

You made your blessed valley flow with dew,

You brought your blessed valley the dew

And mounted the hump on glory's back.

And rode the peak of glory sublime

فِي كُلِّ مُشْتَرَفٍ جَمَالُكِ رَائِعٌ

فِي كُلِّ مُشْتَرَفٍ جَمَالُكِ رَائِعٌ

نَثَرَ البَدِيعَ وَصَاغَ مِنْهُ نِظَامَا

نَثَرَ البَدِيعَ وَصَاغَ مِنْهُ نِظَامَا

At every vantage point your beauty is wondrous;

In every splendid vista your beauty shines

It scattered marvels and fashioned them into a necklace.

Scattering wonders, composing harmony

وَعَلَى ذُرَاكِ مِنَ الصُّنُوبَرِ غَابَةٌ

وَعَلَى ذُرَاكِ مِنَ الصُّنُوبَرِ غَابَةٌ

تُحْيِي النُّفُوسَ وَتُبْرِيءُ الأَسْقَامَا

تُحْيِي النُّفُوسَ وَتُبْرِيءُ الأَسْقَامَا

And on your heights stands a forest of pine,

Upon your cedars is a forest

Reviving souls and curing ailments.

That revives souls and heals the sick

مَنْ يَسْتَظِلُّ بِهَا وَلَيْسَ بِمُلْهَمٍ

مَنْ يَسْتَظِلُّ بِهَا وَلَيْسَ بِمُلْهَمٍ

تُلْقِي عَلَيْهِ ظِلالُهَا الإِلْهَامَا

تُلْقِي عَلَيْهِ ظِلالُهَا الإِلْهَامَا

Whoever seeks its shade, though uninspired,

He who rests in its shade, divinely inspired

Has inspiration cast upon him by its shadows.

Is cast over by its shading, filled with visions

حُييْتِ مِنْ بَلَدٍ أَمِينٍ طَيِّبٍ

حُييْتِ مِنْ بَلَدٍ أَمِينٍ طَيِّبٍ

حَسُنَتْ مَرَابِعُهُ وَطَابَ مُقَامَا

حَسُنَتْ مَرَابِعُهُ وَطَابَ مُقَامَا

Hail to you, a safe and pleasant town,

You came from a safe, good land

Fair are its meadows, and pleasant the stay.

Well-designed are your dwellings, pleasant is the stay

يَلْقَى الأَحِبَّةَ بِالمَنَازِلِ رَحْبَةً

يَلْقَى الأَحِبَّةَ بِالمَنَازِلِ رَحْبَةً

وَالرَّوْضُ نَضْراً وَالضُّحَى بَسَّامَا

وَالرَّوْضُ نَضْراً وَالضُّحَى بَسَّامَا

It welcomes loved ones in spacious homes,

Where loved ones are welcomed in spacious homes

And the garden is verdant, and the morning smiles.

The meadows lush, the mornings bright

أَهْلُوهُ فِي حُلْوِ الزَّمَانِ وَمُرِّهِ

أَهْلُوهُ فِي حُلْوِ الزَّمَانِ وَمُرِّهِ

لا يَبْرَحُونَ كَمَا عَرَفْتَ كِرَامَا

لا يَبْرَحُونَ كَمَا عَرَفْتَ كِرَامَا

Its people, in time's sweetness and its bitterness,

They enjoy it, in good times and bad

Remain generous, as you have known them.

As you know, they are generous, they remain

لَمْ أُلْفِ إِلاَّ عَاقِلاً مُتَأَدِّباً

لَمْ أُلْفِ إِلاَّ عَاقِلاً مُتَأَدِّباً

فِيهِمْ وَإِلاَّ سَاعِياً مِقْدَامَا

فِيهِمْ وَإِلاَّ سَاعِياً مِقْدَامَا

I found none but the wise and well-mannered

None I've known but wise and cultured

Among them, and none but bold strivers.

Or striving, daring, bold

مَنَحُوا الجَدِيدَ مِنَ المَفَاخِرِ حَقَّهُ

مَنَحُوا الجَدِيدَ مِنَ المَفَاخِرِ حَقَّهُ

وَرَعَوْا لِعَهْدِهِمُ القَدِيمِ ذِمَامَا

وَرَعَوْا لِعَهْدِهِمُ القَدِيمِ ذِمَامَا

They gave new achievements their due,

They've given new glories their due

And upheld the obligations of their old covenant.

And guarded the honor of old ways

هِمَمٌ إِلَى غَايَاتِهَا وَثَّابَةٌ

هِمَمٌ إِلَى غَايَاتِهَا وَثَّابَةٌ

تُجْرِي الصَّفَا وَتُنَضَّرُ الآكَامَا

تُجْرِي الصَّفَا وَتُنَضَّرُ الآكَامَا

Resolves, leaping toward their goals,

Their ambitions set on high goals

Make rocks flow and hills grow green.

Channeling the good, nurturing fellow men

تَبْغِي النَّجَاحِ سَبِيلُهُ مَشْرُوعَةٌ

تَبْغِي النَّجَاحِ سَبِيلُهُ مَشْرُوعَةٌ

وَتُجَانِبُ الأَوْزَارَ وَالآثَامَا

وَتُجَانِبُ الأَوْزَارَ وَالآثَامَا

They seek success along a lawful path,

The prudent among them achieve

And shun wrongdoing and sins,

What they desire, excelling in deeds

فِي كُلِّ مَيْمُونِ النَّقِيبَةِ حَازِمٍ

فِي كُلِّ مَيْمُونِ النَّقِيبَةِ حَازِمٍ

يَأْتِي المَسَاعِي مَا أَرَدْنَ جِسَامَا

يَأْتِي المَسَاعِي مَا أَرَدْنَ جِسَامَا

In every resolute man of blessed disposition,

They build and plant, never fall short

Who undertakes endeavors, however vast they choose to be.

In duty or overspeak their part

يَبْنِي وَيَغْرِسُ لا يُقَصِّرُ عَنْ مَدَى

يَبْنِي وَيَغْرِسُ لا يُقَصِّرُ عَنْ مَدَى

فِي المَطْلَبَيْنِ وَلا يُطِيلُ كَلامَا

فِي المَطْلَبَيْنِ وَلا يُطِيلُ كَلامَا

He builds and plants, falling short of no goal

A people, young and old alike

In either pursuit, and does not talk at length.

Who grow and prosper, thanks to your grace

قَوْمٌ بِمِثْلِ شَبَابِهِمْ وَشُيُوخِهِمْ

قَوْمٌ بِمِثْلِ شَبَابِهِمْ وَشُيُوخِهِمْ

يُنْمِي وَيُسْعِدُ رَبَّكَ الأَقْوَامَا

يُنْمِي وَيُسْعِدُ رَبَّكَ الأَقْوَامَا

A people through the likes of whose young and old

I praise them, loyally grateful

Your Lord makes peoples grow and prosper.

Though words hardly match my esteem

أُثْنِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَالوَفَاء بِشُكْرِهِمْ

أُثْنِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَالوَفَاء بِشُكْرِهِمْ

مِمَّا يَعِزُّ عَلَى القَرِيضِ مَرَامَا

مِمَّا يَعِزُّ عَلَى القَرِيضِ مَرَامَا

I praise them, and thanking them as they deserve

All welcomed me, starting with the president

Is a goal that poetry finds hard to attain.

And director, both noble in rank

قَدْ أَكْرَمُونِي مُقْبِلِينَ وَكُلهُمْ

قَدْ أَكْرَمُونِي مُقْبِلِينَ وَكُلهُمْ

أَوْلَى بِأَنْ يَتَقبَّلَ الإِكْرَامَا

أَوْلَى بِأَنْ يَتَقبَّلَ الإِكْرَامَا

They have honored me, coming forward, and all of them

Those visiting from distant lands

Are worthier of receiving honor.

Honored me greatly with their presence

وَأَخُصُّ بِالمَدْحِ الرَّئِيسَ مُقَدَّماً

وَأَخُصُّ بِالمَدْحِ الرَّئِيسَ مُقَدَّماً

فِيهِمْ بِحَقٍّ وَالمُدِيرَ هُمَامَا

فِيهِمْ بِحَقٍّ وَالمُدِيرَ هُمَامَا

And I single out for praise the chief, foremost

They have ennobled affection's worth

Among them by right, and the high-spirited director,

Glorifying the page and the pen

وَالوَافِدِينَ إِليَّ مِنْ أَوْطَانِهِمْ

وَالوَافِدِينَ إِليَّ مِنْ أَوْطَانِهِمْ

يُولُونَنِي فَضْلاً بِذَاكَ عُظَامَا

يُولُونَنِي فَضْلاً بِذَاكَ عُظَامَا

And those who came to me from their homelands;

By doing so, they bestow a great favor upon me.

إِنْ شَرَّفُوا قَدْرَ الوِدَادِ فَإِنَّهُمْ

إِنْ شَرَّفُوا قَدْرَ الوِدَادِ فَإِنَّهُمْ

لَمُشَرِّفُونَ الصحْفَ وَالأَقْلامَا

لَمُشَرِّفُونَ الصحْفَ وَالأَقْلامَا

If they have honored the worth of affection, then they

Surely bring honor to the newspapers and the pens.