يَا أَمِيراً أَهْدَى إِلَى لُغَةِ الضَّادِ

يَا أَمِيراً أَهْدَى إِلَى لُغَةِ الضَّادِ

كُنُوزاً مِنْ عِلْمِهِ وَبَيَانِهْ

كُنُوزاً مِنْ عِلْمِهِ وَبَيَانِهْ

O prince who bestowed upon the language of ḍād

O Prince who brought to the language of Dhad

treasures from his knowledge and eloquence,

Treasures of his knowledge and eloquence

ذَلِكَ المِعْجَمُ الزِّرَاعِيُّ قَدْ كَانَ

ذَلِكَ المِعْجَمُ الزِّرَاعِيُّ قَدْ كَانَ

رَجَاءً حَقَّقَتْهُ فِي أَوَانِهْ

رَجَاءً حَقَّقَتْهُ فِي أَوَانِهْ

that agricultural dictionary had been

That agricultural dictionary was

a hope you fulfilled in its due time.

A hope fulfilled in its time

عَمَلٌ لا يُكَادُ يَقْضِيهُ إِلاَّ

عَمَلٌ لا يُكَادُ يَقْضِيهُ إِلاَّ

مَجْمَعٌ بِالكَثِيرِ مِنْ أَعْوَانِهْ

مَجْمَعٌ بِالكَثِيرِ مِنْ أَعْوَانِهْ

A work that could scarcely be accomplished except by

A work hardly accomplished except

an academy with many of its assistants.

By an academy with its many helpers

دُمْتَ ذُخْراً لَهُ مَآثِرُهُ فِي

دُمْتَ ذُخْراً لَهُ مَآثِرُهُ فِي

نَفْعِ هَذَا الحِمَى وَفِي رَفْعِ شَأْنِهْ

نَفْعِ هَذَا الحِمَى وَفِي رَفْعِ شَأْنِهْ

May you remain a treasure whose noble deeds lie in

You remain a treasure for it, your feats in

benefiting this homeland and raising its standing.

Benefiting this protected realm and raising its stature