يَا أَمِيراً بِهِ خَبِرْتُ سُمُوّاً

يَا أَمِيراً بِهِ خَبِرْتُ سُمُوّاً

بِالسَّجَايَا يَعِزُّ فِي الاقْيَالِ

بِالسَّجَايَا يَعِزُّ فِي الاقْيَالِ

O prince, in whom I have known loftiness

O prince, in whom I have known excellence

of character rare among princes.

Through chains that bring honor in generations,

أَنْتَ تُعْطِي حَقِيقَةَ العَيْشِ مَعْنىً

أَنْتَ تُعْطِي حَقِيقَةَ العَيْشِ مَعْنىً

قَصُرَتْ دُونَهُ مَعَانِي الخَيَالِ

قَصُرَتْ دُونَهُ مَعَانِي الخَيَالِ

You give the reality of life a meaning

You give life's truth real meaning,

that imagination’s meanings have fallen short of.

Beyond the grasp of imagination's concepts,

هَذِهِ صُورَتِي أَتَرْجُو قُبُولاً

هَذِهِ صُورَتِي أَتَرْجُو قُبُولاً

وَهْيَ تُهْدَى بِالحُبِّ وَالإِجْلاَلِ

وَهْيَ تُهْدَى بِالحُبِّ وَالإِجْلاَلِ

This is my portrait—does it hope for acceptance?

This is my image, hoping for acceptance,

And it is offered with love and reverence.

Offered in love and utmost respect.