أَلا يا مَلِكَ العَصرِ

أَلا يا مَلِكَ العَصرِ

وَيا نادِرَةَ الوَقتِ

وَيا نادِرَةَ الوَقتِ

Lo, O king of the age,

O Ruler of the Age!

And O marvel of the time,

O Unique One of the Time!

وَمَن شَرَّفَ قَدرَ الدَس

وَمَن شَرَّفَ قَدرَ الدَس

تِ وَالكُرسِيِّ وَالتَختِ

تِ وَالكُرسِيِّ وَالتَختِ

And you who ennobled the dignity of the dai-

You who has honored the position of leadership,

s, the chair, and the throne,

The throne, and the crown.

وَمَن مازالَ صَدرَ الجَي

وَمَن مازالَ صَدرَ الجَي

شِ وَالمَوكِبِ وَالدَستِ

شِ وَالمَوكِبِ وَالدَستِ

And you who remain at the head of the ar-

You whose chest still fills the army,

my, the procession, and the court,

The procession, and the council.

أَلا فَاُنظُر إِلى الفِردَو

أَلا فَاُنظُر إِلى الفِردَو

سِ كَالفِردَوسِ في النَعتِ

سِ كَالفِردَوسِ في النَعتِ

Lo, look upon al-Firdaw-

Look now upon Paradise

s, like Paradise in its qualities.

As Paradise in its description,

وَبادِر غَيرَ مَأمورٍ

وَبادِر غَيرَ مَأمورٍ

وَكُن لِلهَمِّ ذا مَقتِ

وَكُن لِلهَمِّ ذا مَقتِ

And hasten, unbidden,

Take the initiative without being ordered,

And be one who loathes sorrow;

And be determined to face adversity,

وَزِفَّ الراحِ لا زِلتَ

وَزِفَّ الراحِ لا زِلتَ

سَعيدَ الجَدِّ وَالبَختِ

سَعيدَ الجَدِّ وَالبَختِ

And usher in the wine—may you ever remain

Stay happy from Saturday to Saturday,

Happy in fortune and luck,

From Saturday to Saturday, to Saturday.

مِنَ السَبتِ إِلى السَبتِ

مِنَ السَبتِ إِلى السَبتِ

إِلى السَبتِ إِلى السَبتِ

إِلى السَبتِ إِلى السَبتِ

From Saturday to Saturday,

To Saturday, to Saturday.