شرف اللَه بالأمير رياضاً

شرف اللَه بالأمير رياضاً

خلتُ نوّارهن في الليل نورا

خلتُ نوّارهن في الليل نورا

God graced gardens with the prince.

God has honored Prince Riad

I took their blossoms in the night for light,

Its bright stars in the night are light

ونجوم السفرجل الغض والزه

ونجوم السفرجل الغض والزه

ر نهوداً نقيةً وثغورا

ر نهوداً نقيةً وثغورا

and the stars of tender quince and the flowers

And the green, tender stars of Al Sufurjul

for pure breasts and mouths.

Are pure gazelles and fortresses

عانق الطير حورهن فثنّا

عانق الطير حورهن فثنّا

ه كما عانق المتيَّم حورا

ه كما عانق المتيَّم حورا

The birds embraced their poplars and bent

The bird embraced their nymphs, so they bent

them, as a lovesick man embraces houris.

As the lover embraced the nymph

فغرى الورد جيبه وتلظى

فغرى الورد جيبه وتلظى

غيرةً وهو لا يزال غيورا

غيرةً وهو لا يزال غيورا

Then the rose opened its collar and blazed

The rose opened its pocket and burned

with jealousy, ever jealous as it is.

With jealousy, while still jealous

ودعا الآس للنضال فلبّا

ودعا الآس للنضال فلبّا

ه مطيعاً وهيج المنثورا

ه مطيعاً وهيج المنثورا

It summoned the myrtle to combat, and it answered

And the myrtle called for the struggle, so it met

it obediently, and roused the stock-flowers.

Obediently, and stirred the scattered

فكفاه الغدير كدّاً وأرضا

فكفاه الغدير كدّاً وأرضا

ه بنافورةٍ تزيل النفورا

ه بنافورةٍ تزيل النفورا

So the pool spared it toil, and pleased

The stream sufficed it sorrow and pleasure

it with a fountain that dispels estrangement.

With a fountain that removes aloofness

صاغ فيها من اللجين عموداً

صاغ فيها من اللجين عموداً

ساق للحور لؤلؤاً منثورا

ساق للحور لؤلؤاً منثورا

There it fashioned a column of silver

He forged in it from the soft a pillar

that brought the poplars scattered pearls,

Bearing pearls scattered for the nymph

فأطار الحمام عنها بيسرٍ

فأطار الحمام عنها بيسرٍ

لا بعسرٍ وأطرب الشحرورا

لا بعسرٍ وأطرب الشحرورا

and sent the doves flying from it with ease,

The pigeon flew away from it easily

not with difficulty, and delighted the blackbird.

Not hard, and the sparrow was melodious

ذاك تسنيمها الذي صب للنا

ذاك تسنيمها الذي صب للنا

س وللباسقات ماءً طهورا

س وللباسقات ماءً طهورا

That is its Tasnim, which poured for people

That is its soft breeze which poured for the people

and the towering palms purifying water.

And the tall ones pure water

طاب فاشرب عليه أو منه كاساً

طاب فاشرب عليه أو منه كاساً

زجَّ فيها حبابها كافورا

زجَّ فيها حبابها كافورا

It is sweet: drink beside it, or from it, a cup

So drink a cup on it or from it

into which its bubbles have cast camphor.

In which its seeds are camphor

واشكر اشكر أميرنا السمح عبد ال

واشكر اشكر أميرنا السمح عبد ال

قادر الشهم لا برحت شكورا

قادر الشهم لا برحت شكورا

And thank—thank our generous prince, Abd al-

And thank, thank our forgiving Prince Abdul

Qadir, the noble-hearted; may you ever remain grateful.

Qadir Al-Shahim, I have not stopped thanking

فهو أسمى وأسمح الناس طرّاً

فهو أسمى وأسمح الناس طرّاً

وأشب العباد ناراً ونورا

وأشب العباد ناراً ونورا

For he is the loftiest and most generous of all people,

He is the highest and most forgiving of people in nobility

and the most radiant of men in fire and light.

And the most fiery and bright of the servants

ما رأينا سواه برّاً كريماً

ما رأينا سواه برّاً كريماً

يمنح القاصديه درّاً ودورا

يمنح القاصديه درّاً ودورا

We have seen none but him so benevolent and generous,

We have not seen anyone but him, good and generous

giving those who seek him pearls and houses,

Granting visitors wealth and homes

ورياضاً أريضةً وسواماً

ورياضاً أريضةً وسواماً

كل كبشٍ يسود منها الجَذورا

كل كبشٍ يسود منها الجَذورا

and lush gardens and grazing herds,

And gardens, pastures and plateaus

each ram among them outdoing a camel.

Every ram whose roots blacken from it

بل رأينا الذين تاهوا وباهوا

بل رأينا الذين تاهوا وباهوا

مثل ما قال عنهم اللَه بورا

مثل ما قال عنهم اللَه بورا

Rather, we have seen those who strutted and boasted

Rather we saw those who were lost and confused

just as God said of them: doomed.

As God said about them: blind